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
The former leader of Pink Floyd leaves a trail of controversy wherever he goes
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
The divisive effects of the war in the Strip are a blessing for Putin. The fracture lines are showing in public opinion, in democratic institutions, in governments and in international organizations
Sasha Skochilenko was arrested in St. Petersburg in April 2022 after replacing tiny price tags with ones that decried Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Grigory Yavlinsky, founder of the Yabloko party, told Putin in their October meeting that a ceasefire is ‘absolutely necessary’
A number of Navalny associates have faced extremism-related charges. His supporters see it as a deliberate Kremlin strategy to silence its most ardent opponent