Protests have erupted in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities against a new law that threatens the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption institutions. The legislation was hastily passed on July 22 by parliament and signed by the Ukrainian…
On Wednesday, Russia’s Supreme Court banned yet another non-existent organization, declaring the so-called “international Satanism movement” an extremist group. This comes after a 2023 ruling outlawing the also fictional…
The Russian Justice Ministry has added the Paris-based Andrei Sakharov Institute to its list of “undesirable” organizations, effectively banning its activities in Russia.
Founded by human rights advocate Lev Ponomarev after he fled Russia…
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Putin Raises Naval Flag on New Nuclear Submarine Knyaz Pozharsky
President Vladimir Putin took part in a solemn flag-raising ceremony aboard the nuclear-powered submarine Knyaz Pozharsky in Severodvinsk, according to a…
On the evening of July 23, a large-scale protest took place in Kiev against the law adopted by Vladimir…
The Russian ruble weakened significantly on both the Moscow Exchange and over-the-counter forex markets Thursday after the latest round of peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv ended without significant progress toward ending the…
The Kremlin-installed head of Ukraine’s partially occupied Zaporizhzhia region on Thursday awarded imprisoned Russian general Ivan Popov for his military service.
Popov, a former commander of Russia’s 58th Army, was sentenced in…
Arrow Attack at Russian Research Plant: Two Women in Critical Condition
In St. Petersburg, two women are in intensive care after being shot with arrows by a man at the entrance to a facility affiliated with a research…
