Human Rights
Russia agrees to multi-nation prisoner exchange that includes Americans Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan
If completed, the multi-country prisoner exchange deal would be the largest since the Cold War
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Immigration
CBP: Former Russian military bomber engineer seeks asylum at U.S. border
The Russian told CBP officials that he had sensitive information regarding his country’s military that would be wanted by the U.S. government
Politics
Russia suffers highest soldier casualty rate since start of Ukraine invasion
The data shows that around 824 Russian soldiers are dying every day in Ukraine this month
Politics
U.S. designates Russian paramilitary firm Wagner Group as criminal organization
The group is being accused of destabilizing governments and several other human rights violations, including targeting women and children in Ukraine, attacking schools and hospitals, and forcibly relocating civilians
Politics
Russia's FSB spy agency opens case against U.S. citizen for suspected espionage
"The American is suspected of collecting intelligence on biological topics directed against the security of the Russian Federation," the FSB said
Politics
Russia proposes 36-hour ceasefire for Orthodox Christmas, Kyiv rejects truce
Putin instructed Russian troops fighting in Ukraine to hold their fire from noon on Friday until midnight on Saturday
Politics
Putin being ‘kept alive on Western cancer drugs,' says source
“I can say that without this [foreign] treatment he would definitely not have been in public life in the Russian Federation,” the source said
Politics
Trump says he rejected Russia's deal to swap Paul Whelan for Viktor Bout
“I turned down a deal with Russia for a one-on-one swap of the so-called Merchant of Death for Paul Whelan,” Trump claimed
Human Rights
Russia sentences politician to prison after criticizing the Kremlin's actions in Ukraine
The charges against Yashin stem from a YouTube Livestream video in which he talked about Ukrainians that were killed in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha
Politics
Putin plans to escape to Venezuela if Russia loses Ukraine war, says source
Part of the contingency plan involves Putin and other top Russian leaders fleeing to Venezuela to escape any kind of persecution
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Putin drives a Mercedes across Crimea bridge damaged by blast
The bridge suffered significant damage after an October 8 bombing that the Kremlin claims was carried out by Ukrainian military intelligence
