Lawmakers from Russia’s Tula Oblast have submitted a draft bill to the Russian State Duma to allow foreigners with a criminal record to serve in Russia’s Armed Forces, the country’s state-run news agency TASS reported on Jan. 12.Regional lawmakers held…
Finland’s Border Guard arrested 11 Iranian men after they illegally crossed over the eastern border with Russia, the Finnish media outlet YLE reported on Jan. 12.Finland fully closed its border with Russia in late November to prevent an influx of migra…
Finland will extend the closure of all eight checkpoints along its border with Russia until at least Feb. 11, the Finnish news outlet YLE reported on Jan. 11, citing Finnish Interior Minister Mari Rantanen.Finland fully closed its border with Russia in…
U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration backs legislation that would allow the confiscation of some frozen Russian funds and funneling them to Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 10, citing three documents it had obtained.Western countries have immob…
Nepal has halted issuing foreign work permits for its citizens to work in Russia until further notice after growing numbers of Nepalese mercenaries have been reported killed fighting for the Russian army in Ukraine, Reuters reported on Jan. 5. At least…
Foreign nationals who join the Russian Armed Forces will be able to apply for Russian citizenship, according to a decree signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Jan. 4. Russia is increasingly looking to attract foreign recruits to fight in Ukrain…
3 January, 2024 Migrants in Russia. Photo credits: EPA-EFE / ANATOLY MALTSEV
On New Year’s Eve, St. Petersburg police detained thousands of migrants to recruit “volunteers” for the war.
Novaya Gazeta Europe has learned that the detentions are part of…
Experts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) have analysed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statements that the West is Russia’s enemy and that Russia is waging an existential war against the West in Ukraine.
Source: ISW
Details: Russian Presi…
Czech President Petr Pavel has endorsed modifications to the Lex Ukraine law, which governs the status of Ukrainians who have migrated to Czechia since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This law was first enacted in March 202…
Russian and Ukrainian troops are continuing positional fighting along the entire front line.
Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW)
Details: The ISW analysts stated that Russian troops had recently made a minor but confirmed advance north o…