Vladímir Putin

A new EU financial package for Kyiv is at risk, as are negotiations for the embattled country to join the bloc. Meanwhile, in the United States, support for Ukraine is suffering

Navalny, who is serving a 19-year term on charges of extremism, was due to appear in court Monday via video link but didn’t

Millions of Ukrainian women and children have moved overseas and do not plan to return to a country that has lost over 30% of its population since independence in 1991

Imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny said in a statement relayed by his team that “no one but us will step into this battle for the hearts and the minds of our fellow citizens”

The president confirms that he will participate in the three-day presidential election to be held on March 17. Under current law, he could remain in office until 2036

Putin has approved amnesty for female prisoners who are not repeat offenders, non-violent offenders or those with young children as a measure to boost the birth rate

Under constitutional reforms he orchestrated, Putin is eligible to seek two more six-year terms after his current term expires next year, potentially allowing him to remain in power until 2036

The president faces rising opposition in the United States and Europe to maintaining aid, growing domestic unrest, and stalemate on the front lines of the war

Putin has sought to boost Russia’s profile as a power broker in the conflict in the Middle East and challenge Washington, casting the war as a failure of U.S. diplomacy

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