Recast and updated with response and analysis.President Vladimir Putin stated Russia is fighting for its historic lands on Wednesday as the country approaches the one year anniversary of its bloody intrusion of Ukraine.Speaking at a state-organized performance the day prior to Defender of the Fatherland Day, which is a legal holiday, Putin provided
Details
Category: Russia

Write comment (97 Comments)


Dutch giant brewer Heineken said Wednesday that it still prepared to exit Russia after a media report implicating it of breaking a promise to leave over Moscow's intrusion of Ukraine.Dutch investigative website Follow the Money said the Amsterdam-based maker was still running in Russia in spite of making a guarantee in 2015 to stop investing.Although
Details
Category: Russia

Write comment (99 Comments)


The head of the Wagner mercenary outfit, Yevgeny Prigozhin, on Wednesday urged Russians to pressure the country's regular army into sharing ammunition with his fighters in Ukraine.Prigozhin stopped short of contacting Russians to protest but advised everybody from motorist to flight attendant to help him.He had already made headlines on Tuesday
Details
Category: Russia

Write comment (91 Comments)


Russian e-commerce websites have started blocking items carrying anti-war symbols and messages in favor of pro-war products, independent mediareported Wednesday. With the invasion of Ukraine, locations previously far removed from politics have actually started to get politicized, stated Avtozak Live, an independent YouTube and Telegram channel.The outlet said
Details
Category: Russia

Write comment (98 Comments)


Russian President Vladimir Putin said throughout a conference with China's top diplomat on Wednesday that cooperation between Beijing and Moscow was important to stabilize the global circumstance. The cooperation between China and Russia on the world phase is really essential to support the global scenario, Putin said at the meeting
Details
Category: Russia

Write comment (99 Comments)


Seven individuals were killed and 11 hurt in a big fire that erupted at a hotel in main Moscow overnight, state media reported Wednesday, citing emergency services.Emergency crews left 200 individuals from the 16-story building and included the blaze by midnight, according to the TASS news agency.The residential building homes lots of
Details
Category: Russia

Write comment (93 Comments)
  1. Muscovites Shrug as Russia Marks One Year of Ukraine War
  2. Russia Tested Nuclear Missile During Biden’s Ukraine Trip – CNN
  3. [Russia] - Explainer: What Is New START and What Does Russia's Suspension MeanAccusing NATO of freely looking for to assault Russia's nuclear facilities, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday revealed that Moscow would suspend its participation in
  4. [Russia] - Wagner Head Accuses Russia's Defense Ministry of Treason
  5. [Russia] - Russia Demands U.S. Withdraw 'Soldiers and Equipment' From Ukraine