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During his visit to the U.K. on Monday, President Donald Trump expressed further frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Ukraine drone attacks instill fear in Vladimir Putin, Russian President feels unsafe in Moscow’s Red Square and walks with an officer carrying an anti-drone launcher. Putin was seen escorted by an anti-drone device while walking in Red Square after canceling Russia's Navy Day.
Russian soldiers call the practice a sacrifice to Baba Yaga, a fearsome witch from Slavic folklore who feasts on her victims.
The sighting of what appears to be a Yolka interceptor in Putin's security detail comes as drone threats have evolved to become more mainstream.
President Trump has shortened his deadline for Putin to end the war in Ukraine, now demanding action within 10-12 days and threatening severe tariffs. Medvedev responded sharply, calling Trump's ultimatum a dangerous escalation towards war,
Russian authorities have doubled down on censorship online, internet disruptions, and surveillance since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
Russia on Sunday opened a regular air link between Moscow and Pyogyang, a move reflecting increasingly close ties between the two countries.
Russia will launch direct passenger flights from Moscow to North Korea 's capital Pyongyang on Sunday, Russian authorities said, as the two former communist bloc allies move to improve ties following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
The start of regular flights follows the resumption of Moscow-Pyongyang passenger rail service, a 10-day journey, in June.
Officials have warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that a demographic crisis could mean the country he leads will be short millions of workers by the end of the decade.
Responsibility for the cyberattack was claimed by a Ukrainian hacker group called Silent Crow along with a Belarusian hacker activist group known as the Cyber-Partisans.