NewsRussian Orthodox icons have begun depicting participants in the full-scale invasion of Ukraine5 March 2026
News“Don’t gather in groups in this country, not even to dance”: 45 Iranians celebrating Ayatollah Khamenei’s death detained in Moscow5 March 2026
NewsRussia’s ex-Deputy Defense Minister Ruslan Tsalikov arrested on corruption charges, yet another Shoigu associate detained since MoD shakeup5 March 2026
NewsRussia to be represented at the Venice Biennale for the first time since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine4 March 2026
NewsAlabuga Polytech in Russia’s Tatarstan launches social media campaign to recruit minors for the assembly of Shahed drones4 March 2026
NewsAt least five Russian warships damaged by Ukrainian drone strikes in port of Novorossiysk4 March 2026
NewsRussia’s Transport Ministry blames Ukraine for attack on Russian LNG carrier Arctic Metagaz in Mediterranean as photos show hole in hull4 March 2026
NewsBelgium issues €10 million fine against detained Iranian-owned tanker Ethera, a vessel under sanctions for carrying Russian oil4 March 2026
NewsInvestigation finds Iran secretly acquired the Russian facial recognition system FindFace4 March 2026
NewsGreek and French frigates headed to Cyprus can protect the island from Iranian-made drones but not missiles, expert says3 March 2026
NewsSix Gulf states say they are ready to respond to Iran’s attacks as experts assess prospects of military action3 March 2026
NewsRussia’s central bank files lawsuit in Luxembourg challenging the freezing of Russian assets in the EU3 March 2026
NewsKyrgyzstan’s deputy PM denies plans to sue the EU, says firms supplying banned goods to Russia will be closed2 March 2026
NewsKazakhstan denies asylum to former employee of Navalny’s St. Petersburg office pending extradition to Russia2 March 2026
NewsRussia’s Supreme Court designates the Russian Antiwar Committee a “terrorist movement”2 March 2026
News“Brace yourselves for Spartan conditions”: Russia makes fun of its tourists stranded in the UAE amid Iranian strikes2 March 2026
NewsChina’s foreign ministry supports Iran’s sovereignty, condemns U.S. and Israeli strikes as inconsistent with UN Charter2 March 2026
NewsAt least 1,000 civilian ships in the Persian Gulf are experiencing navigation problems due to electronic warfare 1 March 2026
NewsFrench luxury goods group LVMH has kept control of St. Petersburg’s Grand Hotel Europe despite selling its Dior and Bulgari stores in Russia27 February 2026
NewsU.S. Treasury accuses Swiss bank MBaer of laundering money for Russia and Iran, threatens cutoff from American financial system27 February 2026
NewsOpenAI blocks network of accounts linked to the Russian pro-war Telegram channel “Rybar” 27 February 2026
NewsMeet the Pentagon contractor openly offering advice to Russian sniper rifle manufacturers27 February 2026
NewsBillions left over after the construction of “Putin’s palace” were transferred to Putin’s mistress Alina Kabaeva, ACF reports26 February 2026
NewsKenya arrests recruitment agency chief accused of sending Africans to fight for Russia in Ukraine26 February 2026
NewsRussian imports of optical fiber used to control drones jumped tenfold after Ukrainian attacks halted domestic output26 February 2026
NewsNumber of Russia-linked hybrid attacks in Europe has increased sharply since mid-2025, ICCT and GLOBSEC report26 February 2026
NewsSupport group says Russia is preparing new criminal charges against 17-year-old political prisoner Arseny Turbin26 February 2026
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NewsUK government sanctions British citizen exposed by The Insider for supplying machine tools to Russia’s defense industry25 February 2026
NewsRussia is persecuting more than 4,000 people in politically motivated cases related to the war, Memorial reports24 February 2026
NewsSanctioned Russian security firm’s staff were aboard tanker detained by France, monitoring captain and gathering intelligence24 February 2026
NewsUnknown LinkedIn account offers €500,000 reward for information on “shadow fleet” tanker24 February 2026
NewsEU imposes sanctions against eight Russians over repression of opposition politician Alexei Gorinov and other political prisoners24 February 2026
NewsSchoolchildren in occupied Mariupol undergo symbolic induction ceremony into Russia’s National Guard 24 February 2026