Javier G. Cuesta

Tuesday’s presidential vote will have a profound impact on Europe, Russia, Ukraine, the Middle East, Latin America, and China

The constant flow of high-end cars, jewelry, and watches shows the limits of Western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine. Parallel imports of cell phones and clothing are also on the rise

Some 104 soldiers have been killed in cold blood by Russian troops despite having surrendered. A total of 80% of the cases occurred this year

‘When NATO members get tired of fighting us, we will remain ready to continue this fight. And victory will be ours,” the Russian president said

Kyiv claims that Pyongyang’s forces are supporting Russian troops on Ukrainian soil

Hundreds of thousands of troops are at risk of suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder when they return from the front and the Kremlin has no support network in place

The multinational has removed dozens of apps, even though the Kremlin’s censorship body did not order the move. These services, half-permitted by the government, enable people in Russia to access social networks and independent media

Under the proposed new legislation, comments defending the decision not to have children could be fined by up to $55,000. After prohibiting LGBTQ+ activism, Russian authorities have set their sight on the feminist movement

The latest tactic is to get employees to recommend friends for jobs in a country where 55% of the population earns around $600 per month

The scientist who set up Russia’s first Internet provider in 1990 was charged in 2019 with alleged domain name hijacking

The Asian country, a signatory to the Rome Statute, is obliged to arrest the Russian leader but the Kremlin issued a message of calm: ‘All the details of the president’s visit have been carefully prepared, of course’

The burial ground houses 1,000 soldiers from the mercenary group, whose leader died in a plane crash after leading a mutiny against Vladimir Putin. In the villages of the province, the absence of young people who have gone to the front is palpable

The president has avoided commenting on the latest fundamentalist attacks on churches and synagogues, offering no statement on the 20 people killed in Dagestan on Sunday

Russia is pressing its advantage in troops, munitions and air dominance in several towns in the provinces of Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv to expand the front line and achieve strategic victories this summer

Some sectors of the military celebrated the general’s departure and now questions are being asked over the position of chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, overall commander of Kremlin forces in Ukraine

‘Russia is now going through a difficult, milestone period, the fate of the Motherland, its future, depends on each of us,’ the president told his troops

The Kremlin said any discussion of deploying NATO troops in Ukraine represented ‘a completely new round of escalation of tension; it is unprecedented, and of course it requires special attention and special measures’

Three reporters have been arrested in three days, accused of discrediting the Russian army and association with the organization of deceased dissident Alexei Navalny

The new subject is called “Fundamentals of Security and Homeland Defense” and joins others with which the Kremlin has militarized educational centers

The Russian entrepreneur exiled in Dubai is preparing the IPO of his controversial messaging service after rejecting purchase offers valued at $30 billion

Rescue services found dozens of bodies in bathrooms and staircases after people tried to flee from the terrorists who opened fire inside the Crocus concert venue

The partial count confirms the president’s resounding victory in a vote where he faced no real opposition. The leader also admitted for the first time that, before his death, there were plans to swap Alexei Navalny for a Russian prisoner held in Germany

The president, who came to power 24 years ago, is poised to win the presidential election for a fifth time, while his main opponents are in jail, exiled or dead

Residents of the Russian border city of Belgorod report an unprecedented intensity of attacks attributed to Ukraine. In Kursk, support for the president is resounding on the first election day

The president’s three supposed rivals all support the Kremlin and the vote, which will be held from Friday to Sunday without international observers, uses an opaque electronic system

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have been warning for years about Moscow’s attempts to destabilize these nations and persecute Russian citizens on their territory

The strikes targeted infrastructure and reportedly destroyed a Lukoil refinery and a fuel depot while Russian pro-Ukraine paramilitaries fought Kremlin troops in border skirmishes