Putin has issued a call to hunt down spies and saboteurs. The State Duma has prepared new “anti-sabotage” laws.

A St. Petersburg legislator initiated legal action against Putin for calling the war in Ukraine "war," violating his own laws.

Russians are being fined for their dreams, "likes," and "silent support."

The State Duma began reviewing a new law that would restrict the use of foreign loan words in official Russian communications.

Unearthed archival documents show that Vladimir Putin investigated a dissident artist as a junior KGB agent in Leningrad.

Latvia annulled the Russian news network TV Rain's broadcasting license due to pro-Russian government narratives.

President Vladimir Putin signed a law against LGBTQ "propaganda." Is this only a homophobic act? Or is it part of something bigger?

A colonel in the Russian army is facing house arrest for two months for taking a washing machine as a bribe.

Russian playwright Alexei Zhitkovsky has been detained for suspicion of engaging in "extremism."

Russia filed an official objection against Ukraine's case that Russia committed genocide during its invasion of its neighbor.

A regional beauty pageant winner is under investigation by Russian police after singing a patriotic Ukrainian song (on the internet).

After a five-day referendum, Putin signs a decree integrating Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and parts of Donetsk and Luhansk into Russia.