Russian media reported last month that a criminal case against Masha Gessen, an award-winning author and an outspoken critic of Putin.
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Putin to seek another presidential term in Russia, extending his rule of over 2 decades
He still commands wide support after nearly a quarter-century in power.
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U.S. files its first war crimes charges related to Russia-Ukraine war
An indictment filed in federal court in Virginia detailed what officials said are the first war-crimes charges filed by the United States arising out of the Ukraine war.
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Zelensky to address U.S. senators as White House pushes Congress to support aid for Ukraine
‘We are out of money – and nearly out of time,’ Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young wrote in a letter to House and Senate leaders.
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Kyiv investigates allegations Russian forces shot surrendering Ukrainian soldiers
Ukrainian General Prosecutor’s office on Sunday launched a criminal investigation, hours after Ukrainian military’s press office said in an online statement that the footage is genuine.
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Russia bans international LGBT movement as ‘extremist’
The Kremlin appears to be banking on global homophobia as a unifying ideology that will align intolerant countries – particularly in the Middle East and Africa – against the liberal West.
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Russia says it downed dozens of Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow, following a mass strike on Kyiv
Andrei Vorobyev, governor of the Moscow region, wrote on Telegram that the drone strikes damaged three unspecified buildings, adding that no one was hurt.
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Republicans want to pair border security with aid for Ukraine. Here’s why that makes a deal so tough
A small, bipartisan group in the Senate is taking the lead and working to find a narrow compromise that can overcome a likely filibuster by winning 60 votes.
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Ukraine says 3 civilians were killed in a daylight Russian cluster bomb attack
Five people were wounded in what Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said was heavy afternoon shelling of Kherson’s Chornobayivka suburb.
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10 years later, a war-weary Ukraine reflects on start of collision course with Russia
In late November 2013, President Viktor Yanukovych announced he was suspending an agreement to bring the country closer to the European Union and instead would deepen ties with President Vladimir Putin’s Russia.