Feb 2, 2025 · Today Moscow is not only the political center of Russia but also the country’s most populous city and its industrial, cultural, scientific, and educational capital. For more than 600 years Moscow also has been the spiritual center of the Russian Orthodox Church.

The northernmost and coldest megacity in the world, Moscow is governed as a federal city, [17] where it serves as the political, economic, cultural, and scientific center of Russia and Eastern Europe. As a global city, [18] Moscow has one of the world's largest urban economies. [19]

14 hours ago · US President Donald Trump suggested that Ukraine “may be Russian someday,” throwing into question the future independence of a sovereign country that, with Western backing, has defended itself ...

4 days ago · The so-called Brell power grid - which stands for Belarus, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - is controlled almost entirely by Moscow and has long been seen as a vulnerability for the three ...

Feb 4, 2025 · Europe’s energy policies are shaped by more than just regional economics. The decision to phase out Russian gas was motivated by the desire to cut Moscow’s war chest off from a vital source of ...

Dec 13, 2024 · Here’s the ultimate first-timer’s list of things to do in Moscow, from exploring the Kremlin and St Basil’s Cathedral to getting a cable car from Sparrow Hills or skating in Gorky Park.

Jan 15, 2025 · EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Kyiv and its partners should continue to apply pressure on Russia to improve Ukraine’s position in any eventual negotiations to end the war.

1 day ago · Moscow set up the shadow fleet to circumvent G7 and EU-led sanctions on Russian seaborne oil, which imposed a $60-a-barrel cap aimed at curbing energy revenues for the country's energy exports.

Moscow is a federal city of Russia since 1993 [16] that is the political, economic, cultural, and scientific center of Russia and Eastern Europe. Moscow has one of the world's largest urban economies as an alpha world city .

Moscow (Russian: Москва́, romanized: Moskva, IPA:) is the capital of Russia and the country's economic, financial, educational, and transportation center. It is located on the Moskva River in the Central Federal District, in the European part of Russia.