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Ex-Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Russia's President Vladimir Putin made the promise during a meeting in the early days of the invasion of Ukraine.

Western economies agreed new price caps on Friday on Russia's exports of oil products that U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said would build on the crude oil cap set in December.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned their Western allies that Russia is "preparing to take revenge" with a new major offensive.

Russian news outlet Novye Izvestia estimated that there have been over 130 aviation accidents in the country since early 2022.

The 38-year-old Russian woman was charged with displaying "Nazi symbolism or symbols of extremist organizations."

The former U.S. lieutenant general said Russians would unlikely use nuclear warheads as they know it "won't change things on the ground."

Pentagon refused to comment on the matter, but it noted Ukraine's "remarkable performance" in retaking its territories from the Russian forces.

The Wagner Group is believed to be commanding at least 50,000 fighters in the war in Ukraine.

The data dump included information about thousands of Russian citizens who were clients of companies targeted by the surveillance program.

Alexei Navalny contracted a respiratory infection after an infected inmate was placed in his cell.

Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov has claimed that at least 9,000 soldiers illegally mobilized by the state have been sent home.

Adult content subscription platform OnlyFans got banned in Russia, likely by its owners.

The Russian soldier also said his unit's commander and deputy were wounded in Ukrainian shelling.

Both Russian soldiers and Wagner mercenaries deployed in Donetsk Oblast were reportedly suffering from dangerous infections.

A former commander in Russia's Wagner private military company has spoken up about the group's brutality.

Last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed Ukraine's education system for creating an anti-Russian sentiment.

A foreign policy expert said Russia is unlikely to achieve its original goals of overthrowing the Ukrainian government.

Donald Trump has been repeatedly criticized for defending Russian President Vladimir Putin during and after his tenure as the U.S. president.

Russian official Igor Kirillov said Moscow's troops obtained thousands of documents referring to the experiment.

Russia has sent 14 Ukrainian kids to an orphanage known for its reputation as a "children's concentration camp" for its cruelty and neglect.

At least five crematoriums have opened across Russia in the past year alone.