Russia

Ministry reports that Russia’s defense minister visited troops in Ukraine during the operation

Russia sets up a shield around Zaporizhzhia’s nuclear storage facility

Putin calls for military commanders in Ukraine

The EU agrees to more Russia sanctions and funds for Ukraine, capping the rocky 2022

Ukraine general says Russia digging in for long war

Russia is trying to make Ukraine a ‘dependent’ country like Belarus says the wife of a jailed Nobel laureate

Brittney Griner arrives in the USA after a prisoner swap with Russia

Yashin, a Kremlin critic, is jailed for eight years for “fake news” about the Russian war.

Russia’s Bout is feeling terrible and wants to be redrawn by the U.S.

Russian state media praises Putin’s win on Viktor Bout’s exchange