Russia has become the first country to recognize Afghanistan's Taliban government.

Party finance data from 2024 suggests Russian political parties heavily rely on public funding and opaque regional channels.

A LGBT rights activist asserts that homophobic groups from Russia are still persecuting her in exile in Lithuania.

Russia has passed a law prohibiting inscriptions in foreign languages in signs and billboards.

State-backed NGOs replace independent environmental voices in the Arctic.

The Duma has approved the creation of a national messenger app to digitize the government and collect data on its citizens' chats.

Tuva has Russia's highest birth and abortion rate. Women are buying counterfeit abortion pills online — at a high cost.

Russia may ban alcohol on flights and use breathalyzers to prevent drunk passengers from boarding.

The Russian government has removed the Taliban from its list of terrorist organizations.

A Russian Orthodox priest was forced to pay a fine for posting a video calling for peace.

Patients struggle with finding insulin and essential drugs; residents rely on group chats and online exchanges to survive.

A billion-ruble church complex linked to Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov is being built outside Moscow.