Russia

141 Russian chess players changed nationalities in order to compete; 12-time world champion Aleksandra Kostenjuk signed an open letter to Putin in March 2022 together with 33 other chess players demanding an end to hostilities

Russians queued up to reach the Crimean resorts, creating a 13-kilometre traffic jam on the Russian side of the Kerch Bridge connecting the Ukrainian peninsula, as if nothing had happened in the area

At their meeting in Moscow, Pope Francis' special envoy for peace in Ukraine, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, and Patriarch Kirill also discussed a possible meeting between Kirill and Pope Francis

An investigation by the independent media outlet Proekt has tried to shed light on Putin's wealth, revealing how, concealed by shell companies and fictitious marriages, he has amassed important possessions for his entire family

At the end of the trial that began last March, the prosecution demanded a 12-year prison sentence for Lilia Chanysheva, the former coordinator of Aleksei Navalny's political offices in Baskiria, accused of extremism

The former Wagner commander who had fled to Norway decided to return to Russia, knowing that his return could be dangerous, having seen, and reported, extrajudicial killings by mercenaries from his group at the front in Ukraine

There is tension over the tightness of security at the celebrations to commemorate the defeat of Nazi Germany, an event that has always been a propaganda tool for Putin; this year it was cancelled in dozens of cities

An advisory dated April 20 was posted on the Foreign Ministry’s Telegram channel on Saturday suggesting citizens to avoid travel to Canada, citing what it calls numerous cases of discrimination against Russians, including physical violence

A new law that should make it more difficult to escape from military service has been passed by the Parliament In an accelerated procedure

Despite Daria Trepova's admission in an interrogation film released by the Interior Ministry in connection with Tataskji's death, many suspect she was framed

Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Khan told that he believes Russian President Putin could be tried for alleged war crimes despite Moscow's claim that he is not subject to the court's decisions

Putin summoned the oligarchs on 16 March, asking for support as the $4 billion from companies to plug the Russian budget hole in January-February was not enough; in return, the oligarchs asked for the decriminalisation of the crime of money laundering