Russia’s quarterly GDP may have shrunk between January and March for the first time in nearly three years, the Vedomosti business newspaper reported Tuesday, citing analysts.

The forecasted contraction comes amid government efforts to cool an overheating, war-fueled economy and curb surging inflation. President Vladimir Putin last week described the

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A senior man in central Moscow staged an unusual protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin before jumping from a bridge into the Moscow River, the independent news outlet SOTAvision reported Tuesday.Video released by the outlet shows the man, later on identified as activist Grigory Saksanov, holding a poster that checks out Putin Hitler on one sid
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Airports across Russia introduced temporary air traffic restrictions on Tuesday as Ukraine launched more than 100 drones at the country overnight, including several targeting Moscow just days before the city is scheduled to hold its annual Victory Day parade.

A total of 105 drones targeted various regions across Russia, the Defense Ministry said,

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Canada is moving forward with a legal quote to acquire full possession of a Russian Antonov An-124 freight aircraft and potentially hand it over to Ukraine, the nation's foreign ministry has said.The Antonov An-124-- the world's largest mass-produced freight aircraft-- has been stranded at Toronto Pearson International Airport for over 3 years due to air
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U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he wanted to work with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine, after the two leaders spoke by telephone.

Trump added on his Truth Social network that Erdogan had also invited him to visit Turkey and that the Turkish leader would be meeting him in Washington.

"I look forward

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Russia has disallowed an Azerbaijani lawmaker from getting in the country amid simmering diplomatic tensions, the state-run TASS news agency reported Monday, citing an anonymous source acquainted with the matter.Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry on Sunday protested the detention and deportation of parliamentary member Azer Badamov, who had taken a trip to Moscow
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