Three people in St. Petersburg have been arrested on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack on orders from Ukrainian intelligence, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said. The suspects allegedly planned to plant a homemade…
A Russian military court sentenced contract soldier Dmitry Shamanaev to 16 years in a maximum-security prison for murdering a civilian who was allegedly “rude” to him. The killing occurred during Shamanaev’s second unauthorized…
Russian musicians have been unwelcome on the stage of the Eurovision song contest since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but Russia is making sure they have a place to showcase their talent in a program steeped in Cold…
In a society that no longer tolerates public criticism of the state’s military policies, why are Russia’s “Z-bloggers” allowed to publish speech that would land others behind bars? Journalist Ivan Filippov, who monitors pro-invasion…
Evidence has been found for the first time that abducted Ukrainian children were used by Russia to assemble military equipment, according to the head of a Yale University team investigating the fate of nearly 20,000 minors reported to have been…
Dmitry Kozak, longtime ally of President Vladimir Putin and Deputy Chief of the Presidential Administration, has submitted his resignation, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
American singer Brandon Howard has withdrawn from Russia’s Intervision song contest just days before it begins, with Australian-born dance artist Vassy named as his replacement. Shortly after the announcement, journalists noted that…
In an interview with…
Vladimir Putin’s Deputy Chief of Staff Dmitry Kozak has submitted his resignation, RBC reported, citing two sources.
According to the outlet, Kozak is weighing “various offers to move into business.”
Journalist Alexey Venediktov and…
From September 12–15, Russian and Belarusian forces conducted joint military exercises under the banner of Zapad-2025. The drills marked the first in the Zapad series since the fall of 2021, when Moscow used the exercises to begin massing…
