The number of high-profile Russians who have died under unusual circumstances over the years has led the world to speculate that Russian President Vladimir Putin might have been involved in at least some of them. The Russian president has turned multiple allies into enemies, including Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was reportedly killed on Wednesday as a passenger on a private jet that crashed north of Moscow.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was initially predicted to be a days-long siege, but Ukraine prevailed. Nearly a year later, Ukraine’s resistance poses an uncomfortable question: Now what?
Russia on October 7 declared Oxxxymiron, one of the country's most popular rappers, to be a "foreign agent" as it updated its registry to add activists, writers, and journalists, including some who work for RFE/RL.
Germany's state-owned railway operator blamed "sabotage" to its cables for an hours-long stoppage of all rail traffic in the north of the country on October 8, and launched an investigation into who was behind the interference.