The Russian state has reportedly developed a sprawling network of 147 facilities known as Avangard to enable compulsory military training for school-age children, according to an investigation by inde

The Russian strongman has dramatically ramped up security, including living in fortified bunkers, amid fears of a coup by 'elites.'

Aging, allegedly ailing Vladimir Putin has been mocked over his puffy, strangely altered face after the fearful, paranoid Russian dictator made a rare public appearance in Moscow over the weekend. The swollen-cheeked 73-year-old despot was spotted at an unusually quiet Victory Day parade to mark the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

Set in Russia in the years following the fall of communism, The Wizard of the Kremlin doesn't always work dramatically. But you leave with a better understanding of how Vladimir Putin came to power.

Moldova, an EU candidate country, faces destabilizing efforts by Moscow as Russia seeks to get more troops for the Ukraine war.

EADaily, May 16th, 2026. The head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, and Moldovan President Maia Sandu are concerned about the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin on simplifying the granting of Russian citizenship to residents of Transnistria.

The situation has worsened considerably for the Russians over the last few months due in part to Ukraine’s tactical ingenuity and Kyiv’s growing ability to do to Russia what Russia has long done to Ukraine.

Russian spy has detailed the stomach-churning way he narrowly managed to escape President Vladimir Putin’s death squad — by hiding inside a dead cow’s carcass.