MOSCOW: Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on social media on Friday that he had been informed of new criminal charges against him.Navalny, 47, is already serving sentences in a penal colony totalling more than 30 years on charges including extremism, which he denies, and has spent much of the lastContinue Reading
Russia’s interior ministry has prepared draft legislation that would force foreigners to sign a “loyalty agreement” forbidding them from criticising official policy, discrediting Soviet military history, or contravening traditional family values. Since President Putin ordered troops into Ukraine, Russia has introduced a slew of laws that outlaw discrediting the military,Continue Reading
Most universities around the world post flyers encouraging a healthy lifestyle and warning of the dangers of addiction. But at Russia’s University of Samara, students are being urged to do something a little different. A wacky propaganda-style poster featuring a disposable vape has emerged from the campus, seemingly encouraging youngContinue Reading
Russian authorities on Sunday claimed that Ukraine tried to attack Moscow with dozens of drones overnight, just a day after Russia launched its most intense drone attack on Kyiv since the beginning of its full-scale war in 2022, according to Ukrainian officials.Russian air defenses brought down at least 24 dronesContinue Reading
AMSTERDAM: More than 2,400 children from Ukraine aged between six and 17 years old have been taken to 13 facilities across Belarus since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, research published by Yale University said on Thursday. Ukraine’s prosecutor general said in May that he was investigating theContinue Reading
COPENHAGEN: Russian authorities on Wednesday detained two employees from Carlsberg’s Russian brewery, Baltika Breweries, over allegations of fraud, and made similar claims against several others, Danish brewer Carlsberg told on Thursday. The company said in a statement the allegations were “fake”. Moscow in July took control of Carlsberg’s stake inContinue Reading
China has been named the main actor of state-sponsored cyber attacks against Australia amid warnings of a nationwide surge in cybercrime. An annual cyber threat report released on Tuesday revealed 94,000 cyber incidents have been reported over the past financial year with the cost of attacks on small businesses risingContinue Reading
China has been named the main actor of state-sponsored cyber attacks against Australia amid warnings of a nationwide surge in cybercrime. An annual cyber threat report released on Tuesday revealed 94,000 cyber incidents have been reported over the past financial year with the cost of attacks on small businesses risingContinue Reading
KYIV: Ukraine said Wednesday Russia fired a missile at a civilian ship entering a port in the Black Sea region of Odesa, injuring the ship’s crew and killing a harbour pilot.Since a UN-brokered deal guaranteeing safe passage for civilian ships collapsed in July, both Kyiv and Moscow have ramped upContinue Reading
BRUSSELS: Nato allies condemned a decision by Russia on Tuesday to withdraw from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, a key post-Cold War agreement, and said they would suspend its operation in response. Russia formally withdrew from the security treaty, which limited key categories of conventional armed forces,Continue Reading