Category: World

A court in Yekaterinburg has sentenced a former police officer to a four-year suspended prison term for admitting to selling confidential criminal reports to his journalist nephew, as reported by the court’s press service on Tuesday. Andrei Karpov was detained in June on accusations of bribery and misuse of power. Investigators claimed that he provided […]

Russian oil giant Lukoil urged Bulgarian authorities on Wednesday not to obstruct its attempts to divest its assets in Bulgaria, following the government’s decision to take control of them in response to U.S. sanctions against the company. Last week, Sofia appointed a government representative to oversee a major refinery that Lukoil is looking to sell, […]

On Tuesday, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced the detention of a 17-year-old in the western Kaliningrad region for allegedly plotting to attack a Russian Orthodox church. The FSB stated that the unnamed teenager was recruited through Telegram by a “terrorist organization” that they claimed is “coordinated” by Ukrainian intelligence agencies. According to the law […]

In the past two weeks, the British Royal Navy intercepted two Russian naval vessels navigating the English Channel, according to a report from British media citing the U.K. Defense Ministry. The vessels in question, the corvette RFN Stoikiy and the tanker Yelnya, both belonging to Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, were heading west through the Dover […]

Authorities in St. Petersburg have released street performers Diana Loginova and Alexander Orlov after a month in detention, according to a report from local media outlet Fontanka on Sunday, which cited two sources. The duo was apprehended by St. Petersburg police on three occasions, starting from October 15. Their arrests were initiated after their band […]

The Russian stock market experienced a surge at the beginning of Friday’s trading session, spurred by news of a new plan from the Trump administration aimed at resolving the conflict in Ukraine. This development has raised hopes that officials from Kyiv and Moscow might soon reach a peace agreement after nearly four years of hostilities. […]

Russian initiatives aimed at integrating veterans of the Ukraine war into government positions intentionally select low-profile candidates to mitigate the risk of potential challengers to President Vladimir Putin, as reported by the exiled news organization Vyorstka on Wednesday, citing informed sources. Several government-funded initiatives are designed to promote the hundreds of thousands of veterans from […]

The most recent draft of the U.S. proposal aimed at resolving the conflict in Ukraine now incorporates the majority of Kyiv’s “essential priorities,” stated its negotiator on Sunday after several discussion rounds in Geneva. The Ukrainian team faced the challenging mission of ensuring their national interests were reflected in the 28-point U.S. strategy, which initially […]

U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is engaged in discussions with a Russian delegation in Abu Dhabi, as reported by U.S. and British media on Tuesday. This comes shortly after American and Ukrainian officials convened in Geneva to explore ways to bring an end to the ongoing conflict. According to reports, Driscoll had previously met with […]

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen emphasized on Sunday that the “central role” of the European Union needs to be “fully integrated” into a peace plan for Ukraine. Her remarks come amid U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Switzerland for discussions regarding the controversial peace initiative. “A credible and lasting peace plan […]