Europe Russia G7 countries are expected to announce a ban on the import of Russian diamonds in the coming weeks in an attempt to further cut Moscow's revenues; globally, the country is the largest supplier
Europe Russia Wagner group will be defined as a "terrorist organization," according to proposed legislation in the UK; Wagner group is accused by international organizations of war crimes and use of torture systems
Europe Russia ours before the accident that allegedly killed General Prigozhin, Sergei Surovikin, commander of the Russian Air Force, had been removed from office; he wasn’t seen in public since Wagner's uprising, to which he was thought to be very close
Europe Russia First lunar landing spacecraft in 47 years was launched by the country in an attempt to be the first nation to make a soft landing on the lunar south pole, a region believed to contain coveted pockets of water ice
Europe Russia US will share evidence on Russian war crimes with Hague tribunal which in March issued first arrest warrants for Russian officials and President Putin for orchestrating abduction and deportation of thousands of Ukrainian children