Sources: The Guardian
Police in Baku, Azerbaijan, raid the office of the Russian state-owned news agency Sputnik, alleging its operations in Azerbaijan are via "illegal financing" after its official accreditation was revoked in February. 2025-06-30
RT France, the French arm of the Russian state media network RT, ceases operation following the freezing of their bank accounts by the Direction générale du Trésor. 2023-01-21
Some civilian evacuations begin from the Azovstal iron and steel works in Mariupol. Officials believe that up to 1,000 people have sought refuge at the plant, which has been the target of Russian airstrikes for days. However, evacuations are suspended until 8 a.m. tomorrow due to "security concerns". [https:--www.washingtonpost.com-national-security-2022-04-30-ukraine-russia-azovstal- ("The Washington Post")] [https:--www.cnn.com-europe-live-news-russia-ukraine-war-news-05-01-22-h_be33798404aab0c960b4368d8c1ea7d0 (CNN)]*Five people are killed by Russian shelling in the town of Lyman. [https:--www.timesofisrael.com-liveblog_entry-russian-strikes-kill-8-civilians-in-eastern-ukraine- ("Times of Israel")]*A fire reportedly occurs at a military facility in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, slightly injuring one person and damaging seven houses. [https:--www.reuters.com-world-europe-russia-reports-fire-military-facility-near-ukraine-border-2022-05-01- (Reuters)]Eastern Ukraine offensive2022-05-1
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that ceasefire negotiations between Russia and Ukraine should be held in Jerusalem. He also says that Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett could have a positive impact on the negotiations. 2022-03-12
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov warns of a rising "anti-White" racism in the United States, saying that political correctness was being "taken to the extreme". Lavrov also accuses the U.S. of attempting to spread a cultural revolution around the world. 2021-04-1
Germany condemns the arrest of opposition politician and activist Alexei Navalny upon his return to Russia yesterday. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas calls the arrest "utterly incomprehensible" and calls for Navalny's immediate release. Likewise, British, Danish, and other European diplomats also condemn the arrest. 2021-01-18
The Armenian ambassador to the United States, Varuzhan Nersesyan, says, "Right now, what is necessary is an intervention of the highest levels, together with other mediators, Russia and France, to stop the violence." 2020-10-1
Twitter says it will label state media, official government accounts and their staff. State-funded media outlets with "editorial independence", such as the National Public Radio in the U.S., or BBC in the UK, will not be among those labelled, according to a spokesman for the social media site. 2020-08-6
U.S. F-22 stealth jets intercept four Russian Tupolev Tu-95 strategic bombers and two Russian Su-35 jets entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone off the coast of Alaska. The Russian jets and bombers did not enter the U.S. nor Canadian airspace according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command. 2019-05-20
Iraq sentences seven foreign women for links to Islamic State. Three Azerbaijanis and one Kergyz receive death sentences while two Russians and a French women receive life sentences. 2018-04-17