Category: 1. Russia

Officials from the more than 30 Western countries of the so-called “Coalition of the Willing” that support Kyiv in its war with Russia will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as they continue to fine tune a peace proposal aimed at…

Vasyl Malyuk, the head of Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU), has submitted his resignation. After meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, Malyuk announced that he was stepping down from his post but would remain within the…

Last year was arguably the worst one yet for Russia’s publishing industry. Bookstores were raided; independent publishing houses were shuttered; publishers pulled beloved novels from sale; and an increasing number of books came out in censored…

Ramzan Kadyrov, 49, has ruled Chechnya with sweeping autonomy since 2007 in exchange for loyalty to the Kremlin. Exiled media outlets have documented the family’s lavish lifestyle, including fleets of luxury cars, expensive watches and…

Russian strikes on Ukraine early Monday killed two people and forced nighttime evacuations into freezing temperatures, a day ahead of Ukrainian allies meeting in Paris to revive diplomatic efforts to stop the fighting.

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For the Kremlin, the most obvious takeaway from the US seizure of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro may be that it’s a blow to Russia’s regional influence and to the pride of Vladimir Putin: A prominent ally who concluded a “strategic…

On January 3, the United States carried out a military operation against Venezuela, Moscow’s closest ally in South America. The country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, was captured by U.S. special forces and taken out of the country….