Category: World

Can an average citizen in Russia face imprisonment for distributing a book that is available in bookstores? Grigory Skvortsov, a 35-year-old photographer from Perm celebrated for his captivating industrial and rooftop photography, was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Thursday for precisely that reason. Skvortsov was taken into custody in St. Petersburg in November […]

A Russian electronics firm that provides power components for military jets and commercial aircraft, such as the Sukhoi Superjet, has ceased operations and is facing potential bankruptcy, as reported by the tech publication Cnews. Optron-Stavropol, known for supplying power semiconductors to aircraft manufacturers like MiG, Sukhoi, and Tupolev, as well as the forthcoming MC-21 airliner, […]

A cryptocurrency token named A7A5, launched in Kyrgyzstan to assist Russia in executing cross-border payments while circumventing international sanctions, has facilitated $9.3 billion in transactions in just four months, according to a report by the Financial Times. Launched in February, this stablecoin is linked to the Russian ruble and has associations with Ilan Şor, a […]

State prosecutors initiated a civil lawsuit earlier this week against senior Dagestani official Magomed-Sultan Magomedov as part of an ongoing inquiry into alleged unlawful privatization activities. Magomedov, who has held the position of Dagestan’s state secretary since 2021, was reportedly detained on Wednesday in Makhachkala following searches at numerous properties associated with him and his […]

Russia continues to import aircraft components from Boeing and Airbus despite sanctions imposed by the EU and the U.S. following the invasion of Ukraine, as reported by Finnish public broadcaster Yle on Thursday. An investigation by Yle scrutinized Russian customs data and discovered that since 2022, Russia has imported aircraft parts valued at over 1 […]

Authorities in the Belgorod region of southwestern Russia will halt housing compensation for some residents who have been displaced, starting in August. They cite improvements in security in several border areas and aim to motivate residents to return to their homes. A state of emergency was declared across the Belgorod region last August due to […]

A missile strike carried out by Russia on Friday resulted in the deaths of five individuals and injured 23 others in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine, where there has been a surge in deadly assaults from Moscow in recent days, according to regional authorities. The assault targeted the town of Samar, situated just outside […]

Lynne Tracy, the U.S. Ambassador to Russia, will conclude her service in Moscow after two and a half years, as announced by the embassy on Friday. Tracy, a seasoned diplomat, took on the role of ambassador in January 2023 during the Biden administration. She has previously held positions in various former Soviet states, including Armenia, […]

On Wednesday, the NATO military alliance characterized Russia as a “long-term threat” to its collective security in a joint statement from their summit, which promised increased defense expenditure and reiterated steadfast support for Ukraine. The 32 member countries of NATO expressed their unity in confronting significant security dangers and challenges, especially the enduring threat that […]

A former worker at Yevgeny Prigozhin’s “troll factory,” a graduate student caught up in the turmoil, and a soldier hailing from Rostov-on-Don—where rebel forces had overtaken the city—shared their experiences from a tumultuous day in contemporary Russian history, two years after Wagner’s formidable uprising against the Russian military hierarchy. Their reflections were captured in interviews […]