Moscow was walloped by a powerful winter storm between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, bringing heavy snow and strong winds that created treacherous road conditions and led to flight delays and cancellations.

MOSCOW, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold talks with his Cuban counterpart in Moscow later on Wednesday, his ministry said, amid what it called an "illegitimate" U.S.

A Russian general serving as deputy head of Russian military intelligence was shot and seriously wounded in Moscow on Friday, officials said – the latest in a series of attacks on top military figures.

Both sides described previous U.S.-mediated negotiations as productive, although they did not appear to address sticking points like territory and security guarantees.

The trips to Moscow. The glowing references to Putin. The Russian women. The allies connected to the Kremlin. The use of secret cameras. The demands for information.

A senior Russian military official was shot in Moscow early Friday and has been hospitalized, authorities said.

"The victim was hospitalized," the Investigative Committee of Russia said.

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Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev provided intelligence to the Kremlin for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and had been penalized by the U.S. twice, including for meddling in elections.

A Moscow court sentenced U.S. citizen Robert Mao to four years in prison for weapons smuggling. Court records reviewed by the state news agency TASS say Mao, a California resident, was arrested in late October 2024 at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport.