Employees of the Russian Red Cross travel to the occupied territories, although they do not have the right to do so, and support aggression against Ukraine. There is evidence that they have mistreated Ukrainian prisoners and refused to provide real assistance to refugees.
The Russian Ministry of Finance has spent 4 out of 9 trillion roubles [roughly US$45,5 billion out of US$102,4 billion], or almost half of the liquid part of the National Wealth Fund (NWF), which is the central reserve for a rainy day, in 2023.
The mobile Internet will be turned off before the arrival of Russian President Vladimir Putin at the St. Petersburg forum - allegedly for "engineering works", but in fact, to secure the forum venue from a possible attack.