Ex-US Consulate Staffer Jailed in Russia for Espionage
|By Babatunji wusu – A former Russian employee of the U.S. consulate in Vladivostok, Robert Shonov, has received a prison sentence of four years and ten months for “secret collaboration…
Niger is visited by Russian officials to deepen military ties.
Niger’s military chiefs met with a Russian team led by Colonel-General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, the deputy minister of defense, on Monday in Niamey. According to the Nigerien authorities, the two nations…
RUSSIAN FLAGS CANNOT BE SHOWN IN PARIS IN 2024, ACCORDING TO FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) should decide whether or not Russian athletes will compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Paris, according to French President Emmanuel Macron. Though it…
RUSSIA DETONATES A SIGNIFICANT DAM IN THE MOSCOW
Russia has been charged by Ukraine with detonating a significant dam in Kherson, an area controlled by Moscow. According to a local military official, at least eight distinct communities in…
UKRAINE PROHIBITS MPS AND OFFICIALS FROM TRAVELING OVERSEAS
During the conflict with Russia, the Ukrainian government has prohibited senior government employees and parliamentarians, including women, from traveling overseas. The proposal was approved last week, according to Andriy Demchenko,…
UEFA STRIPS RUSSIAN CITY KAZAN OF HOSTING SUPER CUP GAME
Because of the country’s ongoing conflict in Ukraine, UEFA revoked Russia’s hosting rights for the season-opening Super Cup game in August on Wednesday. Kazan, which hosted the 2018 World Cup,…
BRITTNEY GRINER, A BASKETBALL PLAYER FOR THE UNITED STATES, IS RELEASED BY RUSSIA IN EXCHANGE FOR ARMS DEALER VIKTOR BOUT
President Joe Biden said on Thursday that US basketball star Brittney Griner had been freed in a prisoner swap with Russia and was now in US custody. “She’s secure. She’s…
IF PUTIN IS INTERESTED IN ENDING THE WAR, BIDEN PROMISES TO MEET WITH HIM.
Joe Biden, the vice president of the United States, has stated that if Vladimir Putin wants to put an end to the conflict in Ukraine, he will meet with him.…
World Cup 2022: Shakhtar Donetsk calls on FIFA to replace Iran with Ukraine
Due to Iran’s alleged military backing for the Russian invasion, Shakhtar Donetsk, the leading football club in Ukraine, requested on Monday that FIFA exclude Iran from the World Cup. Sergei…
Putin Says Russia Vaccinated Two Million Against Virus
President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia had vaccinated more than two million people with its two-dose Sputnik V vaccine, while another two million had received their first dose. His…
