Sources: AP
Russia bans Amnesty International as an undesirable organisation, accusing the group of openly supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia. 2025-05-19
Doctors Without Borders halts its operations in Russia after its government removed the organization from its roster of approved foreign charities. 2024-09-17
Russia declares American nonprofit organization Freedom House an "undesirable organization", effectively outlawing the group, after accusing the group of "discrediting the Russian Army" and advocating sanctions against Russia. 2024-05-7
The Russian Federal Assembly amends its mobilization laws, raising the age limits for conscription to 70 years old from 65 for the highest-ranking officers of the armed forces. 2023-07-18
Human Rights Watch calls the attack a war crime and says both Russia and Syria may bear criminal responsibility. 2018-04-9
Russia bans two George Soros-run foundations, including the Open Society Foundations, for posing a threat to "Russian national security". The Open Society Foundation and the Open Society Institute’s Assistance Foundation, both financed by business magnate Soros, are the latest additions to a list of “undesirable organizations”, a list the Russian government says is necessary to stop foreign governments from interfering in Russia’s internal affairs. 2015-11-30
The Russian gas company Gazprom suspends shipments of gas to Ukraine following a payment dispute. 2015-07-1
US President Barack Obama warns Russia, saying that any violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity would be "deeply destabilizing," and that "the United States will stand with the international community in affirming that there will be costs for any military intervention in Ukraine." 2014-03-1
Scientists record what they believe to be the first adult white orca in the wild off the coast of Kamchatka, Russia. 2012-04-23
Around 500 people protest in the Russian capital Moscow against the detention of opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov. 2011-12-29