Category: World

Authorities in various regions of Russia have once again canceled or reduced New Year’s festivities, citing the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, as reported by the business newspaper Vedomosti on Monday. Most public celebrations, except for children’s events, have been called off in regions including Khakassia, Tyva, Bashkortostan, Buryatia, and Chuvashia, as well as in the […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky disclosed on Wednesday the specifics of the new U.S.-backed initiative aimed at resolving the conflict with Russia. He indicated that the plan had been reached through discussions between negotiators from both Kyiv and Washington and has been submitted to Moscow for their input. Zelensky noted that the plan would be complemented […]

A collective of WhatsApp and Telegram users in Russia has initiated a class-action lawsuit against the state media regulator Roskomnadzor and the Ministry of Digital Development due to restrictions on calls via these messaging platforms, Russian media outlets reported on Tuesday. The 42 complainants assert that these limitations infringe upon their constitutional rights, such as […]

Serbia has reached an agreement with Russia to prolong its gas supply deal for an additional three months, announced President Aleksandar Vučić on Tuesday, as the nation seeks to secure a more permanent arrangement. This extension, which will remain in effect until March 31, follows the expiration of Serbia’s previous three-year contract with Moscow this […]

The Russian streaming service Okk released a special New Year’s episode of the beloved children’s animated series “Prostokvashino” on Friday, featuring an animated version of President Vladimir Putin. In this episode, the characters visit Moscow’s Red Square to ring in the New Year. Matroskin the cat and Sharik the dog debate whether the president pre-records […]

A military court in Moscow has sentenced animal rights activist Yevgenia Konforkina to 15 years in prison on charges related to treason and terrorism after she was accused of recording a helicopter manufacturing site, reported the exiled media outlet, Mediazona, on Thursday. Prosecutors claimed that Konforkina filmed the perimeter of the Mil and Kamov National […]

A Moscow court has mandated the confiscation of an additional 11.9 billion rubles (approximately $152 million) from Anatoly Chubais, a former Kremlin insider now in exile, along with 12 co-defendants in a civil case regarding a failed memory chip initiative. Earlier this month, Russia’s state-owned nanotechnology firm Rosnano initiated legal action against Chubais and other […]

Russian business leaders have urged President Vladimir Putin to take action against a surge in state asset confiscations that have impacted factories, ports, and major companies valued at over 4 trillion rubles ($43 billion), as reported by the business daily Kommersant. During their annual end-of-year meeting with the president, the executives presented Putin with a […]

On Monday, President Vladimir Putin extended his condolences to Tajikistan’s Emomali Rahmon following the tragic death of a 10-year-old Tajik student at a school near Moscow. He condemned the incident as an “act of terrorism.” Last Tuesday, a 15-year-old student was apprehended after injuring a security guard and fatally stabbing Kobiljon Aliyev, a fourth grader, […]

A nighttime explosion in southern Moscow resulted in the deaths of three individuals, including two police officers, near the location where a Russian general was assassinated by a car bomb earlier this week, according to law enforcement officials on Wednesday. The blast happened when two traffic police officers approached a “suspicious individual” near a police […]