More than 5,000 former criminals have been pardoned after finishing their contracts to fight in Russia's Wagner mercenary group against Ukraine, the founder of Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin ...
Russia has been using convicted criminals to supplement its military forces in Ukraine for well over a year and a half. Despite the number of pardoned criminals who return from the war and carry out ...
The post-Khrushchev leadership of the Kremlinhas been notably modest about Soviet strategic weaponry since Nikitawas bounced nine months ago—perhaps out of the realization that nobody could ...
All the while, keep building out relations with Russia’s neighbors and former colonies, places like Moldova and Armenia. Perhaps above all else — and as sacrilegious as it may sound right now ...
It is the first criminal case of its kind launched since Russia banned the so-called "international LGBT movement" in November, amid an accelerating crackdown on the community. "The court chose a ...
By Paul Sonne, Eric Schmitt and Michael Schwirtz Some prominent Russians are calling for the execution of those responsible for the massacre at a concert hall near Moscow, and an end to Russia ...
“We will,” the former president ... convicted Jan. 6 criminals for quite a while, this latest online missive broke new ground: The Republican intends to issue these pardons among his ...
For this episode of 5 Minutes On, the BBC’s Russia Editor, Steve Rosenberg, has been to the town of Borovsk, where two very different pictures of Russia are on display. Show more Millions of ...
The Sleeping Beauty also holds a special place in the history of Russian culture because legendary ballerina Anna Pavlova and artist Alexandre Benois decided to devote their life to ballet after ...
A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. Russian narratives served to deflect ...
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MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) - The extension of a preferential family mortgage programme, announced by President Vladimir Putin last week, will cost Russia's budget 1.5 trillion roubles ($16.5 ...