A self-exiled former speechwriter of Putin, Abbas Gallyamov, whose name appeared in Russia's online registry of wanted persons last week, is suspected of discrediting Russia's armed forces, a charge Russian authorities have been using to stifle any criticism of Moscow's war in Ukraine.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez encouraged Chinese President Xi Jinping on March 31 to talk to the Ukrainian leadership and learn firsthand about Kyiv's peace formula to help bring an end to Russia's invasion.
Russian authorities have raided the home of a village store owner who used his business to oppose the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine and now faces criminal charges punishable by up to five years in prison.