Category: 1. Russia

The battle for Chasiv Yar has raged at high intensity for over a year. It remains one of the hottest spots on the front line in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. The city sits on elevated terrain, which gives it strategic importance. If Russian forces…

On June 27, state investigators in Yekaterinburg arrested dozens of Azerbaijani nationals, questioning suspects in a series of murders and attempted murders committed between 2001 and 2011. Two primary suspects, brothers Huseyin and Ziyaddin…

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and former journalist Lauren Sánchez made headlines around the world last week, but theirs wasn’t June’s only “wedding of the century.” Some 1,350 miles east of that ceremony in Venice, Chechnya hosted its own…

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with French President Emmanuel Macron, the Kremlin reported on its website.

Moscow described the conversation as “substantive,” saying it focused on the conflict between Iran and Israel as well…

Regular mobile Internet shutdowns have become a new reality for millions across Russia. While the authorities usually present these local blackouts as responses to the threat of Ukrainian drone attacks, their timing and duration often don’t…

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has criticized plans for Ukraine’s accelerated accession to the European Union.

“Montenegro has been waiting 15 years to become a member of the European Union. Thanks to…

On Tuesday morning, Ukrainian drones struck the Russian city of Izhevsk, over 800 miles from the two countries’ border. The attack killed three people and injured dozens, according to local officials. Ukrainian sources report that the target…

French President Emmanuel Macron urged Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to agree a ceasefire in Ukraine “as soon as possible” as the two held their first known phone talks in over 2.5 years, the Elysee said.

The Kremlin…