Independent media in Russia, Ukraine lose their funding with USAID freeze
Independent media in Russia and Ukraine have been critical of their governments and provide alternative reporting, but much of it relied on U.S. grants.
Russia designates Norwegian media outlet an 'undesirable organisation'
The office of Russia's Prosecutor General said on Friday it had designated The Barents Observer, a Norwegian media outlet, as ...
US aid cutoff poses new challenges to rights groups and independent media from Russia and Belarus
Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws ...
Alina Habba Fact Checked by Russian State Media
RT News wrote that Habba had leaned "on debunked claim USAID was sending $50m to embattled enclave for 'bomb-making condoms.' ...
Russia to widen asset seizing power with new legislation, sources say
Russia is set to widen its power to retaliate for Western asset seizures with new legislation that could allow it to ...
DOJ disbands foreign influence task force, unit tasked with seizing Russian oligarchs’ asset
Attorney General Pam Bondi disbanded a Biden-era initiative targeting Russian oligarchs as well as another designed to combat ...
Pro-Russia Ukrainian Is Killed in Moscow Blast, Russian Media Says
Armen Sarkisyan, the founder of a separatist battalion fighting in eastern Ukraine, died after an explosion in an apartment ...
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Founder of Russia's Arbat battalion blown up in Moscow – media
An explosion occurred in a residential complex in Moscow on Monday, and according to preliminary data, among the casualties may be the founder of the Arbat special forces battalion, Armen Sarkisyan ...
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Ukraine investigates video of possible POW executions by Russian troops
The video, which has circulated widely on social media since January 23, shows what appear to be Russian soldiers taking turns shooting six unarmed Ukrainian POWs in their backs. CBS News has not ...