Fear of more war haunts Kursk as Russia expels Ukrainian troops
In the Russian region of Kursk, where Ukraine has been fighting for more than seven months, people say they want peace but ...
bne IntelliNews on MSN5h
The Red Terror Returns: Quarter of Russians say they are willing to snitch on neighbours for criticising military
Nearly one in four Russian citizens would report a neighbour for criticising the country’s armed forces, according to a new ...
Russia wants to ‘crush’ Ukraine and ‘spread out in all directions’, former Putin aide says
"Surkov's statements are consistent with those made by Putin and senior Russian officials, who have recently and repeatedly ...
How US foreign aid cuts are threatening independent media in former Soviet states
But the purge of US foreign aid programmes will also affect Ukraine and other former Soviet countries in more insidious ways.
Crimea has been a battleground and a playground. Why it’s coveted by both Russia and Ukraine
Russia’s illegal seizure of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine exactly 11 years ago on March 18, 2014, was quick and ...
Trump's goal to 'un-unite' Russia, China unlikely to work and could backfire
If creating a fissure between Moscow and Beijing is indeed the ultimate aim, Trump's vision is both naive and shortsighted.
Russian Court Jails Anti-War Soviet-Era Dissident for 16 Years, Prosecutor Says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A military court in St Petersburg jailed Soviet-era dissident and anti-war activist Alexander Skobov for 16 years on Friday after convicting him of "justifying terrorism," the ...
Kyiv Independent on MSN2d
Who is Sergey Beseda, Russian spy handler leading talks with US?
Sergey Beseda, former head of the 5th Service of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), was an unconventional choice to ...