Category: World

On Tuesday, the Kremlin continued to temper expectations regarding the forthcoming peace negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian representatives, expressing skepticism about the possibility of any significant progress in the near future. “There’s no reason to anticipate any kind of remarkable breakthrough,” Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov conveyed to journalists. “That is improbable under the current […]

Over the weekend, drone strikes from Ukraine led to significant flight disruptions at Moscow’s airports, with over 1,000 flights either delayed or canceled, as reported by Russian media. The airports of Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo, and Zhukovsky experienced major operational halts, as Russian air defense systems intercepted numerous drones targeting the capital from July 19 to […]

The Interior Ministry of Russia has issued a warrant for the arrest of the rapper Face, according to a report by the exiled news outlet Mediazona on Friday. Authorities have not revealed the specific charges against the 27-year-old artist, whose birth name is Ivan Dremin. He was designated as a “foreign agent” in 2022, and […]

On Friday, the British government announced sanctions against Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency and 18 of its operatives, accusing them of creating “chaos and disorder” in the United Kingdom and across Europe. In a statement, Foreign Secretary David Lammy remarked, “GRU operatives are conducting efforts to destabilize Europe, undermine Ukraine’s sovereignty, and threaten the safety […]

Hollywood actor Steven Seagal has severed connections with one of his few remaining business operations in Russia, as reported by the business newspaper Kommersant on Tuesday. The 73-year-old Seagal, who obtained Russian citizenship in 2016, resigned from his position as CEO of Five Elements LLC on July 17, according to a corporate database referenced by […]

Law enforcement authorities in the western Bryansk region conducted a search of Vice Governor Nikolai Simonenko’s residence and office on Tuesday morning as part of an ongoing inquiry into the building of border fortifications, as reported by Russian state media. The operation was carried out by agents from the Interior Ministry’s financial crimes and anti-corruption […]

Environmental specialists, along with the leader of President Vladimir Putin’s Human Rights Council, have urged legislators to dismiss a contentious bill aimed at easing logging restrictions along the shores of Lake Baikal, a site recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage. Proponents of the bill, which seeks to amend Russia’s legislation regarding the protection of Lake […]

A military tribunal on Wednesday sentenced Vladimir Shesterov, a former high-ranking official at the Defense Ministry, to six years in prison for extensive fraud related to government contracts associated with Russia’s extensive military-themed amusement park. Shesterov, who held the position of deputy head of the Defense Ministry’s Main Department for Innovative Development, was apprehended last […]

Floodwaters inundated various parts of Moscow for the second time within a week on Monday, following severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall that swept through the Russian capital. By 9 a.m., a weather station located at VDNKh park noted that 33% of the city’s average monthly precipitation had fallen, as confirmed by meteorologist Yevgeny Tishkovets. “Moscow […]

A Russian military court sentenced former state television host Farida Kurbangaleeva to eight years in prison in absentia for disseminating “false information” about the military and “justifying terrorism,” as reported by the independent news outlet Mediazona. The charges against Kurbangaleeva were initiated following her May 2024 interview with a member of the Free Russia Legion, […]