Russia and North Korea on Wednesday began construction of their first road bridge, touting the project as a symbol of deepening ties.

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced the launch of construction across the Tyumen River, which forms the natural border between the two countries, during a video call with Pak Thae-song, chairman of North

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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday that Ukraine should engage directly with Moscow on peace negotiations rather than rely on U.S. mediation.

“America is trying to mediate, and we’re grateful to the United States for these truly intense efforts,” Peskov told reporters. “[But] a peace agreement should be signed with Ukraine, not with A

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Dozens of wealthy Russians, including members of President Vladimir Putin's inner circle, left the nation in the early days of the major intrusion of Ukraine, the independent media outlet Proekt reported Wednesday.Forty-nine of the 200 Russian businessmen on Forbes' list of billionaires left Russia in late February and March 2022, according t

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Russian law enforcement authorities on Wednesdayannounced tax evasion charges against a social media influencer who markets self-help courses on Instagram.

Inna Tliashinova owes the government 431 million rubles ($5.3 million) in back taxes and fines accrued from 2020 to 2022, according to the Moscow branch of Russia’s Investigative Committee, w

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Russian law enforcement authorities issued an arrest warrant for Tikhon Dzyadko, the editor-in-chief of the exiled broadcaster TV Rain, the news website Mediazona reported Wednesday.

A wanted notice for Dzyadko appeared in the Russian Interior Ministry’s database after a Moscow court in Februarypressed administrative charges against him and three

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The Kremlin is ramping up efforts to reassert its influence in Armenia ahead of the country’s 2026 parliamentary elections, the Vedomosti business daily reported Wednesday, citing officials and other sources familiar with the strategy.

The initiative is being overseen by the Kremlin’s domestic policy chief Sergei Kiriyenko and will focus on shaping

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