The jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner has been moved to a penal colony in Russia, her legal team said Wednesday. A Russian court rejected her appeal of her nine-year sentence for drug possession last month. “Brittney was transferred from…
Moscow initiates search for son of top official arrested in Italy
Russian authorities have put the son of a senior official on a wanted list for alleged money laundering, the Interfax news agency reported on Friday, citing Russia’s Interior Ministry. The man in question is Artyom Uss, whose father Alexander Uss…
Russia’s Progress MS-21 cargo spacecraft successfully docks with ISS
Russia’s Progress MS-21 cargo spacecraft successfully docked with the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) early Friday. The website of Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos reported. The docking process was supervised from the ground by specialists from the…
WNBA star Brittney Griner set to appeal her case in Russian court
A Russian court on Tuesday will start hearing American basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal against her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession. She is taking part in the session held at the Moscow Regional Court via video call from a…
Erdogan, Putin scheduled to meet in Astana later this week
Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will hold a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin later this week in the Kazakh capital of Astana, a Turkish presidential source said on Tuesday. The meeting between the two leaders is scheduled for Thursday,…
Finland to close Russian border amid travel spike from Putin’s mobilization
Finland, which has the longest border with Russia in the European Union, is moving to restrict Russian tourists from entering the country as the war in Ukraine continues to intensify into its eighth month. On Thursday, the Finnish government announced…
Russia confirmed to annex 4 parts of Ukraine after sham votes
Russia confirmed on Thursday that it will formally annex four regions of Ukraine, amounting to 15% of the war-torn neighboring country, after declaring victory in Kremlin-backed sham referendums. Moscow-installed administrations in the four regions of southern and eastern Ukraine claimed…
Putin grants Russian citizenship to former NSA contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden
President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden, according to a decree signed by the Russian leader on Monday. Snowden is one of 75 foreign nationals listed by the decree as being granted Russian…
Deadly gun attack at Russian school
A gunman has opened fire at a school in central Russia, killing at least 13 people and injuring others, Russian officials say. Victims include seven children at the school of about 1,000 pupils in the city of Izhevsk. The gunman…
Russia banned from Euro 2024 qualifiers
The exclusion of Russia from international sport continues as UEFA has confirmed the country would not be participating in the qualification for Euro 2024. The Russian national team and Russian clubs were banned from international competitions earlier this year by…