We are unlikely to see any more Federal Protective Service officers as governors following the resignation of Astrakhan’s acting governor, Sergei Morozov. This doesn’t mean that security service officials will no longer hold high-ranking government positions, but they won’t have the special status

Russia’s recent regional and municipal elections saw an increase in voting by the reform-minded minority and a decrease in voter turnout among Putin’s former majority. However, the Kremlin chooses to ignore these trends, turning a blind eye to the possibility that the active minority and the discon

But, as far as I know, there have been no new deliveries ordered and confirmed after Feb.... It used to sell the stout for 690 roubles($ 10.83) per pint. Diageo, which makes Smirnoff vodka and Guinness, began its own distribution in Russia in 2006 and once noted enormous growth potential in the country.... Imported alcohol is now 20-50% more expensive, while local beers are slightly cheaper than imported ones used to be before Feb....

Open this photo in gallery People, most of them without face masks, walk at Red Square during sunset in Moscow on June 24. Alexander Zemlianichenko/ The Associated PressThey tried grocery giveaways and lotteries for new cars and apartments.... Then they took a series of measures that were clearly attempted to make it seem as though the government had everything under control, the pandemic was no big deal.... … And now they’re in this situation, not surprisingly, where low vaccination rates hav

Petersburg, carrying Prigozhin, six other Wagner members, and a crew of three, according to Russia’s civil aviation authority.... Rescuers found 10 bodies, and Russian media cited anonymous sources in Wagner who said Prigozhin was dead.... The purpose of their trip to St....

Petersburg, carrying Prigozhin, six other Wagner members, and a crew of three, according to Russia’s civil aviation authority.... Rescuers found 10 bodies, and Russian media cited anonymous sources in Wagner who said Prigozhin was dead.... The purpose of their trip to St....

A truck carries wreckage from the plane crash in Russia that is believed to have killed Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.... 24, 2023Asked by the Associated Press whether the Kremlin had received official confirmation of Prigozhin’s death, Peskov referenced Putin’s remarks from a day earlier: “ He said that right now all the necessary forensic analyses, including genetic testing, will be carried out.... Wagner fighters also have played a central role projecting Russian influence in gl

Mr Peskov said:" In fact, the Black Sea agreements ceased to be valid today.... More infoSUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you.... This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding....

MOSCOW-Russian forces were battling Ukrainian troops for a third day on Thursday after they smashed through the Russian border in the Kursk region, an audacious attack on the world's biggest nuclear power that has forced Moscow to call in reserves.In one of the biggest Ukrainian attacks on Russia of the two-year-old war, around 1, 000 Ukrainian troops rammed through the Russian border in the early hours of Aug.... 6 with tanks and armoured vehicles, covered in the air by swarms of drones and po

For the in-system political parties, the presidential administration simply sets some general ground rules. For the new administrative parties, the presidential administration is not just an overseer, but their immediate boss.