Russia

In the most recent attack on civil society, Russia on Friday designated Natayia Sindeyeva, the head of the independent TV channel Dozhd, along with two journalist colleagues, as a “foreign agent.” The names of Natalia Sindeeva,...

Russia’s strategic forces carried out drills Wednesday, including a test launch of a ballistic missile from a submarine. This further stokes concerns that a nuclear weapon could be deployed in the Ukraine war. Nuclear-capable forces under...

Kiev charged Russia on Monday with deliberately delaying the arrival from Turkey of more than 165 cargo ships bound for Ukrainian ports to load with grain. The Ukrainian foreign ministry claimed that Russian inspectors “have been...

The leader of NATO cautioned Russia on Monday not to worsen the conflict in Ukraine by making untrue accusations that Kiev intends to detonate a fictitious “dirty bomb.” Following repeated claims from Moscow that Ukraine may...

Russia on Thursday raided its main sovereign wealth fund to the tune of $16.2 billion to cover its budget deficit as its military offensive in Ukraine weighs on public finances. The finance ministry said the government...

On Friday, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko insisted that Minsk was not preparing to enter the Ukraine conflict during a visit to inspect drones at a military center in the west of the country. The leader, who...

The United States said Thursday that President Vladimir Putin’s imposition of martial law in annexed Ukrainian territories showed his claim people wanted to join Russia was a “lie.” “President Putin annexed these regions claiming that there...

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid expressed Thursday “deep concern” over Russia and Iran’s military ties in a conversation with Ukraine’s foreign minister, after Moscow allegedly used Iran-made drones to attack Ukraine. In a phone call between...

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities had rendered the country’s power grid a “battlefield”, spurring a new wave of Ukrainians fleeing to Europe. “Russia’s leadership has given the order to...

Russia said two gunmen from an ex-Soviet state on Saturday attacked a military training ground killing 11 people who had volunteered to fight in Ukraine and wounding 15 others. Russia’s defense ministry said the attack in...