UK Imposes Sanctions on Russian Defense Suppliers in Asia
The United Kingdom unveiled its most extensive sanctions package against Russia since 2023, targeting the country’s military...
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Russian Federation
Ukrainians in Kherson Region Face Brutal Reality of Russian Occupation
Russian forces have been systematically imprisoning, torturing, and killing civilians in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region...
Belarussian Businessman Dodges Luxury Goods Embargo on Russia
Belarussian Alexander Zaitsev, nicknamed President Aleksandr Lukashenko’s “money bag,” appears to have shipped luxury goods...
Young Moldovans Trained to Destabilize Country by Russian Instructors, Police Say
Moscow-backed instructors tied to the Wagner mercenary group trained young Moldovans in violent tactics to cause civil...
UK Sanctions Russia for Alleged Chemical Weapons Attacks in Ukraine
The U.K. Foreign Affairs Office sanctioned on Tuesday the chemical and biological branch of the Russian military over its...
‘Make a Molotov Cocktail’: How Europeans Are Recruited Through Telegram to Commit Sabotage, Arson, and Murder
The cases are multiplying across Europe: Young men with pro-Russian views instructed on Telegram to carry out sabotage...
US Court Documents Show how OCCRP Landed on Russia’s Blacklist
In response to a widening range of U.S.-led global sanctions against Russian companies and media, Vladimir Putin struck...
Russia Foreign Ministry Dubs US Sanctions on RT “Witch Hunt”
In a sharp rebuke, Russia’s Foreign Ministry denounced the latest U.S. sanctions on Russian state-funded media as “the...
Russian Asset Tracker
Secretive Cyprus-Registered Funds Were Used to Hide Megayachts and Luxury Real Estate Linked to Sanctioned Russian Banker
In Cyprus, a new type of investment fund was marketed to clients as a way to avoid disclosing their ownership of assets. In...
Ukraine Condemns Russian Rapeseed Exports to Belarus as Looting
Rapeseed from Ukraine’s Russian occupied Kherson region is being shipped to Belarus, where it is processed into oil. The...
A Murky Cypriot Firm Is Helping Belarus Export Potash — In Breach of EU Sanctions
Belarus' state potash trade is sanctioned by the EU. So why is a company registered in Cyprus being paid millions by the...
Meet Dmitry Mironov, the Enigmatic Putin Aide Managing the Kremlin’s HR Department
As Vladimir Putin tightens his circle of trust, a former secret service officer has emerged as one of his closest aides.