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Russian Journalist who Protested on TV will be Prosecuted

Unprecedented courage and an act of resistance against the war in Ukraine was shown by Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova. The news editor of Russia's state-run “Первый канал” (Channel One) appeared live on TV with an anti-war poster, after which she

World » Russia | March 15, 2022, Tuesday // 17:53 | Viewed: 3024

Russian Man under Threat of Military Mobilization is seeking Asylum in Bulgaria

Alex is from Moscow and he is against the war in Ukraine. While in Russia he received a summons for military exercises that he ignored and later, when the invasion started, he booked the first available flight to Bulgaria. He doesn’t want to kill anyone a

World » Russia | March 15, 2022, Tuesday // 16:46 | Viewed: 3162

Moscow Nationalizes Western Planes

Has Russia nationalized Western planes on its territory? Yesterday, President Vladimir Putin signed a law suggesting the answer is YES. The document makes it difficult for foreign leasing companies to get their planes back under Western sanctions imposed

World » Russia | March 15, 2022, Tuesday // 14:03 | Viewed: 7034

Russian Journalist Marina Ovsynnikova, who Protested against the War, is Missing

There is no information on the whereabouts of the Russian journalist who protested on state television.

World » Russia | March 15, 2022, Tuesday // 13:52 | Viewed: 3519

EU has Approved New Sanctions against Russia

The EU has given the green light to a fourth package of economic and individual sanctions against Russia, the Council said in a press release. The restrictions on the richest Russians were announced by the European Union, Britain and even Japan.

World » Russia | March 15, 2022, Tuesday // 13:45 | Viewed: 2601

Russian Journalist Detained for Calling for an End to the War in Ukraine

A journalist from the Russian channel “Первый канал” (Channel One) called for an end to the war in Ukraine during the main news program “Время” (Time).

World » Russia | March 15, 2022, Tuesday // 07:43 | Viewed: 4590

Russia Blocked Instagram for 80 Million Users

Real-time data from NetBlocks confirms the restriction of Instagram in Russia on the night of Sunday, March 13, 2022. Roskomnadzor blocked the platform for sharing photos and videos, having previously done the same with Facebook and Twitter.

World » Russia | March 14, 2022, Monday // 09:48 | Viewed: 2849

Russian Military has Shelled a Mosque that Sheltered 80 people

Russian forces have shelled a mosque in Mariupol. There were more than 80 adults and children there, including Turkish citizens, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said.

World » Russia | March 12, 2022, Saturday // 17:01 | Viewed: 3105

Director of Roscosmos to the US: You will Fly into Space on your Brooms

Sanctions imposed on Russia by the West could lead to the fall of the International Space Station (ISS), said Dmitry Rogozin, director of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, and called for them to be lifted, reported AFP, quoted by BTA.

World » Russia | March 12, 2022, Saturday // 16:29 | Viewed: 3384

Russians Enter Europe through a Serbian Loophole

The Russians are using a loophole known as the “Serbian back door” to circumvent the EU-wide ban on flights to and from Russia, the Guardian reported.

World » Russia | March 12, 2022, Saturday // 11:39 | Viewed: 10270

Biden: The United States will End its Trade Relations with Russia

US President Joe Biden has said the United States will end “normal trade relations” with Russia. This became clear during a press conference in which Joe Biden announced “actions to hold Russia responsible” for the invasion of Ukraine.

World » Russia | March 11, 2022, Friday // 19:52 | Viewed: 3083

Russia has Restricted Access to Instagram

Russia's media regulator restricted access to Instagram on Friday after prosecutors opened a lawsuit against the parent company of social giant Meta, saying it allowed its platforms to call for violence against Russians.

World » Russia | March 11, 2022, Friday // 18:26 | Viewed: 2362

Stoltenberg: NATO Expects all Allies to Impose Sanctions on Russia

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said the Alliance expects all its allies to impose sanctions on Russia and that he has informed Cavusoglu of this position, CNN Turk reported.

World » Russia | March 11, 2022, Friday // 16:33 | Viewed: 2569

Russia to Declare “Meta” an Extremist Organization

Russia's Prosecutor General's Office has demanded that Meta Platforms, the company behind social media and messaging services Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, be declared an extremist organization by the court. The documents have been sent to court, acco

World » Russia | March 11, 2022, Friday // 16:22 | Viewed: 2733

Putin: Volunteers are Welcome to Help the Fight against Ukrainian Forces

Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that he wanted to allow volunteers to fight Ukrainian forces and approved the surrender of captured Western missile systems to Russian-backed rebels, Reuters reported.

World » Russia | March 11, 2022, Friday // 13:18 | Viewed: 2941

Bulgarian President: Russia’s Decision to Add us to the List of Unfriendly Countries is Unfortunate

The inclusion of Bulgaria in the list of Russia with unfriendly countries is an unfortunate decision. This was commented by President Rumen Radev from Ruse, where he was visiting today.

World » Russia | March 11, 2022, Friday // 12:58 | Viewed: 5949

The US has warned that Russia may be preparing to use Chemical Weapons in Ukraine

The administration of US President Joe Biden has warned that Russia may be preparing to use chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine, the Associated Press reported. Meanwhile, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki dismissed Moscow's claims that an illegal ch

World » Russia | March 10, 2022, Thursday // 10:07 | Viewed: 3479

Erdogan accused the West of Witch-Hunting the Russian People

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed hope that the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Ukraine and Russia tomorrow in Antalya will open the door to a truce, Turkish private television NTV reported.

World » Russia | March 9, 2022, Wednesday // 15:36 | Viewed: 3848

Instagram will stop Showing Information to Users in Russia and Ukraine

Instagram will stop showing subscriptions to its users in Russia and Ukraine, said the company “Meta”, which owns the social network.

World » Russia | March 9, 2022, Wednesday // 08:57 | Viewed: 2500

Russia Passed Iran as the Most Sanctioned Country in the World

As of February 22, 2,778 new sanctions have been imposed on it, according to data from the Castellum.AI platform as of March 7, 2022.

World » Russia | March 8, 2022, Tuesday // 14:54 | Viewed: 3053

Russian Major General Gerasimov was Killed in Ukraine

Ukrainian military intelligence says a senior Russian commander involved in the attack on Kharkiv has been killed. Ukraine's armed forces say Major General Vitaly Gerasimov, a veteran of the second Chechen war and Russian operations in Syria, has been kil

World » Russia | March 8, 2022, Tuesday // 12:21 | Viewed: 4091
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