The BBC's Russia editor reflects on the difficulties of working as a British journalist in Moscow.

Dmitry Medvedev, a senior Kremlin security official, said in remarks released for publication on Monday that the world was getting very dangerous, but

Feb 1 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Sunday that moves by his SpaceX company to stop the 'unauthorized' use by Russia of its internet system Starlink seemed to have worked, while Kyiv's defence chief said officials were working on ways to prevent any future use by Moscow.

NATO's ability to deter Russia has taken a huge hit as trust within the alliance erodes. European allies and Canada are investing billions to support Ukraine and boost defense budgets.

The civilian death toll has been edging upward as the war grinds on. The United Nations' Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said in January that 2025 was the deadliest for civilians in Ukraine since 2022. "A massive increase in the use of long-range weapons by the Russian armed forces" helped drive the trend, the mission said.

Russia remains critically dependent on imports in areas at the heart of its war effort, including machinery, drone manufacturing and energy production, the document says. Efforts to expand non-energy exports and build the infrastructure needed to sustain production and overseas supply chains have also stalled.

The new reality has forced the Kremlin to raise taxes and increase debt, and hovers over peace talks with Ukraine.

Zelenskyy says Ukraine will "take corresponding steps" as Trump says Putin agreed to stop bombing Ukrainian cities for a week.

MOSCOW, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, said that if the New START treaty expired with no replacement then the world should be alarmed that the biggest nuclear powers had no limits for probably the first time since the early 1970s.