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The president’s three supposed rivals all support the Kremlin and the vote, which will be held from Friday to Sunday without international observers, uses an opaque electronic system

The heft of that long tenure and the thorough suppression of effective domestic opposition voices gives Putin a very strong — and perhaps unrestrained — hand

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have been warning for years about Moscow’s attempts to destabilize these nations and persecute Russian citizens on their territory

An assailant attacked Leonid Volkov on Tuesday as he arrived in a car at his Vilnius home, where he lives in exile. The attacker smashed one of his car’s windows, sprayed tear gas into his eyes and hit him with a hammer

More than two years after he sent troops into Ukraine, not much has changed economically for most people in President Vladimir Putin’s Russia. That’s despite the sweeping sanctions that have cut off much of Russia’s trade with Europe, the U.S. and their allies

The memberships of six nations from the region have been stalled for years. But after Russia’s war on Ukraine, EU officials are more keen on trying to lure them away from the Kremlin’s influence

The strikes targeted infrastructure and reportedly destroyed a Lukoil refinery and a fuel depot while Russian pro-Ukraine paramilitaries fought Kremlin troops in border skirmishes

In an area of the front where Russian troops have gained the most ground in Ukraine, under daily bombing from the enemy, a couple of farmers shelter, care for and feed 100 soldiers

The president called on Congress to approve military aid for Kyiv and officially announced the US army would help construct a temporary port on the coast of the Strip

Eight Russian creators in exile have participated in a collective exhibition, which highlights the invasion of Ukraine and the Putin administration’s indoctrinating propaganda

The facility has been occupied by Russian forces for two years with barely any power supply to cool the reactors. The director of the IAEA is expected to meet with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday

German Government spokesman said the leak was part of Russia’s ‘information war’ against the West, and that the aim was to create discord within Germany

The killing of over 100 people receiving aid in the Strip is the latest example of the effects of the organization’s paralysis. Countries in the Global South have criticized the West’s double standards in relation to the conflict in Ukraine

Thousands bid farewell to Navalny on Friday after his still-unexplained death two weeks ago in an Arctic penal colony. The crowds chanted slogans against Russian President Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine

Western diplomats, including U.S. Ambassador Lynn Tracy, were among those who attended, along with presidential hopefuls Boris Nadezhdin and Yekaterina Duntsova

Putin threatens to keep numerous Western assets while accelerating privatization and bestowing his blessing on the new millionaires who support him

A dissident politician believes a congress of deputies in the secessionist Moldovan region will request incorporation into the Russian Federation this week

The EU High Representative for Foreign Policy calls on member states to increase and accelerate aid to Ukraine

Russia has taken the initiative with timid advances in the face of ammunition shortages for Kiev’s troops, lack of additional soldiers and doubts about Washington’s support. Analysts predict a long conflict

Earlier Saturday, Yulia Navalnaya, Navalny’s widow, accused President Vladimir Putin of mocking Christianity by trying to force his mother to agree to a secret funeral after his death in an Arctic penal colony

Speaking in a video statement from the Arctic city of Salekhard, Lyudmila Navalnaya said investigators have allowed her to see her son’s body in the city morgue

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin’s 30-minute flight in a supersonic strategic bomber seemed intended to send a reminder of Russia’s nuclear might amid soaring tensions with the West over the fighting in Ukraine

Spain’s Foreign Ministry will send a strong response if the involvement of Russian secret services in the crime is proven

Ukrainian forces confirmed pulling out of the bombed-out city in what amounted to a triumph for the Kremlin even though the four-month battle was costly

Conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, tensions with China and North Korea, and a possible Donald Trump presidency suggest the current arms race will deepen

With minimal investment, the Armed Forces of Ukraine claim to have disabled a third of the Kremlin’s fleet in the Black Sea