Vladímir Putin

Eyewitnesses told journalists that clubgoers’ passports were checked and photographed by the security services

The ministry cited what it called ‘the special military operation’ in Ukraine and the expansion of NATO as the reasons for beefing up the army

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The Justice Ministry argued that authorities had identified ‘signs and manifestations of an extremist nature’ by an LGBTQ+ ‘movement’ operating in Russia

Xi Jinping said the former US Secretary of State will be ‘missed by the Chinese people.’ A ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine headline said, ‘Henry Kissinger, war criminal beloved by America’s ruling class, finally dies’

Finnish authorities accuses Moscow of using migrants to destabilize the Nordic country in an alleged act of ‘hybrid warfare’

The leader of the Memorial Center for the Defense of Rights doubts the effectiveness of Western sanctions against Russians and says that it will take a generation for his country to overcome imperialism

The risk to vessels is the main hurdle for the new shipping corridor. Russia warned this summer that ships heading to Ukraine’s Black Sea ports would be assumed to be carrying weapons

Ukrainian marines and special forces have established several landing points along 12 miles of shore under Russian control

Mikhail Kasyanov became a prominent opposition figure after leaving office and attempted to run for president in 2008, but his candidacy was rejected by the national election commission

Russian President warned that algorithms developed by Western platforms could lead to a digital ‘cancellation’ of Russia and its culture

Putin noted the criticism of Russia’s action in Ukraine but sought to deflect attention from it by pointing at civilian suffering in the Israel-Hamas war

US authorities say Iran already has been providing Russia with unmanned aerial vehicles or drones, guided aerial bombs and artillery ammunition

Among the leaders he’s praised are Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, China’s Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un

The Japanese government briefly issued a J-Alert missile warning for Okinawa, urging residents to take shelter inside buildings or underground

The support of the United States and the ineffectiveness of the United Nations when there is no consensus among its members are the main factors that allow Israel to act against the political will of the international community

Russia’s effort to transport and reeducate children from Ukraine was coordinated between Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Belarus’ authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko

The move is the most drastic step in the decade-long crackdown on gay rights in Russia unleashed under President Vladimir Putin

Sasha Skochilenko was arrested in St. Petersburg in April 2022 after replacing tiny price tags with ones that decried Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Grigory Yavlinsky, founder of the Yabloko party, told Putin in their October meeting that a ceasefire is ‘absolutely necessary’

A number of Navalny associates have faced extremism-related charges. His supporters see it as a deliberate Kremlin strategy to silence its most ardent opponent

The technological revolution and the shift in global relations are key factors in the destabilization of the planet. Our times are marked by new, devastating wars and dangerous power struggles

Moscow’s air and artillery superiority is pushing the defenders of the strategic city in Donetsk province to the limit as ammunition supplies run low

A delegation of G7 experts will meet in Antwerp, the great historical center of the sector, to assess formulas for tracking and tracing Russian gemstones

Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive has so far resulted in only incremental gains and heavy losses