Russia

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"

President Putin has sent a bill to Parliament to end Moscow's participation in Greco, the Council of Europe's anti-corruption body, and denounce the relevant Convention against Corruption

Russian missiles reportedly hit Ukraine yesterday in the biggest wave of strikes in weeks, damaging power stations and other critical infrastructure during freezing winter weather

This year Russian President Vladimir Putin will not hold his marathon December press conference, breaking an annual tradition dating back to the early years of his presidency

Russia's permanent representative to international organisations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, has said that Russia will no longer supply oil to European countries after the EU decision to impose a price cap

The EU Parliament recognised Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism and as a state using terrorist methods