MOSCOW/KYIV: According to Moscow, Ukrainian artillery bombardment in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine claimed the lives of five persons. Drone strikes were also reported on two Russian oil facilities on Wednesday. In a week in which both nations accused one another of using airstrikes to sow terror in their capital cities asRead More →

BANJA LUKA – Milorad Dodik, the head of the Bosnian Serb Republic, presented Russian President Vladimir Putin with the honour in absentia on Sunday at a ceremony commemorating the holiday of the Bosnian Autonomous Serb Republic. According to RT, Putin received the medal for his “special patriotic affection and concernRead More →

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain slapped sanctions on 30 people globally on Friday, including Russian and Iranian authorities, for acts of torture, sexual abuse, and violent repression of public movements. The action comes a day after France imposed additional European Union sanctions against Iran for human rights violations in its securityRead More →

On Saturday, Russia cut off gas supplies to Finland, escalating a dispute with the West over energy costs, and intensified an offensive in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region. Russia is mounting what appears to be a significant offensive in Luhansk, one of two provinces in Donbas, after ending weeks of resistanceRead More →

As Moscow showcased its military strength during a massive parade commemorating the Soviet triumph over Nazi Germany in 1945, President Vladimir Putin defended Russia’s war in Ukraine as vital to safeguard the “Motherland.” While Putin delivered his Victory Day speech, fierce conflicts raged in eastern Ukraine, and intercontinental ballistic missilesRead More →