Vladimir Putin’s authoritarian regime is brutally crushing all dissent and “spewing homophobia and racism” as a way of distracting from his relentless repression of Russian civilians, a shocking new report has warned. In its World Report 2024, Human Rights Watch says during
Russia is reportedly experiencing a mysterious virus outbreak, with long queues of ambulances seen outside hospitals. But Kremlin officials have denied claims that an “incomprehensible virus” is spreading across the country. Videos circulating online show huge lines of ambulances waiting outside infectious
The Kremlin claims it has no idea where Russian opposition leader Alexi Navalny is. Navalny’s supporters haven’t heard from the imprisoned anti-corruption activist in seven days. The 47-year-old was poisoned with a Soviet-era nerve agent back in 2020. He was airlifted to
Russian election authorities on Monday said balloting in next year’s presidential election will be conducted in four partially occupied Ukrainian regions that Moscow illegally annexed in 2022 following its invasion. The Central Election Commission adopted the decree to proceed with the vote
Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny failed to make an appearance in court today, and aides say they haven’t heard from the staunch Kremlin critic for almost a week. Navalny, who is currently serving a 19-year prison term on charges of extremism,
The Russian government has approved a three-day voting window for its presidential elections in 2024. Ella Pamfilova, chairwoman of the Russia Central Election Commission, said that although the extended election window was originally conceived as a pandemic accommodation in 2020, its “other benefits”
The successor of sitting Russian President Vladimir Putin will be very similar to him politically, the Kremlin suggests. Putin, 71, is facing a new election cycle leading up to 2024, and has indicated he intends to stand for re-election. However, his eventual
The Kremlin’s spokesperson tried once again on Saturday to dispel the insistent rumours regarding Vladimir Putin’s reported use of body doubles. Upon delivering a speech at a new national exhibition in Russia, Dmitry Peskov appeared keen to stress there is only one
The Russian government is relaxing its quarantine requirements to meet with President Vladimir Putin as presidential elections approach. Individuals who wish to meet with Putin in person are required to quarantine for a period of time before their interaction. The Kremlin announced
Vladimir Putin is facing the prospect of having to crack down on another mutiny as growing numbers of soldiers refuse to obey orders from their commanders, an independent Russian news source has claimed. Russian-language Telegram Channel Astra alleged families of Russian soldiers