Putin’s Russia has a long history of anti-LGBT sentiment and the Kremlin’s repression has only gotten worse in recent years, according to the dissident campaigner Vladimir Arutyunyan. The already dire situation for LGBTQ+ people in Russia has combined with the conflict in
A Russian oligarch close to the Kremlin has warned Russia’s economy could be on its knees financially as soon as 2024. Speaking at an economic forum in Krasnoyarsk, energy and metals tycoon Oleg Deripaska warned Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine is draining
Vladimir Putin has been dealt a huge symbolic blow after new figures suggested the number of Russian troops killed in Ukraine since the start of his invasion has surged past 150,000. The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine’s latest bulletin provides an exhaustive
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday urged India to play a central role in facilitating a negotiating process to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. India, with the rotating presidency of the Group of 20 industrialized and developing countries, could represent the
UNITED NATIONS, New York — Estonia has criticized NATO allies for not doing enough to continue supporting Ukraine as Russia’s invasion drags on past the one-year mark, and it also raised concerns that the U.N. may not be able to fulfill its
A Norwegian pensioner has risked arrest after blasting the sound of a Japanese fog horn through the bedroom windows of Russian diplomats. Kjetil Krane, 73, from Oslo, carried out his protest on the night of February 24 to mark the first anniversary
The US has accused China of “very clearly” taking Russia’s side regarding the war in Ukraine despite purporting to be in support of peace. In comments by the US department of state spokesperson Ned Price at a news briefing on Monday night, China
Pope Francis will visit Hungary at the end of April, the Vatican said Monday, in a trip expected to focus on migration to Europe and Russia’s war in Ukraine. The April 28-30 trip to Budapest represents a proper state visit after Francis
Labour has moved quickly in a bid to split the Tories by urging Rishi Sunak to rely on their votes as a massive potential rebellion is brewing on his own benches over Brexit. Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves told BBC Breakfast this morning
The West must include Rosatom, Russia’s state-owned nuclear power company, in its list of sanctioned entities to prevent it from being used as a means of generating income to power Vladimir Putin’s war machine, a Kyiv-based economist has said. Vlad Vlasiuk also