Ahead of Duma Elections, Russia Silences What Little Opposition Remains
From 18 to 20 September, Russians will elect 450 members of parliament. Yet for many, the vote itself is not what inspires fear. I…
Is Russia's Harvest at Risk? Fuel Shortages Spread Across the Country
Ukrainian drone strikes are repeatedly disrupting production at Russian oil refineries, contributing to fuel shortages that are be…
Putin Talks Peace as Ukraine War Reaches His St Petersburg Showcase
The Russian president said Moscow was prepared to discuss a peace agreement, but gave no sign it would abandon its territorial cla…
Bloomberg: Putin Wants to End War by Year’s End, but Has Conditions
The war between Russia and Ukraine has been ongoing since February 2022. Western attempts to bring it to a swift close have so far…
Putin Fears Assassination and Coup by Russian Elite
Russia’s Federal Protective Service has significantly tightened security around the Russian head of state, according to a European…
Putin and Trump Hold Call on Iran and Ukraine Ceasefire
The first publicly announced call between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump since 9 March focused on Iran’s nuclear program and a pr…
How the Kremlin Is Rewriting Historical Memory
Russia is facing a new wave of efforts to erase the memory of victims of Bolshevik terror, Stalin’s purges, the gulags and Brezhne…
Telegram founder Durov calls on Russians to resist digital controls
Billionaire Telegram founder Pavel Durov said Russia’s attempt to block virtual private networks had caused problems for the domes…
Teacher Who Exposed Russian School Propaganda Wins Oscar
Mr. Nobody Against Putin, directed by Russian teacher Pavel Talankin and American filmmaker David Borenstein, won the Oscar for be…
Kremlin tightens grip on the internet
Western websites and messaging services have been throttled for more than a year, leaving them inaccessible in some regions and ba…
Russia's position on the territory issue remains unchanged, still demanding the entire Donbas region
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS that territory is "fundamental" and referred to the so-called Anchorage formula.
Russian schoolgirl called Russians fighting for Ukraine heroes. She faces prison camp
A military court established under the now defunct Russian Western Military District ruled that 17-year-old Yeva Bagrova had parti…
Greenland is not a natural part of the Kingdom of Denmark, Lavrov declared
Sergey Lavrov stated at a press conference in Moscow that Russia has no interest in interfering in Greenland's internal affairs an…
The war criminal who gave the interview to daily Štandard was lecturing children at a school in St. Petersburg
More than a decade ago, Alexei Milchakov became famous for his photographs of himself eating a freshly cut puppy's head. On social…
Moscow analyses the US peace plan. It denies reports of major changes in it
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said a Bloomberg report about alleged Russian additions or major changes to t…