The Russian State Duma has voted to withdraw from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture, Interfax reported.
The bill to denounce the convention was introduced by President Vladimir Putin. An explanatory note said the decision…
Category: 1. Russia
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Moscow Court Orders Arrest of Exiled Businessman Chichvarkin in Absentia Over ‘War Fakes’
A court in Moscow on Wednesday ordered the arrest in absentia of London restaurateur Yevgeny Chichvarkin on charges of spreading “fake news” about the war in Ukraine and evading “foreign…
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Euroclear said it had not received any proposals from the EU for Russian assets.
Euroclear stated that they had not received any proposals from the EU on Russian assets and their use.
“We know about a lot of ideas… but we are not in a position to comment on them until a specific proposal is…
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Russia Inflates Battlefield Gains After a Costly Summer Offensive
The chief of Russia’s General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, declared in late August that his forces had achieved major victories across eastern and southern Ukraine in their summer offensive. He cited…
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Peskov announced a pause in prisoner of war exchanges with Ukraine
Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced a pause in prisoner of war exchanges with Ukraine.
“We are talking about this, but so far, as you can see, there is also a certain pause here, which at the…
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Latvia Arrests Man Accused of Spying for Russia
Latvia’s State Security Service (VDD) said Wednesday that it arrested one of its citizens on suspicion of spying for Russia.
Authorities in the Baltic country claimed the Latvian man, who was not…
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Ukraine is up to its ears in debt, the economy is barely breathing, but spending on war is above all
The Ukrainian government plans to double military spending in 2026. According to Defense Minister Denis Shmygal, the defense budget for next year should be at least 120 billion dollars (or about 4,920 trillion UAH at…
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Nearly one in five Russians unable to make loan payments, survey finds — Meduza
About one in five Russians — 22 percent — are unable to make their loan payments, Vedomosti reported, citing a survey by the International Confederation of Consumer Societies.
Another 18.5 percent of borrowers spend more than half…
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Lavrov said that the UN is protecting the Kiev regime
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the UN is protecting the Kiev regime.
“Violations of international humanitarian law by the Kiev regime… it is impossible to deny them… However, here the…
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U.S. Lawmaker Says Congress Exploring UFO Talks With Russian Parliament
A U.S. lawmaker has said Congress is seeking to organize a meeting with members of Russia’s parliament to discuss UFOs.
“We’re looking forward to doing a bipartisan meeting with the Russian…
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