The roots of conflict between Russia and Ukraine run deep. It all boils down to Moscow's unwillingness to accept Ukraine's independence. An overview. Russia and Ukraine: Chronicle of an undeclared war The tensions between Russia and Ukraine have a history that dates all the way back to the Middle Ages. The two countries share common roots which extend back to the East Slavic state of Kievan Rus'. This is why Russian President
120,000 Russian soldiers on the Ukrainian border are an obvious threat to NATO and now the official recognition of the self-proclaimed People's Republics of Donetsk and Lugansk. All hell is loose in the east February 23, 2022, published 1 day before the start of the war. 120,000 Russian soldiers on the Ukrainian border are an obvious threat to NATO and now the official recognition of the self-proclaimed People's Republics
The worst year in the history of post-Soviet Russia Sergey Davidis on the offensive against human rights in Russia in 2021 Police officers detain a Memorial supporter outside Russia's Supreme Court, after prosecutor's request to dissolve Memorial International, the country's most prominent rights group, for allegedly violating the controversial law on "foreign agents", in Moscow on December 28, 2021. - Russia's Supreme Court on December 28, 2021 will consider
More than 40 thousand refugees from Donbass arrived in the Rostov region More than 40,000 refugees have already arrived in the Rostov region from Donbass. This was announced on Sunday, February 20, by the acting head of the Russian Emergencies Ministry Alexander Chupriyan. “More than 40,000 people who were forced to leave neighboring regions arrived on Russian territory. Now they are located mainly in 92 temporary accommodation centers,” said
Верховный суд Чечни оставил под арестом Зарему Мусаеву 10 февраля 2022 года защита просила суд смягчить меру пресечения Заремы Мусаевой. У нее диабет и предположительно коронавирус. Прокурор в ответ указал, что все совершенно законно и Мусаева должна остаться в СИЗО в соответствие с совершенным преступлением. Обвинение утверждает, что пожилая женщина атаковала чеченского полицейского и поцарапала ему щеку. Суд согласился с доводами гособвинителя. «Решение суда первой инстанции оставлено без изменений», —
Russian Ministry of Justice asks to close LGBT fund for the sake of "traditional family values" The St. Petersburg Department of the Ministry of Justice of Russia filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking the liquidation of the Sphere charity foundation (recognized as an NGO that acts as a foreign agent) that supports Russian LGBT initiatives. On Wednesday it became known that the court left the claim for the liquidation of
Over 1.5 thousand activists and journalists left Russia in 2021 due to criminal and political persecution Threats, fear of persecution and desire to return. Why politicians, journalists and activists are leaving Russia In 2021, more than 1.5 thousand activists and journalists left Russia due to criminal and political persecution, researchers from the Free Russia Foundation* calculated. Those who were forced to leave the country told OVD-Info what the decision was
Astrakhan court sentenced 56-year-old Jehovah's Witness to six years in prison A court in Astrakhan sentenced 56-year-old follower of Jehovah's Witnesses Anna Safronova to six years in a penal colony. She was found guilty of participating in an extremist community and financing its activities (part 2 of article 282.2 and part 1 of article 282.3), according to the website of the regional department of the Investigative Committee. Имя женщины приводится
Alexei Navalny, the jailed top critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been put on a list of banned individuals. Russia adds Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to 'terrorist' list The move puts Navalny and several of his allies on a par with extremist group "Islamic State." Russia on Tuesday put Kremlin opponent Alexei Navalny and a number of his allies, including a main aide, Lyubov Sobol, on a database of "terrorists and extremists."
Police kidnapped the wife of the ex-judge of the Supreme Court of Chechnya Saidi Yangulbayev On January 20, 2022, armed and masked men identifying themselves as Chechen law enforcement officials broke into the flat of the ex-judge of the Supreme Court of Chechnya Saidi Yangulbayev and Zarema Musayeva in Nizhny Novgorod. They showed an order to bring the family to Chechnya as witnesses in a fraud case, after which
