Russia

Russian Election Commission Approves Presidential Election in Occupied Ukrainian Regions In a significant development, Russia's Central Election Commission (CEC) has given its approval for the upcoming presidential election to be…

Russia warns Britain to avoid involvement in Ukraine crisis Russia has urged Britain to stop its involvement in the Ukraine crisis, local media reported on Monday. “The British leadership continues to demonstrate its focus on…

Russia warns Israel against ground offensive in Gaza Russia has warned Israel against a ground offensive against the Islamist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, in comments reported by Russian state media,…

Russia to build nuclear power plant in Burkina Faso Burkina Faso’s military leaders have signed a deal with Russia to build a nuclear power plant to increase electricity supplies, BBC reports. “The government of Burkina Faso has…

BREAKING: Russia adds ICC president, Hofmanski, to wanted list The Russian Government, on Monday, said it had placed Piotr Hofmanski, the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is seeking the arrest of President…

Russian secret service detains U.S. ex-consulate worker in Vladivostok Russian secret service FSB has arrested a former employee of the U.S. consulate in Vladivostok on espionage charges. The man, a Russian citizen, collected…

Russia signs military deals with 40 African countries Russia has signed agreements for military cooperation with over 40 African countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Friday in St Petersburg. He made the announcement…

North Korea has offered its full support for Russia in dealing with a recent mutiny, state media reported Sunday. At a meeting with the Russian ambassador to Pyongyang Alexander Matsegora, North Korea’s vice foreign minister Im Chon Il…

Ukraine denies involvement in drone attack on Moscow Ukraine has denied involvement in the drone attack on Russia’s capital Moscow and responded with derision. An adviser to the presidential office in Kyiv, Mykhailo Podolyak, said,…

A Russian court on Monday sentenced two former officials to 19 years in prison for throwing Molotov cocktails at a town hall in protest against military mobilisation, Russian news agencies reported. The sentence was the heaviest…