A monument to Josef Stalin has been unveiled in one of Moscow’s busiest subway stations, the latest attempt by Russian authorities to revive the legacy of the brutal Soviet dictator.

Russia is deliberately stalling the peace process, and new talks in Istanbul are unlikely to lead to any meaningful results, reports the US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Russian officials continue to push the Kremlin's hardline stance ahead of the second round of peace talks in Istanbul on June 2.

Russia calls to revive the Russia-India-China trilateral, dormant since 2020, reflecting Moscow's shifting diplomatic strategy amid global changes.

Would U.S. companies go back to Russia if there’s a peace deal over Ukraine? President Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin have raised the possibility.

Microsoft did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. President Vladimir Putin said this week that foreign service providers like Microsoft and Zoom should be "throttled" in Russia to make way for domestic software solutions.

Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Tuesday it had put a business centre near Moscow that housed its offices up for sale for a starting price of 10.34 billion roubles ($129 million).

Claims of Russian President Vladimir Putin's helicopter being "at the epicenter" of a Ukrainian drone attack in Kursk Oblast were reportedly fabricated by the Kremlin, the Moscow Times reported on May 30,