NewsTelegram channel Black Mirror publishes messages of Russian MoD contractor Alexei Zolotarev, confirming The Insider’s corruption findings14 January 2026
NewsU.S. steps up campaign against “shadow fleet” with new seizure warrants as tankers switch to Russian flags14 January 2026
NewsRussia’s antimonopoly service paves the way for Putin ally Arkady Rotenberg to dominate the domestic alcohol market14 January 2026
NewsRussian streaming services censor LGBT plotline in “Stranger Things,” completely altering the meaning for viewers14 January 2026
NewsEurasian Resources Group could lose its OFAC license for settlements with Russian banks over deal with businessman linked to VTB14 January 2026
NewsPentagon obtains device that may be responsible for “Havana Syndrome,” CNN reports13 January 2026
NewsGRU and Wagner fighters served aboard the tanker Qendil, recently attacked by Ukrainian drones in the Mediterranean12 January 2026
NewsYevgeny Primakov Jr. confirms a “well-known PMC” opened several Russian Houses in Africa in nod to Wagner Group12 January 2026
NewsRussia’s MoD claims Oreshnik ballistic missile strike on Lviv Region came in response to a Ukrainian “attack” on Putin’s Valdai residence9 January 2026
News“Ded Moroz is always Russian. He comes with a dagger to revive the USSR”: The Insider attends Moscow’s top New Year show for children9 January 2026
NewsOpen-source data and media reports indicate Russia has lost 19 generals during the invasion of Ukraine9 January 2026
NewsOwner of U.S.-seized Russian tanker identified as ally of Moldovan fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor8 January 2026
NewsThe president’s “favorite” ice cream: What became of the brands singled out by Vladimir Putin8 January 2026
NewsA “flying palace” for $400 million, a crown, and gold bars: How the world has attempted to court Trump’s favor7 January 2026
NewsFrom hentai to transgender content: How Russians’ Pornhub preferences have changed over the past five years6 January 2026
NewsRussian laws coming into effect in 2026: detention centers for security services, 30-percent income tax for “foreign agents”3 January 2026
NewsRussia sets record for espionage and treason convictions in 2025, rights groups say2 January 2026
NewsTanker pursued by the U.S. for two weeks switches to Russian registry and heads north at top speed1 January 2026
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NewsAnti-Corruption Foundation exposes Putin’s new palace in Crimea — with its own fully-equipped private hospital30 December 2025
NewsSpanish paper says Russian ship that sank in the Mediterranean was carrying nuclear reactors for North Korea30 December 2025
NewsGermany drops sanctions violations probe against Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov after charitable payment30 December 2025
NewsMoscow provides Turkey with $9 billion in new financing for its first nuclear power plant29 December 2025
NewsRussian military’s TV channel passes off footage of troops withdrawing from Kupiansk as evidence of them capturing the city29 December 2025
News“Russia gave away Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and the Caucasus”: Putin’s complaints to Bush in declassified transcripts of talks from 2001-200826 December 2025
NewsRussia’s Arctic LNG 2 receives a powerful ice-class tanker that can ship gas in winter, transferring it to the shadow fleet26 December 2025
NewsRussian authorities are reducing spots at universities and steering applicants toward engineering programs relevant to the defense industry26 December 2025
NewsMatryoshka bot network launches fake campaign claiming Zelensky “wished death” on Trump in his Christmas address25 December 2025
NewsFounder of investigative outlet IStories Roman Anin stripped of Russian citizenship24 December 2025
NewsRussia’s far-right Espanola brigade to merge with fellow nationalist organization “Russian Community” after founder’s death23 December 2025
NewsPutin allows Mexican company to buy 99.9% stake in Russian unit of German pump manufacturer Ruhrpumpen23 December 2025
NewsFounder of Russia’s far-right Espanola brigade shot dead at his dacha in occupied Crimea, Astra reports22 December 2025
NewsMoscow car bomb kills another Russian general in latest attack on top military officers22 December 2025