Category: World

On Friday, St. Petersburg inaugurated two metro stations, marking the first phase of a new metro line. The Yugo-Zapadnaya and Putilovskaya stations represent the beginning and end of the Krasnoselsk-Kalininskaya Line, highlighted in brown on the city’s metro map. Currently, these stations serve as the terminal points in the southwestern part of St. Petersburg. “Yugo-Zapadnaya […]

Citigroup disclosed on Monday that its board has authorized a plan to divest from its remaining business operations in Russia, anticipating a loss of approximately $1.1 billion in the process. The American banking institution stated that it aims to finalize the sale in the first half of 2026, contingent upon regulatory approval. “We will classify […]

Ukrainian drone assaults in the southwestern Kursk region resulted in the death of one man and left a firefighter wounded, according to regional authorities reported on Friday afternoon. Governor of the Kursk region, Alexander Khinshtein, stated that a 57-year-old civilian was fatally injured while cycling when the drone attack occurred, approximately 10 kilometers (6 miles) […]

On Tuesday, associates of the late opposition figure Alexei Navalny unveiled an investigation claiming that a lavish palace situated on the Black Sea coast in Crimea, which was annexed by Russia, is owned by President Vladimir Putin. The inquiry conducted by Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) indicated that construction at Cape Ayasite continued after Crimea’s annexation […]

The Russian government is set to put Moscow’s Domodedovo airport up for sale at the beginning of next year, according to a statement from the Finance Ministry on Tuesday. This decision comes several months after the airport was nationalized due to suspicions about foreign ownership. Finance Minister Anton Siluanov did not elaborate on the rationale […]

The Kremlin announced on Thursday that it has made a “proposal” to France concerning Laurent Vinatier, a French researcher detained in Russia on espionage accusations which could result in a sentence of up to 20 years. “We have reached out to the French authorities regarding this matter. A proposal about Vinatier was indeed made,” Kremlin […]

On Monday, President Vladimir Putin enacted new legislation that frees Russia from any responsibility to implement criminal judgments from foreign courts or international judicial entities to which it does not belong. This legal change, which modifies Russia’s constitution, clearly indicates that Moscow does not intend to follow any future rulings from any tribunal regarding the […]

On Monday, the General Prosecutor’s Office of Russia categorized George Washington University as an “undesirable” entity, accusing the institution based in the U.S. of fostering anti-Russian sentiments and disseminating misinformation regarding the conflict in Ukraine. This classification effectively prohibits the university from maintaining any operations within Russian territory. According to Russian legislation, individuals associated with […]

A military court in Moscow sentenced leftist activist Sergei Udaltsov to six years in prison on Thursday after finding him guilty of “justifying terrorism.” The ruling was issued by the Second Western District Military Court in Moscow, as reported by Interfax news agency. Udaltsov, aged 48, has been held in pre-trial detention since January 2024 […]

On Thursday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov expressed disapproval of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Christmas address, labeling it “rude” and “resentful.” He suggested that such statements brought into question Zelensky’s capacity to participate in ongoing peace negotiations aimed at resolving the conflict. In his Christmas Eve address, Zelensky shared that all Ukrainians have a common aspiration: […]