Category: World

On Thursday, Russia returned 1,000 bodies to Ukraine, which Moscow claims are the remains of Ukrainian soldiers who perished in combat, according to a statement from a Ukrainian government agency. The exchange of deceased soldiers and prisoners of war remains one of the few areas of collaboration between Kyiv and Moscow since the latter’s invasion […]

A Russian court released a French cyclist on Thursday after he had been held for over seven weeks on allegations of illegally crossing the border, even though he was found guilty of the offense. Sofiane Sehili, aged 44, was apprehended at the Russian-Chinese border in early September while attempting to set a record for the […]

A collective of young street performers from St. Petersburg was imprisoned for almost two weeks after they played songs by anti-war musicians who are now in exile on the streets of their city. The trio, comprising vocalist Diana Loginova (known as Naoko), drummer Alexander Orlov, and guitarist Vladislav Leontyev, creates music under the name Stoptime. […]

Russia’s Defense Ministry has initiated its most significant internal reform in over ten years, aiming to digitize its extensive bureaucratic structure to relieve commanders of administrative duties, as reported by the RBC news website on Wednesday, citing anonymous insiders familiar with the initiative. The reform primarily targets administrative and logistical areas—including procurement, construction, healthcare, and […]

On Thursday, Russia expressed concerns that recent U.S. sanctions targeting its oil sector could jeopardize diplomatic efforts aimed at resolving the conflict in Ukraine, asserting that it had cultivated a robust resilience against such measures. U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled new sanctions on Russia’s two leading oil corporations on Wednesday, expressing frustration that his negotiations […]

In the past 24 hours, at least eight aftershocks have been reported off the coast of Russia’s Far East Kamchatka peninsula, as stated by the regional Emergency Situations Ministry on Wednesday. This follows nearly three months after the most significant earthquake in over 70 years struck the area. The aftershocks, measuring between magnitudes 3.6 and […]

Russia’s top domestic violence support organization announced on Wednesday that it will be shutting down amid escalating government pressure and resource depletion resulting from its designation as a “foreign agent.” Founded in 2015 and officially registered in 2018, Nasiliu.net, which translates to “No to Violence,” was the leading organization in the country dedicated to aiding […]

Poland could potentially intercept President Vladimir Putin’s plane and deliver him to The Hague if he opts to travel through its airspace for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Hungary, remarked Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski on Tuesday. “We cannot assure that an independent Polish court wouldn’t issue an order to force down […]

Sergei Lavrov and Marco Rubio are anticipated to convene in Budapest on October 30, according to an anonymous German official speaking to the Financial Times. The official also mentioned that Hungary’s pro-Russian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, is expected to present plans leading up to the summit, which might involve a meeting between Trump and European […]

“Next time in Moscow?” President Vladimir Putin inquired in English, directing his question to his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, as the two leaders spoke to officials and reporters following their August summit in Alaska. Instead of Moscow, they have decided to convene in Budapest, Hungary, in another effort to negotiate an end to Russia’s nearly […]