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Medvedev calls for ‘sinking’ of Great Britain

The former Russian president was commenting on skiing champion Elena Vyalbe’s suggestion to ‘drop a bomb’ on London Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy head of Russia’s Security Council and former president, has suggested ‘sinking Great Britain’ as a way to solve the country’s problems with London. The former president was responding to a statement made late…

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Zelensky rules out ‘bargaining’ with Russia

Media reports earlier suggested that the West might tacitly agree to Moscow controlling some of Ukraine’s former territories Kiev has no plans to cede any territories to achieve peace in the conflict with Russia, Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has said. He made the comments in response to media reports claiming that the West is considering backing…

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Russia eyes banning animal impersonation

The viral trend spreading among Russian youth is seen as ‘destructive’ by the State Duma Education Committee A law on prohibiting the promotion of ‘destructive ideology’ in Russia is currently in the works, the deputy chair of the State Duma Education Committee, Yana Lantratova, said on Saturday in an interview with RIA Novosti. The ban…

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Russian ambassador to US returns home

Anatoly Antonov has left Washington, during a period of fractured ties between the two countries Russia’s former ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, has finished his term of office and has returned to Moscow, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday, amid unprecedented tensions between the two nuclear superpowers.  “The Russian ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov,…

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Russian journalist punished for approaching German FM

Valentin Bogdanov, the head of state broadcaster VGTRK’s New York bureau, was later restored to his previous status The head of Russian state VGTRK broadcaster’s New York bureau, Valentin Bogdanov, had his accreditation to the United Nations downgraded for attempting to request a comment from German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. The incident happened on the sidelines…

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Christian church hails ‘LGBTQ propaganda’ ban

The majority of Georgians oppose homosexuality, the country’s Orthodox Church argues The Georgian Orthodox Church has praised the country’s parliament for passing a law restricting the spread of LGBTQ content and banning gender reassignment surgery, describing it as a “positive step forward” for the conservative post-Soviet nation. Signed into law by Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva…

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