Talks in Istanbul in between Turkey's top diplomat and a Russian delegation have actually ended with the 2 sides set to meet again Friday with the Ukrainians, a foreign ministry source said.The conference between Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and the delegation headed by Vladimir Medinsky at Istanbul's Dolmabahçe Palace ended up late on Thursday, the source
Details
Category: Russia

Write comment (93 Comments)

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday sacked Russia's chief of land forces, General Oleg Salyukov, the Kremlin said, in the latest removal of a high-profile military establishment figure amid the war in Ukraine.

Salyukov, 70, will become a deputy to ex-Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who was removed last year and made Secretary of the Security

Details
Category: Russia

Write comment (93 Comments)


U.S. authorities have charged Russian researcher and Harvard Medical School scientist Ksenia Petrova with smuggling biological materials and state they mean to deport her to Russia, where her legal team warns she might face persecution for her anti-war views.Petrova, 31, was formally charged on Wednesday on suspicion of attempting to smuggle frog
Details
Category: Russia

Write comment (98 Comments)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had sent a team to Istanbul for the first direct peace talks with Russia in three years, but played down expectations of a breakthrough, saying Moscow was "not serious" about ending the war.

President Vladimir Putin rejected Zelensky’s bold offer to meet with him in person during the negotiations, i

Details
Category: Russia

Write comment (94 Comments)

The Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) free trade deal with Iran went into effect on Thursday, paving the way for increased trade across sectors ranging from agriculture to metals, a senior Russian official said.

The EEU also includes Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan, but Russia is by far the largest economy in the union. Russia an

Details
Category: Russia

Write comment (92 Comments)

Two former executives of the Russian explosives manufacturer Avangard have been arrested on charges of abuse of power and bribery, the RBC news outlet reported Thursday, citing the Federal Security Service (FSB).

Stanislav Shevchuk, who led the EU-sanctioned state enterprise from November 2023 to October 2024, and his former deputy Mikhail

Details
Category: Russia

Write comment (90 Comments)
  1. [Russia] - Kazakhstan Denies Russia Plans Early Exit From Baikonur Spaceport
  2. [Russia] - Authorities Arrest Publishing House Staff Over Alleged LGBTQ+ Books
  3. Moscow Metro Installs Replica of Stalin Monument
  4. What’s the Situation on the Front Lines as Russia-Ukraine Talks Begin
  5. [Russia] - Estonia Says Russian Military Jet Violated Airspace After Attempt to Detain 'Shadow Fleet' Tanker