A Russian court on Tuesday rejected the latest in a series of appeals by Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich against his pre-trial detention on charges of espionage. Gershkovich, 32, became the first U.S. journalist arrested on spying charges in Russia since the Cold War when he was detained by the Federal Security Service (FSB) on March 29 last year. The Wall Street Journal reported that Gershkovich replied "All clear" when asked by the judge whether he understood the court's decision
Hundreds of armed Russians stormed the country’s border from Ukraine in an attempted incursion against the Russian government, which the country’s military stopped, the Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday. The ministry said its military killed 234 fighters who claimed to be anti-Kremlin Russian citizens. The group said it is independent of the Ukrainian military and…
The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation proposed to allow participants of the war in Ukraine (or, as Russians call it, "special military operation") not to pay interest on loans; The Russian government approved the bill.
The Russian government will temporarily ban the export of gasoline starting March 1, a representative of Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced on Feb. 27, according to Kommersant.