Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday visited Bucha, where Russia's army is accused of killing numerous civilians three years earlier, urging European allies to unite to avoid fresh massacres.Following Russia's retreat from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha after a month-long occupation ending March 31, 2022, AFP reporters saw the bodies of
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A Moscow court sentenced investigative journalists Roman Anin and Yekaterina Fomina to eight and a half years in prison each in absentia for spreading “fake news” about the Russian military’s actions in Ukraine, the exiled news outlet IStories reported Monday.

In June, Russian authorities issued arrest warrants for Anin, the co-founder and

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the conscription of 160,000 men by July 15, an increase from previous drafts as Moscow seeks to expand its military ranks.

Russia holds biannual conscription drives, with men aged 18-30 eligible for mandatory service. The Kremlin and Defense Ministry insist conscripts are not sent into combat and

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Moldova expelled three Russian diplomats on Monday after its security service accused the Russian Embassy in Chisinau of helping a pro-Kremlin lawmaker flee from custody.

“The decision is based on clear evidence that [the three Russian diplomats] carried out activities contrary to their diplomatic status,” Moldova’s Foreign Ministry said in a

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If there are no special needs payments or awards, can I at least get a parrot on my shoulder to fit the image? states Konstantin, a previous Russian soldier who lost his leg during the war in Ukraine, in a discuss social media.Konstantin is resolving the state-run Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation, which assists Russian veterans reintegrate into
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Russia's Supreme Court will think about a demand from the Prosecutor General's Office to get rid of the Taliban from its list of terrorist companies on April 17, the Interfax news firm reported Monday.If authorized, the choice would mark completion of more than 20 years of the Taliban's classification as a terrorist group in Russia.A legal system
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