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Russia Designates Stanford University as ‘Undesirable’

The California-based private research institution is at least the 19th Western university, educational alliance or program to have been labeled “undesirable”...

Ex-Deputy Defense Minister Pavel Popov Jailed 19 Years on Corruption Charges

Popov’s arrest in August 2024 came amid a wider shake-up in the military that saw the dismissal of Sergei Shoigu as Defense Minister and criminal investigations...

Kremlin Economic Envoy Arrives in United States for Talks

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Kirill Dmitriev is leading a delegation focused strictly on economic affairs.

Dagestan Was Already Facing an Infrastructure Crisis. Then Came the Floods.

Known globally for its tough-guy wrestler memes, the North Caucasus republic is struggling with its worst flooding in over a century.

At Least 2 Killed in Blast at Fireworks Warehouse in North Ossetia-Alania

Local authorities said a “powerful bang” was heard in the center of Vladikavkaz earlier in the day, followed by a trickle of reports that an increasing...

Russia, Ukraine Plan Easter Eve Prisoner Exchange on Saturday

The two sides also exchanged POWs over the Orthodox Easter holidays last year.

Russia Eyes Management of Cuba’s Industrial Production

The news comes as Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was in Havana Thursday to meet with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel.

Missing Tourists Found Dead in Kamchatka

Regional authorities also reported locating and rescuing five survivors with signs of severe frostbite.

Ukrainian Drone Strikes Kill 1 in Volgograd Region

Russia’s Defense Ministry said 57 Ukrainian drones were downed in the Volgograd region between Thursday night and early Friday morning.

Russia and Ukraine Agree to Easter Ceasefire

The 32-hour truce this weekend will mark a rare respite in the war that has dragged on for more than four years.

British Navy Says It Tracked Russian Submarines Surveying Undersea Cables in North Atlantic

British Defense Secretary John Healy said the tracking operation had lasted more than a month.

Moscow Police Raid Novaya Gazeta’s Newsroom

The police search is reportedly connected to a criminal probe of the newspaper over allegations that it illegally obtained and used personal information...

Russia’s Supreme Court Designates Nobel Prize-Winning Memorial as ‘Extremist’

The Supreme Court justified the ban by claiming Memorial’s activities are “markedly anti-Russian.”

Russia and Ukraine Exchange Over 1K Bodies

The transfer came after officials in Russia said they were nearing a final agreement with Ukraine on a significant prisoner-of-war exchange.

Russia’s Federal Budget Deficit Blows Past Annual Target in Just 3 Months

The staggering shortfall was underscored by a sharp decline in energy tax receipts and a double-digit spike in government spending.

FSB Arrests Former Radio Liberty Reporter in Far East Russia

While the FSB withheld the man’s name, local and independent media earlier identified him as Alexander Andreyev.

Drone Debris Kills Man in Village Near Novorossiysk

Russia’s Defense Ministry said it intercepted 69 Ukrainian drones across Russia between Monday night and Tuesday morning, including in the Krasnodar...

Russian Preschools to Roll Out Patriotic Lessons This Fall

Known as “Kind Games,” the preschool lessons will take the form of activities dedicated to “spiritual and moral values,” education officials said...

Russia Summons Japan’s Ambassador Over Ukraine Drone Deal

Terra Drone Corporation said last week that it would make a “strategic investment” in Amazing Drones, a Kharkiv-based firm that develops and manufactures...

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