Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the conscription of 160,000 men by July 15, an increase from previous drafts as Moscow seeks to expand its military ranks.

Russia holds biannual conscription drives, with men aged 18-30 eligible for mandatory service. The Kremlin and Defense Ministry insist conscripts are not sent into combat and

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If there are no special needs payments or awards, can I at least get a parrot on my shoulder to fit the image? states Konstantin, a previous Russian soldier who lost his leg during the war in Ukraine, in a discuss social media.Konstantin is resolving the state-run Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation, which assists Russian veterans reintegrate into
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Moldova expelled three Russian diplomats on Monday after its security service accused the Russian Embassy in Chisinau of helping a pro-Kremlin lawmaker flee from custody.

“The decision is based on clear evidence that [the three Russian diplomats] carried out activities contrary to their diplomatic status,” Moldova’s Foreign Ministry said in a

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Residents in at least 3 Russian cities staged rallies against animal euthanasia over the weekend, marking a rare circumstances of authorities allowing public dissent amidst a continuous crackdown on anti-war activism.Animal rights activists took to the streets in Kaliningrad, Rostov-on-Don and Blagoveshchensk on Saturday and Sunday, following comparable
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Russia's Supreme Court will think about a demand from the Prosecutor General's Office to get rid of the Taliban from its list of terrorist companies on April 17, the Interfax news firm reported Monday.If authorized, the choice would mark completion of more than 20 years of the Taliban's classification as a terrorist group in Russia.A legal system
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The Kremlin said Monday that President Vladimir Putin “remains open” to speaking with Donald Trump after the U.S. president expressed frustration over stalled ceasefire negotiations in Ukraine.

Trump, who has been pushing to quickly end the war, criticized both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a recent interview with NBC, saying

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