Commercial satellites used by the United States to assist Ukraine in its war against Russia are “legitimate” targets for attacks, a Russian diplomatsaid Wednesday.

Private assets like Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet constellation, as well as Maxar and Planet Labs earth observation satellites, have proven critical in keeping Ukrainians on

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Russian lawmakers on Thursday voted unanimously in favor of a bill to forbid the spreading of “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations” toward minors and adults.

While Russian law currently prohibits the spread of so-called "gay propaganda" to minors under 18, the new bill would expand the ban to content aimed at all age groups. Activists

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U.S. automaker Ford Motor announced Wednesday it has finalized a full exit from Russia with the sale of its minority stake in a Moscow region-based joint venture.

Ford was among a number of foreign automakers to suspend operations in Russia in March after President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to invade Ukraine eight months ago. German

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Russia's Embassy in Oslo criticized what it called Norway's "spy mania" on Wednesday, a day after the Scandinavian country announced the arrest of a suspected Russian sleeper agent.

The Norwegian counter-intelligence service PST on Tuesday said it had arrested a Russian so-called "illegal" agent masquerading as a Brazilian researcher at the

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Russian media figure Ksenia Sobchak has fled Russia after authorities raided her villa outside Moscow in connection with an extortion case which she dismissed as government pressure on her media group, AFP and state-run media reported Wednesday.

Agents searched Sobchak’s property in the Moscow region village of Gorki-8, according to the 112 T

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Russian authorities have raided television presenter Ksenia Sobchak’s villa outside Moscow in connection with the arrest of an executive in her media holding, while Sobchak herself appeared to have fled the country, state-run media reported Wednesday.

Agents searched Sobchak’s property in the Moscow region village of Gorki-8, according to the 112 T

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