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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

More than eleven thousand Ukrainian soldiers were killed in February in the conflict against Russia, in the estimate provided by Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, according to which Kiev army's losses increased by more than 40% compared to January

Ukrainian President Zelensky said he is convinced that Vladimir Putin will sooner or later be killed by his own entourage: 'there will definitely be a time when the fragility of the Putin regime will be felt within Russia; predators will eat the predator'

The country has supplied India with some $13 billion worth of weapons over the past five years and New Delhi has ordered more than $10 billion worth of weapons and military equipment from Moscow, according to Russian state news agencies

Some 40 countries could boycott the Olympic Games to be held in Paris next year, nullifying the entire event, after several countries rejected an International Olympic Committee plan to allow Russians and Belarusians to participate in the event

Russian workers have begun the complete demolition of the Azovie neighbourhood of the occupied city of Mariupol, including houses not damaged by the war, in order to build 'elite' housing

Mirjana Spoljaric, the new head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, will fly to Moscow, stating that "urgent humanitarian issues will be raised with government officials and the Russian Red Cross"