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Jailed Russian political activist Alexey Navalny has been sentenced to a further 19 years behind bars.

Syrian commandos and Russian air forces have conducted a joint tactical training exercise, the Russian Defense Ministry has announced. The night drill in the Syrian province of Hama was the first of its kind for the two allies, according to the statement on Thursday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit Ankara, the office of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed on Wednesday, without naming the specific date.

Russia has kicked off planned military drills in the Baltic Sea, the country’s Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday.

Russia’s annual Navy Day parade was held in St. Petersburg, with sailors and veterans showing off the country’s naval might. The Kremlin has announced forty-five ships, boats and submarines took part in the parade along with around 3,000 servicemen.

Ukrainian drones have attacked Moscow City, the Russian capital’s iconic financial and business district, where some of Europe’s tallest skyscrapers are located, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin confirmed on Sunday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with visiting Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in his first known meeting with a foreign dignitary since the Covid-19 pandemic. Shoigu’s visit comes as North Korea is marking the anniversary of the armistice that ended fighting in the 1950-53 Korean War.

Western officials believe the Russian government has silenced dissent by detaining up to seven people following Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mutiny last month.

Chinese Communist Party group headed by Politburo member Li Hongzhong are in Pyongyang to attend the 70th anniversary of the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean War, according to the official Korean Central News Agency.

A Russian delegation led by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu is beginning a three-day visit to North Korea on Tuesday, according to the Russian Defense Ministry and North Korean state media.

A video has emerged purportedly showing Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin greeting his fighters in Belarus, in what would be his first public appearance since he led an “armed rebellion” in Russia last month.

The office of South African President has announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the summit of BRICS leaders in Johannesburg next month. The decision was taken by the two nations, it added.

A Russian Su-25 military aircraft crashed into the Sea of Azov on Monday, local officials have confirmed. The pilot managed to eject to safety and was recovered by a search and rescue team, but succumbed to his injuries.

Russian law enforcement has thwarted assassination plans targeting RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan and journalist Ksenia Sobchak, which were prepared by Ukrainian intelligence, the Federal Security Service (FSB) has confirmed.

South Africa should do "the right thing" and follow international law if Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the BRICS bloc summit in Johannesburg next month in person, International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan told CNN. In mid-March, the ICC issued arrest warrants for Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, the Russian presidential commissioner for children’s rights over the Ukraine war.

The Kremlin has announced that the Wagner private mercenary group, which led a "failed insurrection against Russian President Vladimir Putin" last month, was never a legal entity and that its legal status needs further consideration.

The Russian Defense Ministry has announced that the private army, Wagner Organization, has completed the handover of all its military equipment to the regular Russian armed forces. The transfer follows the abortive “mutiny” launched by Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin at the end of last month.

The Kremlin has no information that fighters of the Wagner private military company allegedly reached a nuclear base during their mutiny on June 23-24, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated on Wednesday

A Russian defense official says that Turkey is turning into an "unfriendly country" after a series of "provocative decisions." The comments follow a visit to Turkey by the Ukrainian president.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Monday that Wagner private military company chief Yevgeny Prigozhin met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin after his short-lived mutiny at the end of June.

Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, says that Moscow should attack Ukrainian nuclear power plants and nuclear facilities in East European countries if an alleged Ukrainian attack on a Russian nuclear plant is confirmed.

Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman has stated that the latest move to extend oil production cuts by the world’s biggest exporters, Saudi Arabia and Russia, is evidence of strong teamwork between the two countries.

The Russian ruble has dropped over 3% against the euro on the Moscow Exchange during trading on Thursday, falling below the landmark rate of 100 to the single currency.

President Vladimir Putin of Russia has stated that the Russian economy was performing better than expected after Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin reported to him that gross domestic product growth and inflation have been surprisingly positive.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday thanked the Wagner Group fighters who made the "right decision" and halted their advance. He stated that those fighters would have the "opportunity to continue serving Russia by entering into a contract with the Ministry of Defense or other law enforcement agencies, or to return to your family and friends. Whoever wants to, can go to Belarus."