Community leaders say Jewish population became the ethnic group most persecuted by the Soviet occupiers during 'enslavement' of country

Many see the charges against Kirill Serebrennikov, who recently brought his plays to Israel, as punishment for his anti-establishment views

After Russian leader publishes English article saying Soviet Union was main defeater of Nazis, pinning some blame for war on Poland, Warsaw says he is waging 'information war'

All visitors to Russian president's residence outside Moscow must go through device

In swipe at Trump, Russian president claims Washington's coronavirus response is failing because governors are openly challenging the president

Putin says with 9,000 daily infections, his country has passed the peak of the coronavirus pandemic and Victory Day parade postponed from May can go ahead

Russian leader says 'strict safety measures' will be put in place for commemorations marking defeat of Nazi Germany in WWII, which were postponed due to pandemic

Dmitry Peskov, key aide to Russian president, treated in hospital as country's infections spike; unclear if he had been recently in contact with Putin

Moscow has been forced to cancel a grand parade through Red Square as the number of sick from coronavirus in the country balloons to 200,000

First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov to fill in for him; unclear when premier last met with Putin