Ilya Ponomarev has long been a thorn in the side of Russian president Vladimir Putin. From leading street protests over his re-election in 2012 to being the only MP to … Read More
The “brave people” of Ukraine defending their country against Russia’s relentless invasion have been awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, the European Union’s highest tribute to human rights defenders. … Read More
Russian airstrikes targeted civilian infrastructure in Ukraine on Tuesday, leaving hundreds of thousands across the war-torn nation without power or water. In Kyiv, two people were killed in a morning … Read More
Wild video footage shows a stricken Russian fighter pilot lying on the ground next to a giant, deadly inferno he caused by crashing his bomber into an apartment building close … Read More
MOSCOW — A Russian warplane crashed Monday into a residential area in a Russian city on the Sea of Azov after suffering engine failure, leaving at least 13 people dead, … Read More
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military conscription has sent ill-prepared troops into battle with scant equipment — and is bringing them home in body bags. The Kremlin’s so-called “partial mobilization” has … Read More
A real estate company with ties to first son Hunter Biden received more than $100 million from a Russian billionaire for property investments across the US that date back a … Read More
A Ukrainian orchestra conductor was murdered in the occupied city of Kherson over his refusal to participate in a concert put on by Russian authorities, the Ukrainian government said. Yuri … Read More
It was a different kind of shotgun wedding. Famed Ukrainian sniper Evgenia Emerald — known as her country’s “Joan of Arc” — tied the knot with a man she met … Read More
The war in Ukraine, and the resulting rise in the cost of living, has plunged millions more children into poverty in Eastern Europe and Central Asia in recent months, warns … Read More
