Leningrad siege survivor Lyudmila Vasilyeva staged a rare anti-war protest in St. Petersburg on the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the local news outlet Bumaga reported Monday.

The 83-year-old Vasilyeva stood outside the Gostiny Dvor shopping center in central St. Petersburg holding a sign that read: “People, let’s sto

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that his choice to attack Ukraine three years ago became part of God's will. It was at God's will that this fate fell upon our shoulders to perform such a tough however honorable objective of safeguarding Russia, Putin told soldiers after a Kremlin ceremony where he awarded them state decorations.Putin

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Russian pro-war bloggers shared a video critical of so-called “armchair patriots” who oppose Ukraine peace talks, the investigative news outlet Agentstvo reported Sunday.

In the short video, a husband and wife in their kitchen bemoan the Russian military for failing to capture major Ukrainian cities. The wife alludes to a “deal” that she claims is h

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The U.K. government on Monday announced more than 100 new sanctions targeting individuals and entities supporting Russia's war against Ukraine.

Described as the largest sanctions package since the early days of the war, the measures aim to disrupt "Russia's military machine, entities in third countries who support it and the fragile supply networks

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U.S. and Russian officials are planning to meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, a diplomatic source told AFP, marking a follow-up to last week's high-level discussions between the two countries.

Delegations from both sides will "meet in Riyadh on Tuesday," the source said Monday, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the

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