player in Russian “ malign influence operations.” And she’s proud of it. Margarita Simonyan says

government would be inaugurated on September 11. Margarita Simonyan, the head of the RT channel, said

the shop's Japanese rice balls with mushrooms and its humus.... Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief

BERLIN( Reuters)-Ruptly, a Russian state-owned news agency based in Berlin, is facing a staff exodus after President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine that is part of a broader contraction of Russia's global news empire. Employees complained on an all-staff call that they were being prevented from describing the invasion as such, amongst other editorial objections, according to a recording of the call heard by Reuters.... One, head of planning Katerina Alexandridi, confirmed her departure to

Russia’s emergencies minister Yevgeny Zinichev has died during a training exercise in the Arctic, the Russian government has reported.“ We regret to inform you that Zinichev tragically died while performing his official duties during inter-departmental drills to prevent crisis situations in the Arctic, saving someone’s life, ” the ministry said in a message reported by RIA. The editor-in-chief of Russia’s state-funded RT television station, Margarita Simoyan, reported that the minister had died

MOSCOW( REUTERS)-A Russian government minister who once served in President Vladimir Putin's security detail died in the Arctic on Wednesday( Sept 8) while trying to save the life of a film director who fell into a river, his ministry said. Yevgeny Zinichev, 55, a close Putin ally who had headed the high-profile Emergencies Ministry since 2018, was in the remote city of Norilsk to oversee large-scale training exercises in the region.He is one of a handful of prominent politicians who began their

After thousands of Russians took to the streets to protest against the invasion of Ukraine, authorities sought Friday to push back against the spreading antiwar sentiment and project an image of strength and righteousness.... According to a local news site, Chechnya Today, Kadyrov said they were prepared to take part “ in any special operation, ” if needed, and urged Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to call Putin and offer an apology.... Recommended Ukraine-Russia news: Putin tells Ukra

BRUSSELS--The European Union agreed to slap sanctions Wednesday on Russia's defense minister, a top adviser to President Vladimir Putin and hundreds of Russian lawmakers who voted in favor of recognizing the independence of separatist areas in southeast Ukraine. The sanctions, mostly a freeze on the assets of those listed and a ban on them traveling in the 27-nation EU, are the first steps in a planned series of retaliatory measures designed to be ramped up should Putin launch an attack or push

Read ourprivacy notice Thanks for signing up to theBreaking News email{{# verifyErrors}}{{ message}}{{/ verifyErrors}}{{^ verifyErrors}} Something went wrong.... Ukraine pledged not to use the missiles to attack Russia itself.( PNR/ PA)( PA Media) France followed Britain by sending its Scalp missiles, giving assurances that they would not be capable of hitting Russian soil.... But German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has refused to send the Taurus missiles....

MOSCOW — For more than a generation, Belarusian authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has looked to Moscow for money, political support and critical backing for whatever means were necessary to stay in power.... arrow-right A planned meeting Friday between Putin and Lukashenko in Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi underscored their bonds and Moscow’s role as patron and protector for Lukashenko’s regime.... Moscow proved time and time again that it would go far to keep Belarus in its sphere