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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Germany says displaying Russian 'Z' could be a crime
"The Russian war of aggression on the Ukraine is a criminal act, and whoever publicly approves of this war of aggression can also make himself liable to prosecution," German Interior Ministry spokesperson announced on Monday.
Politics
Russia warns it will not supply gas to Europe 'for free'
"We are not going to supply gas for free, this is clear," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. "In our situation, this is hardly possible and appropriate to engage in charity with European customers"
Politics
Lavrov: Russia-China relations at an all-time high
By undermining the effectiveness of the sanctions regime being imposed on Russia, China clearly hopes to weaken the compliance mechanism that keeps that order working and under American control
Politics
Biden comment that Putin 'cannot remain in power' reverberates despite White House walk back
The Kremlin responded to the original remark, saying that the American president is not the arbiter of who should take power in Russia
Technology
Spotify pulls service in Russia, citing censorship law there
Russian law “puts the safety of Spotify's employees and the possibility of even our listeners at risk,” company says
Politics
Russian Ministry of Defense releases casualty count far lower than estimates by NATO, Ukraine
"To date, 1,351 servicemen have died, 3,825 have been injured," the defense ministry claimed
Politics
Putin blasts the West for trying to "cancel" Russian culture
"Today they are trying to cancel a whole thousand-year culture, our people," Putin warned
Business
Russia asks India to help bypass Western sanctions
Although global sanctions have successfully blocked Russia from most sectors of the Western market, sources warned that sanctions might not prevent payments in euros because GAIL’s contract is with a Singapore unit of Gazprom
Politics
Turkish President Erdoğan says Russia and Ukraine have come to an agreement on major issues
Turkish president reports that there "is almost a consensus" on key issues
Politics
Biden suggests Russia be kicked out of G20
Biden said if other countries don’t agree on removing Russia, then Ukraine should be added to the group meetings
