Five armed gunmen opened fire and detonated explosives at people inside the a packed Crocus City Hall in Moscow on March 22. The attack has deeply hurt Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin revealed. File Photo Moscow Concert Hall Attack: The deadly terrorist attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall which left over 130 people dead and … Read more
In lieu of the Crocus terror attack, Russian President Vladimir Putin declares 24th March as a day of national mourning. In lieu of the Crocus terror attack, Russian President Vladimir Putin declares 24th March as a day of national mourning. The Crocus attack at the concert hall near Moscow unfolded as a horrific act of … Read more
Russians crowded outside polling stations at midday Sunday on the last day of a three-day presidential election, apparently heeding an opposition call to protest against President Vladimir Putin. Putin is poised to extend his nearly quarter century of rule for six more years after a relentless crackdown on dissent. The election was taking place amid … Read more
There’s an old Soviet joke. An aide of the General Secretary and ruler Leonid Brezhnev rushes into his office during an election. Brezhnev’s communists secured 99.8 per cent of the vote but the aide is still worried. “We’ve been robbed!” he yells. “Someone broke into the Kremlin vault and stole next year’s election results!” More … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Russia began three days of voting on Friday in an presidential election that is set to extend the rule of Vladimir Putin by six more years. Two years into the war in Ukraine, Putin dominates Russia’s political landscape and none of the other three candidates on the … Read more
The mother of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has filed a lawsuit at a court in the Arctic city of Salekhard contesting officials’ refusal to release her son’s body, Russia’s state news agency Tass reported Wednesday. A closed-door hearing has been scheduled for March 4, the report said, quoting court officials. Lyudmila Navalnaya has been … Read more
The Kremlin accused the Wall Street Journal of publishing “pulp fiction” on Friday after it reported that the death of mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash had been orchestrated by Russian security official Nikolai Patrushev. The WSJ reported that Prigozhin’s private jet was downed by a small bomb placed under a wing. Its … Read more
