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Russian President Vladimir Putin recently celebrated his 70th birthday amid the ongoing Ukrainian invasion. Reports indicate he received a barrage of "unusual gifts" on his birthday.  One of the odder gifts was a tractor given to him by his Belarusian ally, Alexander Lukashenko...

Former U.S. General Ben Hodges, who served as commanding general of the United States Army Europe until 2018, has said that Russia could be defeated by the end of the year, reports The Times.  Hodges said that the Russian lines are collapsing, and Ukraine is regaining its...

NATO has reportedly warned its members that Russian President Vladimir Putin may test a massive nuclear torpedo called Poseidon, reports the Times of London.  According to the report, a senior U.K. defense source has said that the Kremlin is planning to test a "doomsday" nuclear...

Former Russian journalist, Marina Ovsyannikova, confirmed on Telegram Wednesday she had escaped pre-trial house arrest and fled to an undisclosed location. Ovsyannikova, who had been under house arrest since August but said she is “completely innocent,” made headlines in March when she...

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has urged Russian citizens not to be afraid of death amid President Vladimir Putin's decision to mobilize troops in Ukraine. Patriarch Kirill, who has strongly supported Putin's decision on the Ukraine invasion, said during his sermon that a person of...

President Joe Biden used large sections of his speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday to condemn Russia's war in Ukraine and the Kremlin's nuclear threats on the West. Russian President Vladimir Putin is making “overt nuclear threats against Europe," Biden said, calling...

Russia President Vladimir Putin is set to address the public late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning at 1 a.m. EST, 8 a.m. Moscow (MSK) time. The speech was originally supposed to take place Tuesday afternoon approximately 1 p.m.-2 p.m. EST, but it was delayed with no explanation given. What...

Russia's foreign ministry confirmed Thursday that it was engaged in "quiet diplomacy" with the United States regarding the potential prisoner swap that would include WNBA star Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan for convicted Russian gun-...

On Saturday, The Moscow Times reported that a Russian diplomat officially confirmed for the first time that Moscow seeks convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout to be a part of the proposed Brittney Griner prisoner swap. "The discussions on the very sensitive topic of...

Russia confirmed on Thursday for the first time that negotiations between Washington and Moscow on a prisoner exchange are underway, following numerous starts and stops over the US proposed deal to release WNBA star Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan. The Washington Post reported the...

Russian officials, particularly President Vladamir Putin, have said that the economy is holding up, despite strong sanctions from the U.S. and European countries. But some leading economists said that is not the case.  According to a report from CNBC, sanctions imposed on Russia...

Vladamir Putin is known to the world for many things; most recently, though, he’s the Russian president who sent an army to invade Ukraine on Feb. 24. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksyy won’t back down, saying, "This is why it is very important for us to not allow them,...

According to the U.S. State Department, Russian President Vladimir Putin will be held accountable for war crimes that have been carried out against civilians in Ukraine.  Michael Carpenter, the U.S. ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, said on Friday that...

The Washington Post is reporting that former President Donald Trump's security advisor Michael Flynn will need to return money he received for attending a 2015 gala in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The U.S. Army contacted Flynn to hand over the $38,557.06...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday announced that Russia would supply Belarus with missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads.  While speaking with Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow, Putin said that Russia would transfer to Belarus Iskander-M tactical missile...