Category: 1. Russia

Many Russians who moved abroad after the start of the full-scale war against Ukraine continue to return home occasionally, whether to see their friends and family, receive medical care, or deal with paperwork. On these visits, they often…

Ukraine said on Monday its underwater drones had for the first time in the war with Russia successfully struck a Russian submarine docked at the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk.

Ukraine’s SBU security service said in a statement on…

Over the weekend, Aleksandr Lukashenko of Belarus released 123 political prisoners in exchange for the United States lifting sanctions on the country’s potash sector. Lukashenko has routinely deported freed political prisoners in recent…

Robert Eiji, head of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Russia, said in an interview with RTVI television that Western sanctions had dealt a direct blow to American business amounting to around $100…

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has announced what it describes as an unprecedented operation against a Russian naval asset, claiming that an underwater drone strike damaged a Russian submarine in the port of Novorossiysk….

Russia’s Public Debt Rises in 2025 but Remains Among the World’s Lowest

Russia’s state debt increased by 2.8 percent between January and October 2025, reaching 32.9 trillion rubles, according to data released by the Ministry…