Russia's state financial guard dog Rosfinmonitoring included Armen Aramyan, editor and co-founder of the independent youth Magazine DOXA, to the nation's list of terrorists and extremists, the outlet reported Tuesday.Last week, a Moscow court bought Aramyan's arrest in absentia on charges of justifying terrorism and spreading out fakes about the mi

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Russia's Defense Ministry plans to employ around 20,000 people presently held in pre-trial detention to fight in Ukraine, the investigative news outlet IStories reported Tuesday, mentioning anonymous military and legal sources.According to a military authorities who spoke to IStories, efforts are currently underway to determine who amongst the thousands of

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Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) on Tuesday announced the arrests of nearly 40 individuals, including teenagers, accused of supporting "Ukrainian terrorist" groups.

"Thirty-nine radicals aged 14 to 35, supporters of Ukrainian terrorist organizations banned in Russia, were detained," the FSB said in a statement.

The law enforcement body

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Russia’s manufacturing sector contracted in September for the first time in two and a half years, following 28 consecutive months of growth since May 2022, according to a business survey published Tuesday.

S-P Global’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for Russian manufacturing fell to 49.5 in September, down from 52.1 the month before, when the

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz plans to hold his very first telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin in nearly two years, the German weekly Die Zeit reported Tuesday, citing anonymous government sources in Berlin.Although not yet formally requested, sources told Die Zeit that the phone call is being considered ahead of the G20 top

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Authorities in St. Petersburg forced the cancelation of a yearly Holocaust commemoration occasion set up for this weekend, mentioning Covid-19 limitations, the Jewish Community Center of St. Petersburgannounced on social media.This marks the first authorities restriction on the grieving ceremony in the 32 years considering that it has been held in the municipality of

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