Russia

Russia, battling birth rate dip, is working on ‘child-free’ ideology ban, Putin ally says

Russian forces storming eastern Ukrainian town of Vuhledar, bloggers and media say

Biden administration seeks to ban Chinese, Russian tech in U.S. autonomous vehicles

Russia’s Putin calls for greater role for BRICS on world’s energy markets

Russia strikes apartment blocks in Ukraine’s Kharkiv in second consecutive nighttime attack

Legal team for Russians at War producers sends note to TVO demanding network reinstate support

Senior Russian lawmaker warns Ukrainian strikes with Western missiles could lead to nuclear war

India and China use illegal funds and disinformation to sway politicians, CSIS report says

Two dead after shooting at Moscow office of Russia’s Wildberries

Ukrainian drones strike large military depot in Russian town northwest of Moscow

Russians at War screening at TIFF theatre draws protesters

Russian army expansion needed to address growing threats on western flank, Kremlin says

Meta bans RT and other Russian state media networks

Ukraine invites UN, International Committee of the Red Cross to Russia’s Kursk region

Russian drone barrage injures at least one in Kyiv region, Ukraine says

Morning Update: A handy catch-up on foreign interference

Ukraine’s spy chief says North Korean military aid to Russia presents major battlefield problem

Infighting rocks Russia’s exiled opposition as Navalny allies accuse colleagues of foul play

TIFF stands firm on decision to premiere controversial Russians at War documentary

Russian-Canadian director responds to TIFF documentary backlash, says journalists ‘follow the story where it goes’