Vladímir Putin

The activist sees no end to the unrelenting authoritarianism and repression in her country

Analists say Putin wants to create a new cadre of hugely wealthy figures who are beholden to him by distributing the assets that the state has seized from foreign companies exiting Russia

Vladimir Putin has ordered the maximum number of army personnel to be raised to 2.2 million while the Ministry of Defense has reduced the list of diseases that provide exemption from conscription

Vitali Klitschko has criticized the Ukrainian president for monopolizing power and not preparing the country for the Russian invasion

An EU report has analyzed 31 cases of false content about sexual diversity, more than half of which are of Russian origin

The 47-year-old is already serving more than 30 years in prison after being found guilty of crimes including extremism — charges that his supporters characterize as politically motivated

Eyewitnesses told journalists that clubgoers’ passports were checked and photographed by the security services

The ministry cited what it called ‘the special military operation’ in Ukraine and the expansion of NATO as the reasons for beefing up the army

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The Justice Ministry argued that authorities had identified ‘signs and manifestations of an extremist nature’ by an LGBTQ+ ‘movement’ operating in Russia

Xi Jinping said the former US Secretary of State will be ‘missed by the Chinese people.’ A ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine headline said, ‘Henry Kissinger, war criminal beloved by America’s ruling class, finally dies’

Finnish authorities accuses Moscow of using migrants to destabilize the Nordic country in an alleged act of ‘hybrid warfare’

The leader of the Memorial Center for the Defense of Rights doubts the effectiveness of Western sanctions against Russians and says that it will take a generation for his country to overcome imperialism

The risk to vessels is the main hurdle for the new shipping corridor. Russia warned this summer that ships heading to Ukraine’s Black Sea ports would be assumed to be carrying weapons

Ukrainian marines and special forces have established several landing points along 12 miles of shore under Russian control

Mikhail Kasyanov became a prominent opposition figure after leaving office and attempted to run for president in 2008, but his candidacy was rejected by the national election commission

Russian President warned that algorithms developed by Western platforms could lead to a digital ‘cancellation’ of Russia and its culture

Putin noted the criticism of Russia’s action in Ukraine but sought to deflect attention from it by pointing at civilian suffering in the Israel-Hamas war

US authorities say Iran already has been providing Russia with unmanned aerial vehicles or drones, guided aerial bombs and artillery ammunition

Among the leaders he’s praised are Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, China’s Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un

The Japanese government briefly issued a J-Alert missile warning for Okinawa, urging residents to take shelter inside buildings or underground

The support of the United States and the ineffectiveness of the United Nations when there is no consensus among its members are the main factors that allow Israel to act against the political will of the international community

Russia’s effort to transport and reeducate children from Ukraine was coordinated between Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko

The move is the most drastic step in the decade-long crackdown on gay rights in Russia unleashed under President Vladimir Putin