In a recent meeting, President Vladimir Putin claimed that the invasion into Ukraine wasn't anything "real" or "serious."

“Prone to betrayal, lies and deceit. He refused to participate in a special military operation on the territory of the LPR, DPR and Ukraine.”

– A stamp on a Russian soldier's military ID after he refused to fight in Ukraine

After the exit of Western companies from the Russian market, Chinese tech companies are gaining ground.

35 countries are calling for stricter international sports sanctions on Belarus and Russia.

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Putin denies Russia shelled a shopping center in Kremenchug, Ukraine, that killed 18 people.

“If the command of our army withdraws people from certain points of the front where the enemy has the greatest fire superiority — in particular this applies to Lysychansk — it means only one thing: we will return thanks to our tactics, thanks to the increase in the supply of modern weapons.”

– Ukrainian President Zelensky, addressing the loss of Lysychansk to Russian forces

The Prime Minister of Bulgaria has ordered 70 Russian diplomats to leave the country. 

The US recently announced sanctions on import of Russian gold. 

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the country has lost approximately 400,000 tons of grain to theft by Russian troops.

It's Time. Russian Life magazine's print edition is returning.

"The looting of Ukrainian goods for export – including grain and steel – has already led to rising prices and an increase in the number of people dying of hunger worldwide. This barbarism must be stopped, and Russia must pay in full. I believe in justice, and I will fight for it.”

– Rinat Akhmetov, the Ukrainian businessman who is suing Russia