Source link A court in St. Petersburg on Saturday ordered the arrest of Yuri Malev, a dual US-Russian citizen accused of “rehabilitating Nazism” through hateful social media posts. Malev has reportedly been living in the US since the early 1990s. According to Russian media reports, he returned to Russia around two weeks ago, entering the […]
Source link Mayors who do not support “European values” will be deprived of the bloc’s funding, Moldova’s Maia Sandu says Moldovan municipalities controlled by “anti-European” forces will be deprived of funds provided by the EU, the country’s President Maia Sandu has said. The president issued the threat on Saturday while speaking at a forum in […]
Source link The bloc has made anti-graft reform one of the key conditions for starting accession talks Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has approved a new package of laws aimed at tackling the country’s endemic corruption, in hopes of bringing Kiev closer to EU membership. On Friday, Zelensky signed three bills into law which had been […]
Source link Mikhail Podoliak weighed in on a video showing armed Ukrainian soldiers serving draft notices to gym-goers Mobilization in Ukraine will be difficult, Mikhail Podoliak, a top aide to President Vladimir Zelensky, has acknowledged, adding that Kiev intends to hone its propaganda campaign for this purpose. Speaking on Ukrainian TV on Friday, Podoliak was […]
Source link Moscow plans to start year-round LNG deliveries to Asia via Russia’s Arctic waterways, Sergey Zybko, head of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) operator, announced this week. Speaking during the “Arctic: present and future” forum, Zybko said the launch of the pilot program is scheduled for next month. “Starting from January, gas carriers will […]
Source link The bloc threatened to “name and shame” 13 companies doing business with Moscow The European Union may identify and possibly sanction more than a dozen companies based in China for providing Russia with goods that might be used in the Ukraine conflict, the bloc’s leaders have told reporters in Beijing. European Commission President […]
Source link A lawsuit demanding the demolition of a local sculpture of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn in Russia’s Far East has been thrown out A district court in the Russian city of Vladivostok, the capital of Primorsky Krai, has turned down a request to demolish a monument commemorating late anti-Communist writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. The ruling, which can […]
Source link More Russians than ever before feel that their living standards, local economies, and personal safety are just getting better, according to a Gallup survey published on Friday. The optimistic outlook comes despite efforts by the West to “crater” the Russian economy with sanctions. The poll found that 56% of Russians believe that their […]
Source link Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Friday that he plans to seek another term in office in the upcoming March 2024 presidential election. Putin announced the bid during a meeting with servicemen, at which he awarded Hero of Russia medals to those who had distinguished themselves during the military operation in Ukraine. Putin […]
Source link The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has issued a warrant for Maria ‘Masha’ Gessen, the former head of Radio Liberty in Moscow, the media outlet RBC reported on Friday, citing the ministry’s electronic database. The database states that Gessen is wanted for violating an article of the Russian Criminal Code, without specifying which […]
Source link Moscow’s envoy at the UN has called out an Israeli plan to pump seawater into the Palestinian enclave If Israel is truly considering flooding the “Hamas tunnels” under Gaza with seawater, this would be a clear-cut atrocity, Russia’s first deputy permanent representative to the UN, Dmitry Polyansky, said at the Security Council meeting […]
Source link Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement that he will run for office again next year is a “logical” move considering the current global situation, former Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday. Medvedev’s comments came after Putin officially announced earlier in the day that he would seek reelection in 2024. In a statement provided […]
Source link The US president’s tough talk is laying the ground to blame Republicans for “losing Ukraine” The president of the United States has caused a stir. Speaking to Congress, Joe Biden brought up the possibility of “American troops fighting Russian troops.” Biden, of course, has repeatedly had problems staying on script or keeping his […]
Source link Potential recruits would often rather bribe their way out of the country than join a military “rife with corruption and incompetence,” the American newspaper reported Many draft-age Ukrainians are unwilling to fight for President Vladimir Zelensky’s “corrupt government,” avoiding conscription through bribery, forged documents, and perilous attempts to flee to neighboring countries, the […]
Source link The last time the world was so close to the abyss was during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the ex-president has said Moscow and Washington are tiptoeing on the precipice of a hot war, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said, adding that the last similar crisis in relations dates back to the height […]