Russia

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Vladimir Putin Announces Re-election Run

Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin announced on Friday that he will run for re-election in 2024. He made his announcement after a Kremlin award ceremony for military veterans and posted a video statement after the event declaring his decision....

Politics

Olympics: Russian, Belarusian Athletes Gain Support From Sports Bodies

Athletes from Russia and Belarus on Tuesday moved closer to being able to compete at the 2024 Summer Games in Paris after representatives of several international sports federations and national Olympic committees voiced their support at the Olympic Summit in Lausanne, Switzerland....

Sports

Russia Accused of Hacking, Interfering in UK Politics

The UK Foreign Office has summoned the country’s Russian ambassador and has sanctioned two alleged members of the Russian Security Service’s (FSB) 'Star Blizzard' group, following accusations that Moscow had hacked the private conversations of British politicians and civil servants....

Science & technology

Putin Visits UAE, Saudi Arabia on Rare Foreign Trip

Russian President Vladimir Putin met the leaders of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia during a rare one-day tour to the Middle East on Wednesday to discuss energy cooperation, trade, and the Hamas-Israel war....

World

Ukraine Reportedly Assassinates Two Pro-Russia Officials

A former Ukrainian lawmaker who fled to Russia shortly before Moscow's invasion was found dead on the outskirts of the Russian capital on Wednesday. Illia Kyva, 46, was found with a gunshot wound to the head, Russia's Investigative Committee said....

Military

Senate Briefing Erupts Into Shouting Over Biden's Israel, Ukraine Aid Package

A classified briefing for US Senators on Tuesday broke down into heated arguments and shouting, according to multiple accounts. In doing so, the briefing failed to break a deadlock, casting doubt on whether Congress will approve Pres. Joe Biden's national security package before the end of the ye...

Politics

Russia Returns Six More Ukrainian Children

Russia announced Tuesday that an additional six Ukrainian children — among the thousands Kyiv alleges have been forcibly displaced and trapped in Russia or Russian-occupied territories — are en route to Ukraine via Belarus following a Qatar-mediated agreement....

Politics

White House: Funds for Ukraine Running Out Unless Congress Acts

The White House on Monday sounded the alarm to Congress, warning lawmakers that unless more military aid to Ukraine is approved soon, the pot of available funds will run dry....

World

Report: Secret Ukraine-Russia Peace Deal on the Cards

Seasoned American journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner Seymour Hersh has claimed that Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny and Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov are secretly negotiating a deal to end the war. The report — publis...

Politics

Russia's Supreme Court Bans 'LGBT Movement' as 'Extremist'

Russia's Supreme Court designated what it characterized as the 'international LGBT public movement' as extremist on Thursday, immediately outlawing its activities within Russian borders, as the Kremlin ramps up its rhetoric about traditional values and the alleged 'degrading' influence from the W...

Social issues

Russia: Court Extends Detention of Journalist Kurmasheva

Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva had her pre-trial detention extended until February. Kurmasheva is an editor for the US government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Tatar-Bashkir service and is accused of not registering as a “foreign agent” and collecting Russia...

Crime & justice

Zelenskyy: War in New Phase, Ukraine Not Backing Down

In an exclusive interview with the Associated Press published Friday, Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave a mixed account of Ukraine's battlefield situation, stating that its much-anticipated counteroffensive failed to produce the desired results because of enduring shortages of weapons and ...

World

Ukraine Drives to Disrupt Russian Electronic Warfare

Ukraine is reportedly ramping up its ability to disrupt Moscow's technology on the battlefield. The development comes after Kyiv claimed to have destroyed a Russian Pole-21 electronic warfare (EW) system, designed to jam satellite navigation channels on the eastern front near Donetsk, in early No...

Military

Storms Impact Russian Navy as European Nations Boycott OSCE Summit

Moscow's Navy allegedly had to return all of its ships and missile carriers in the Black Sea to their bases due to tornado forecasts this week following a storm that killed at least 14 people and left millions without electricity in Russia and Ukraine. Though railways in coastal areas have report...

Military

Iran Claims to Finalize Deal to Buy Russian Fighter Jets

Iran's Deputy Defense Minister Brigadier General Mahdi Farahi has reportedly announced the purchase of Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets, Mi-28 attack helicopters, and Yak-130 jet trainers from the Russian military....

Military

Ukraine Official: Russia Intensifies Assault on Avdiivka

Russian forces are intensifying their push to capture the Donetsk city of Avdiivka, Vitalii Barabash, head of Ukraine's military administration in the city, said in a broadcast on Tuesday....

Military

Russia Adds Meta Spokesperson to Criminal Wanted List

Russia's state-run TASS news agency stated on Sunday that the Ministry of Interior has put Andy Stone, the spokesman for Facebook owner Meta, on the federal wanted list under an undisclosed article of the Russian Criminal Code....

Social issues

Finland Closes All but One Russia Border Crossing

Finland has temporarily closed seven of its eight passenger border crossings with Russia, accusing Moscow of intentionally pushing asylum seekers to the Nordic country....

Politics

Russia Continues Bombardment of Avdiivka

Russia continued to shell the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka — located in the southern region of Kherson and home to a massive coal heating plant — Thursday night, with the head of the city's military administration, Vitaliy Barabash, telling reporters they've seen 18 or more aerial attac...

Military

Poland on Track to Receive €5.1B in EU Green Transition Funds

Poland is set to receive €5.1B ($5.56B) in advanced payments as part of an EU program to reduce reliance on Russian fossil fuels, the EU Commission announced Tuesday....

Money

Kremlin Suggests 'Colossal' Ukrainian Losses in Russian-Occupied Territory

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu claimed that Ukrainian marines and special forces have suffered 'colossal' losses after successfully crossing the east bank of the Dnipro River in the southern Kherson region. This comes as the UK Defense Ministry said both sides have been fighting in severa...

Military

Bosnia: NATO Chief Concerned About Secessionist Rhetoric, Russian Influence

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned about risks for Bosnia-Herzegovina from secessionist rhetoric and foreign interference, particularly from Russia as Bosnian Serb leaders have increasingly expressed their intent to split away and join neighboring Serbia. The remarks came on Monday....

World

Russia Asks Supreme Court to Designate LGBTQ Movement 'Extremist'

Russia's Ministry of Justice asked the Supreme Court on Friday to outlaw what it characterized as the 'international LGBT public movement' as extremist. The ministry argued that it has identified 'signs and manifestations of extremist nature' in Russia, including 'incitement of social and religio...

Social issues

Ukraine Braces for Another Winter of Russian Strikes on Energy Infrastructure

As winter nears and temperatures plummet, Ukraine is preparing itself for the possibility of another winter of Russian strikes on energy infrastructure — a tactic that was heavily deployed by Russia's military 12 months ago. Rolling blackouts became a feature of life in many areas of Ukraine, i...

Military

Russian Artist Sentenced to 7 Years for Anti-War Messages

Russian artist Alexandra Skochilenko was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for swapping supermarket price tags with messages critical of the war in Ukraine....

Crime & justice