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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed replacing Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu with former vice prime minister Andrei Belousov, according to an official post by the Federation Council, Russia’s upper house of parliament, on Telegram. Shoigu was appointed to lead the Kremlin’s security council, Russian state media reported, citing spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. The announcement comes…

John Plumb thinks that Russia developing nuclear weapons for space is very bad.

A U.S. soldier who was taken into custody in Russia last week will remain in detention until July as the Pentagon looks into the details of his trip, a Russian court said on Tuesday. Army Staff Sgt. Gordon Black's detention was prolonged until July 2 following his arrest on May 2 in Vladivostok, Russia, for purportedly stealing personal belongings, according to the court announcement.

The U.S. and several other world leaders boycotted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s swearing-in ceremony for his fifth term on Tuesday, though the ceremony did draw a few famous faces. Putin was sworn into his fifth presidential term at a Kremlin inauguration on Tuesday, ushering in the beginning of at least another six years as Russia’s…

An American soldier was arrested in Russia last week, as confirmed by a spokesperson from the National Security Council on Monday. The spokesperson told The Hill in a statement that the State Department is currently working to get consular access to the individual, who was not in Russia representing or associated with the U.S. government. The spokesperson directed additional inquiries about…

Russia announced on Monday that it will conduct military exercises to simulate the use of nuclear weapons after some Western officials suggested there could be more involvement in the war in Ukraine. Russia’s Defense Ministry stated that it will conduct military drills to practice the use of tactical nuclear weapons, The Associated Press reported. The announcement comes one day before…

The daughter of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Dasha Navalnaya, accepted a posthumous award from the McCain Institute Friday on her father’s behalf, according to the institute’s account on social platform X. “My father was truly an extraordinarily courageous man. His resilience, passion, and dedication to a better Russia [was] unwavering,” Navalnaya said, according…

Russia, as expected, blocked on April 24 a United Nations Security Council resolution created in response to reports that the country was developing a nuclear anti-satellite weapon.

The Kremlin cautioned that American support for Ukraine could become a decade-long mistake, and urged the US not to oppose its invasion of the country as it appears that Congress is set to pass a $60 billion aid package. The aid deal comes after months of negotiations, with support for Ukraine wavering among American conservatives as the Russian…

The EPA approved selling a higher ethanol blend nationwide for the third consecutive summer, citing global tensions impacting the world’s fuel supply.