For Americans today, Russia and its capital city, Moscow, are presented as places of peril, with the State Department advising citizens not to travel there. But it has not always been this hostile.Moscow, a place first documented in 1147, has survived invasion, revolution and war to transform into a formidable world power.Compass Points moderator @nickschifrin sat down with author Simon Morrison to discuss his new book, "A Kingdom and a Village: A One-Thousand-Year History of Moscow." The book e

Russia is so winning. Here is Russia’s main Black Sea port of Novorossiysk tonight. It accounts for about one-fifth of Russian oil exports.

🇺🇦🇷🇺 Zelensky vowed to target Moscow repeatedly, after today's attack by Ukraine killed 3 people:"The concentration of Russian air defense in the Moscow region is the highest, but we are overcoming it."Russia intercepted 556 drones overnight.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇨🇴 Russian soldiers caught a Colombian mercenary fighting for Ukraine.“Welcome to Russia, my friend.”“You’re my little medal.”Russian units spotted a group sneaking up for an ambush, prevented the attack, killed most of the group, and took this lucky guy prisoner.He is crazy lucky because the official (open) order is not to take mercenaries prisoner. Since he’s filmed alive, it means he’s officially a POW and will be okay, not shot.

Zelensky: "Ukraine will 'creatively' expand long-range sanctions on russian territory in June."🧵 1/14