Peter Kovalev News Today

MOSCOW — For most Russians, their country’s two-year war with Ukraine has long faded into the background of everyday life.  “The average Russian is just waiting for this to end,” was how one Moscow resident described prevailing sentiments about the war. “The idea of 'let me live my life and leave me alone' resonates with many people who chose to stay in the country and are simply waiting things out,” he told The Moscow Times, requesting anonymity to speak candidly.

In the two years since the Kremlin invaded Ukraine, Russia has experienced a backsliding in several key areas connected to environmental protection and the fight against climate change.

On the evening of June 23, Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was preparing to give the order for his men to march to Moscow and demand the removal of Russia’s military leadership after months of rising tensions.  Meanwhile, a seemingly unremarkable event was unfolding inside the State Duma’s imposing Stalinist headquarters a few hundred meters from the Kremlin — one that nearly became an unprecedented political scandal.

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President Vladimir Putin and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill have had each other’s back in their fight against homesexuality.

Curator Dimitri Ozerkov resigned from the Hermitage museum over the museum director's support of the Russian invasion.

As the conflict in Ukraine rages, European leaders are pushing for a faster switch to renewables as part of a strategy to end dependence on Russian gas. Their ambitious plans now call for fast-tracking deployment of solar and tripling clean energy capacity by 2030.


The BBC's Steve Rosenberg reflects on the 30 year history behind today's brinkmanship.

Tsar Nicholas II’s favorite royal residence, Alexander Palace, has been lavishly restored and is now open to the public.

Newcastle United can sign Sardar Azmoun for £5m after an enquiry into a transfer for the Zenit St Petersburg striker following Callum Wilson’s injury.