The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin over the “unlawful deportation” of Ukrainian children during Moscow’s invasion of its neighbor. The Hague-based court also issued an arrest warrant for Russian presidential children’s rights commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova on similar charges. Both Putin and Lvova-Belova “bear individual criminal responsibility”…
On March 17, a delegation of the RF State Duma deputies headed by Pavel Zavalny, Chairman of the Energy Committee, has visited during a working trip the largest Union State energy project, i .e. the Belarus NPP (its general designer and general contractor being the Engineering Division of Rosatom State Corporation). The Russian members of…
Belarus on Friday handed long jail terms to senior staff at the country’s largest independent news site, which was forced to shutter after historic demonstrations against strongman Alexander Lukashenko. The verdicts are the latest in a crackdown targeting journalists, opposition figures and activists who challenged Lukashenko’s claim that he won a sixth presidential term in…
Russian aluminum giant Rusal said Friday its net profit plummeted almost 45% in 2022, blaming inflation and geopolitical tensions for higher production costs. Rusal’s net profit of $1.8 billion marks a huge drop of 44.4% on the previous year, figures released by the group show. “Rusal faced unprecedented pressure and restrictions in 2022” and had…
A part of the Valdai National Park in northwestern Russia has been closed to visitors since an investigation revealed that President Vladimir Putin and his alleged mistress own property in the area, the independent Meduza news website reported Friday. Authorities announced that the specially protected zone of the national park had been expanded due to the “worsening…
Силовик: silovik I translate a lot of texts about contemporary political life in Russia, which means that I spend a lot of time sighing melodramatically as I come across a newly coined — or relatively newly coined — expression. For example, бешенный принтер (literally “insane printer”) or системная и несистемная оппозиция (literally systemic and non-systemic…
Russia has awarded the pilots of two fighter jets involved in this week’s confrontation with a U.S. drone over the Black Sea, the Defense Ministry said Friday. The United States accused Russia of an “unsafe” and “unprofessional” intercept of its MQ-9 Reaper surveillance drone that forced it to be brought down over the Black Sea…
Chinese companies had sent assault rifles, body armor and drone parts to Russia last year in what appears to be the first documented proof of Beijing supplying Russian companies with dual-use goods, Politico Europe has reported, citing customs data. The shipments took place between June-December 2022, the outlet said Thursday, citing the customs data aggregator…
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will travel to Russia for a three-day visit early next week in an apparent show of support for Moscow as it wages war in Ukraine, the Kremlin announced Friday. “On March 20-22, 2023, the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping will pay a visit to Russia for a…