Culture
Kremlin denies rumor Putin is seriously ill
"You know, President Putin appears in public every day," the official stressed
Politics
Ukrainian President calls on civilians to take up arms against Russian invaders
The world awoke to the largest conflict in Europe since the Second World War after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine on Thursday morning – targeting key cities in an alleged bid to ‘demilitarize’ Moscow’s western neighbor.
Politics
BREAKING: Russia declines Ukraine summit with United States—for now
A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that its “premature to talk” with the U.S. about the developing crisis in Ukraine amidst warnings about future human rights abuses if Moscow invades Kyiv
Politics
Putin says the world faces most dangerous decade since WW2
Putin also accused the West of “forcing the thesis that Russia will use nuclear weapons"
Politics
SPECIAL REPORT: Russians flee homeland in fear of new Iron Curtain
Multiple reports suggest thousands of Russian citizens who disagree with Vladimir Putin’s invasion are scrambling to leave their homeland as sanctions close off travel options. One prominent Russian-Israeli oligarch who fled to Israel in 2003 after being targeted by Putin announced Tuesday he will renounce his Russian citizenship. “Everything that Putin touches dies,” he said.
Business
PANIC: Russians scramble to buy sugar amidst shortage
Videos of Russians fighting over sugar in supermarkets have emerged amongst fears of a food shortage caused by Western sanctions over Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, according to reports.
Human Rights
Student in Belarus sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for sharing criticism of Ukraine war
A court in Belarus sentenced a 20-year-old student from the eastern city of Mahiliou to 6.5 years in prison for expressing criticism Ukraine war and Alyaksandr Lukashenka, the country’s authoritarian ruler and close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin
Opinion & Reviews
OPINION: Russia, Ukraine and the deafening silence of Pope Francis
Although Pope Francis said on Wednesday that the prospect of war in Ukraine caused “great pain in my heart," the leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics stopped short of condemning Vladimir Putin’s bloody, illegal invasion
Business
Latin America stands to lose as oil prices hit $100 amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Oil prices hit $100 a barrel for the first time since 2011, following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s widely-condemned decision to invade his country’s southern neighbor, Ukraine
Politics
Putin declares martial law in annexed regions of Ukraine
Putin said martial law will ensure safety and maintain public order, as well as ensure "anti-terrorist protection of critical facilities."