Category: 1. Russia

On Friday, Russia’s Justice Ministry added former chief diplomat Andrei Kozyrev to the country’s “foreign agent” registry. Kozyrev was the head of Russia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry from 1990 to 1996, serving with President Boris Yeltsin…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed he’s ready for peace talks with Ukraine — though not on “the basis of Kyiv’s demands.” But the numbers at home tell a different story. Recruitment efforts in Russian regions are surging, with…

State prosecutors have asked a military court in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk to sentence Russian serviceman Roman Ivanishin to 16 years in prison for voluntarily surrendering to Ukrainian troops. According to the newspaper Kommersant, Roman Ivanishin is…

A Ukrainian delegation has visited Washington for a new round of technical talks on a mineral deal with the United States.

This was reported by The New York Times, citing sources.

“On Friday, a Ukrainian…

A Russian Olympic official’s dust-up with a Russian-born wrestling champion representing Albania has sparked a controversy in the Russian sporting world as the Kremlin continues to lobby for a return to the Olympic Games.

Chermen…

Russia will respond firmly to Japan’s steps to supply Kiev with equipment and weapons.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said.

‘Any steps by Japan on direct or indirect participation in supplying Ukraine with arms…

A former Russian minister and ally of President Vladimir Putin was sentenced Friday to 40 months in prison by a British court for breaching U.K. sanctions — the first conviction of its kind.

Dmitrii Ovsiannikov, 48, was found guilty…