Nigerian Citizen Adam Faces Obstacles in Obtaining Russian Citizenship
“Now I have a problem with obtaining citizenship. For now I am in Voronezh and continue to study at VGAS. At home they could arrest me, they could give me 20 years in prison”,
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Russian Authorities Seek to Declare LGBTQ+ Movement as Extremist
Russian authorities have taken steps to declare the LGBTQ+ movement extremist by filing a lawsuit with the Supreme Court. The move is seen as a major blow to the already marginalized LGBTQ+ community in Russia, which has faced increasing conservatism in recent years. The ministry claims to have identified signs of extremism, including incitement of…
Syrian President Assad Faces Threat Of Arrest From France
France has taken the unprecedented step of issuing an international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al Assad, accusing him of using banned chemical weapons against civilians. This marks the first time an international warrant has been issued for a sitting head of state. Along with Assad, warrants have also been issued for his brother…
Lotus Takes Over as New Warlord of Wagner Group After Death of Former Leader
The new leader of the Wagner Group, a notorious Russian mercenary group, has been revealed as Anton Yelizarov, 42, also known as “Lotus”. Yelizarov takes over the leadership role following the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash on August 23. Yelizarov, a former army officer, has been involved in some of the most…
Putin Confronts Ultimatum as Troops Consider Withdrawing from Ukraine
Troops fighting alongside Russia in Ukraine, including the Rusich Sabotage and Reconnaissance Group, are threatening to leave the conflict unless the Kremlin secures the release of one of their founding members from Finnish custody, according to the Institute for the Study of War. Yan Petrovsky is facing extradition to Ukraine on charges of terrorism. The…
MP Warns of Putin’s ‘war dogs’ Plundering African Gold to fund War with Ukraine
An MP has warned “Putin’s war dogs” Wagner are running a “network in the shadows” stripping African gold and natural resources to directly fund the war in Ukraine. Alicia Kearns is chair of the 11-strong Foreign Affairs Committee that became the first under a UK Parliament to commission a report into the operations of a…
Russian Wagner Group Leader Applauds Niger Coup and Promotes Services
“Today, this is effectively gaining their independence. The rest will, without doubt, depend on the citizens of Niger and how effective governance will be, but the main thing is this: They have got rid of the colonisers,”
Russian General Threatens NATO’s Weakest Links with Wagner Invasion Plan
A high-ranking Russian parliamentarian and reservist General has warned that Russia plans to invade countries viewed as NATO’s “weakest links” using its mercenary army, Wagner. Reservist Col-Gen Andrey Kartapolov, who is the Chairman of the Russian parliament’s defense committee, claims that Wagner has been training Belarus’ armed forces and could be used to take over…
Russian TV airs footage of raids on Prigozhin properties
Russian state TV has aired footage of raids on properties linked to Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group that attempted an armed mutiny last month. Russian TV shows wig collection, souvenir sledge hammers seized in raid on Prigozhin residence© AFP During the programme, called “60 Minutes,” which aired on Rossiya-1 TV on Wednesday,…
Belarus President Lukashenko denies reports of Prigozhin’s presence in country
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has denied that Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Russian mercenary group Wagner, is still in Belarus. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko walks before a press conference in Minsk© Thomson Reuters Last month, Lukashenko brokered a deal that ended an armed mutiny in Russia, with the president later revealing that Prigozhin had arrived…
