scandals in Russia

Moscow MP attacks elderly Chechen woman

Moscow MP attacks elderly Chechen woman

The head of the Council of Deputies of the Meshchansky District of Moscow, Alexander Zakuskin, attacked a pensioner, Salima Yusupharzhieva, who was selling sausage near a mosque on Prospekt Mira. A video message from an elderly woman was posted …

Ilya Averbukh comments on Kostornaya's decision  

Ilya Averbukh comments on Kostornaya's decision  

The famous Russian figure skating coach, Ilya Averbukh, condemned figure skater Alena Kostornaya’s decision to leave the Olympic champions’ team headed by Eteri Tutberidze for Evgeni Plushenko. He commented on the decision …

Pashinyan boasted paid article in Time

Pashinyan boasted paid article in Time

Armenian President Nikol Pashinyan on Twitter shared an article published in the American weekly magazine Time. An article entitled "The Caucasian Tiger" is dedicated to the situation in Armenia after the 2018 velvet …

Russia to face sports blockade?

Russia to face sports blockade?

A dark cloud is hovering over the Russian athletes again: the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was recommended to bar Russia from taking part in international competitions for a four-year period. According to the WADA press …

Russia invalidates citizenship of Mary Baghdasaryan’s father

Russia invalidates citizenship of Mary Baghdasaryan’s father

According to attorney David Kemularia, the Russian citizenship of Elmar Baghdasaryan, the father of infamous Mara Baghdasaryan, was declared invalid after being checked by the Moscow headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. …

American diplomat tries to bring in mine to Russia

American diplomat tries to bring in mine to Russia

According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, today, one of the employees of the American Embassy in Moscow tried to smuggle a mine from the United States to the Russian Federation without a fuse. The media reports clarify that the …

American spy arrested in Moscow

American spy arrested in Moscow

Russia's counter-espionage agency says it arrested a U.S. citizen in Moscow on Friday, identified as Paul Whelan, and charged him with espionage, AXIOS reports with a reference to the BBC report. This comes weeks after Russian spy …

 Ukraine puts its armed forces on full combat alert

Ukraine puts its armed forces on full combat alert

The Ukrainian armed forces have been put on full combat alert by the decision of the chief of the country’s General Staff.  According to the press service of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, in accordance with the National …

Russia's Ulyukayev found guilty of bribery

Russia's Ulyukayev found guilty of bribery

Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky court found former Russian Economic Development Minister Alexey Ulyukayev guilty of taking a bribe. "The court found that Ulyukayev is guilty of taking a large-scale bribe," Judge …

Russia’s watchdog may block Telegram messenger

Russia’s watchdog may block Telegram messenger

Russia’s telecom and IT watchdog, Roskomnadzor, will block the Telegram messenger in Russia if it refuses to comply with the Russian law on organizers of dissemination of information, the head of Roskomnadzor, Alexander …

 Ulyukayev being questioned by IC

Ulyukayev being questioned by IC

Russian Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukayev is being questioned by representatives of the Russian Investigative Committee. A source said that restrictive measures against the minister will be …

All the details of Ulyukayev's detention

All the details of Ulyukayev's detention

Russian Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukayev was detained on suspicion of taking a two-million-dollar bribe over a massive deal involving state-controlled oil giant Rosneft. It alleged in a statement the …

Ulyukayev's phone tapped since summer

Ulyukayev's phone tapped since summer

The Federal Security Service (FSB) had been tapping the Russian Economic Development Minister Alexey Ulyukayev's phone since early summer this year, Russia’s Investigative Committee's spokesperson …