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Fuel rationing spreads further across Russia

Authorities in four more Russian regions, Yakutia, Bashkortostan, Primorsky Krai, and Krasnodar Krai, have announced gasoline and diesel rationing, independent newspaper The Moscow Times reported on June 29.

29 June, 09:43 PM

Sergei Ivanov: The KGB ally Putin trusted, feared and kept from Russia’s top job

The career of former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov, who died on June 26, developed in parallel with that of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. The two were close allies who worked together in the KGB, the FSB and the Russian government.

27 June, 10:16 PM

Hawks urge Putin to escalate as Ukraine expands deep strikes

Hard-liners in the Russian commentariat are furious over Ukraine’s persistent air strike campaign targeting Russia’s rear and are urging dictator Vladimir Putin to “abandon diplomacy and escalate,” Reuters reported on June 26.

26 June, 07:58 PM

Sergei Ivanov, Putin ally and former Russian defense minister, dies at 73

Sergei Ivanov, a former Russian defense minister and Vladimir Putin’s special representative who served with him in the KGB and later became one of his closest allies, has died at 73, Russian investigative outlet Vazhnyye Istorii reported on June 26.

26 June, 04:06 PM

Putin awards his bodyguards while drone strikes shatter Moscow

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin awarded the Order of Zhukov to the FSO Presidential Regiment responsible for guarding the Kremlin and securing the leadership of the aggressor state, The Moscow Times reported on June 24.

24 June, 01:48 PM

Peskov says Putin and Lukashenko may discuss Zelenskyy’s Belarus warning

Statements by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about Belarus will be discussed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on June 22.

22 June, 05:45 PM

Peskov tells Russians to watch footage of strikes on Ukraine after Moscow attack

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov urged Russians concerned about recent Ukrainian drone strikes on Moscow to watch footage of the damage caused by Russian attacks on Ukraine, according to remarks cited by Russian state media on June 19.

19 June, 02:38 PM

Macron: Trump agrees Russia not interested in peace talks

U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside other G7 leaders, agreed that Moscow has shown no willingness to engage in talks to end the Russo–Ukrainian war, French President Emmanuel Macron said on June 17.

17 June, 10:58 PM

EU Council head Costa reached out to Kremlin in negotiations push

European Council President Antonio Costa established contact with Kremlin officials to try and engage Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in negotiating an end to the Russo–Ukrainian war, Bloomberg reported on June 17, citing sources.

17 June, 08:56 PM

Russian central bank head Nabiullina vanishes from public life

Elvira Nabiullina, head of Russia’s Central Bank, has not appeared in public for an extended period, prompting media reports and online speculation that she may be preparing to resign, independent newspaper The Moscow Times reported on June 11.

11 June, 08:44 PM

Kremlin confirms meeting between Putin and former German Chancellor Schröder

Vladimir Putin met with former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, a longtime associate of the Kremlin leader, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on June 5.

6 June, 05:00 PM

Putin completely detached from reality of Ukraine war, relies on fabricated data

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin remains completely detached from the realities of his war in Ukraine and is unaware of the unfolding situation, investigative journalist Andrey Zakharov told Radio NV on June 4.

4 June, 12:15 PM

Kremlin's top state bank begins mass layoffs despite billions in state bailouts

Russia's key state development bank, VEB.RF, will reduce its budget and lay off 15% of its workforce by 2027, the bank's head Igor Shuvalov announced, The Moscow Times reported on June 3.

3 June, 01:27 PM

Putin insists Russia’s victory in sight, offers no timeline

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin reiterated his May 9 parade claim that the Russo–Ukrainian war is “approaching its end,” state propaganda agencies TASS and RIA Novosti reported on May 29.

29 May, 11:29 PM

Military industry cannibalizes Russia’s civilian economy, report says

Russia’s overheated military‑industrial sector is squeezing the civilian economy, the AP reported on May 29.

29 May, 10:39 PM

Russia makes seizing dissidents’ property easier

The Russian State Duma has approved a bill allowing authorities to seize the property of Russians who have left the country without a court order, independent outlet The Moscow Times reported on May 26.

26 May, 08:36 PM

Tension boils inside Kremlin as Putin's war considered huge error — The Telegraph

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has collapsed from a guaranteed multi-day victory march into a “gigantic geopolitical blunder,” UK historian and professor of Russian history Robert Service wrote in his column for The Telegraph on May 24.

25 May, 12:45 PM

Former SBU official: Lukashenko unlikely to order invasion of Ukraine

While self-proclaimed Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko remains in power, he will not cave to Russian pressure to order an invasion of Ukraine, retired Maj. Gen. Viktor Yahun, former deputy chief of Ukraine’s SBU security service, told NV Radio on May 18.

19 May, 03:17 AM

Moscow calls for renewed peace talks after deadly Kyiv strike

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow expects peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine to resume, according to Russia’s state news agency TASS on May 18.

18 May, 06:52 PM

Putin tells Russian elites war is nearing end, journalist suggests

When Russian dictator Vladimir Putin said the Russo–Ukrainian war is “moving toward an end” during his May 9 parade speech, he was likely assuaging Russian elites who are grumbling about the deteriorating economy, Russian journalist Mikhail Fishman told NV Radio on May 11.

11 May, 07:57 PM

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