Siberian journalist and activist Maria Ponomarenko, who is serving a six-year jail sentence for speaking out against the war in Ukraine, was sentenced Thursday to an additional year and 10 months for allegedly assaulting prison guards.

Ponomarenko, 46, was convicted in 2023 for publishing reports on Russia’s bombing of a theater in Mariupol, U

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Russian migration authorities released fewer passports to foreign citizens in 2015 than they have since a minimum of 2020, the Kommersant organization paper reported Thursday, pointing out Interior Ministry data.Authorities gave 209,000 Russian passports in 2024, nearly 45% less than in 2023. The variety of momentary residency approvals fell more than
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North Korea has deployed an additional 3,000 troops to Russia this year and continues to supply missiles, artillery and ammunition to support the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine, South Korea’s military said Thursday.

Russia and North Korea have strengthened ties since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, with Seoul accusing North Korean leader Kim Jong

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Russian cops on Wednesday arrested the billionaire founder of a major farming firm, state media reported, in what would be the highest-profile fraud case versus a business leader given that the intrusion of Ukraine.President Vladimir Putin's earlier years in charge of Russia were marked by a campaign versus leading business figures to quash the
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that the United States will examine Russia's requested conditions for agreements with Ukraine, but cautioned that a peace deal would take time.

"It won't be simple. It'll take some time, but at least we're on that road and we're talking about these things," Rubio told a news conference in Jamaica.

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President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday reversed the temporary nationalization of Italian home appliance maker Ariston's Russian system, a relocation invited by Italy, which had been outraged by its seizure a year ago.Ariston said in a declaration that a decree signed by Putin restored ownership and complete management of the Russian subsidiary to Ariston's moms and dad
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