Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has cast the strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities as a response to Kyiv for targeting Russian oil refineries.
The law was spurred by a request from Ukraine’s military, which wanted to mobilize up to 500,000 more troops.
Insiders told The Washington Post of the former president’s supposed strategy to end Russia’s invasion.
“Ukraine is under heavy attacks, like daily, 24-seven,” Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said.
The ex-national security adviser shared one method that "can work at least for a while" on the former president.
No explanation was given immediately for the latest changes in a wide-reaching personnel shakeup over recent months.
The journalist’s 2023 arrest in Russia has left a void of “stolen stories, stolen joys, stolen memories,” The Wall Street Journal wrote.
The attack, which has been claimed by an affiliate of the Islamic State group, is the deadliest on Russian soil in years.
The Islamic State group’s Afghanistan branch claimed responsibility for Friday’s attack in a statement posted on affiliated channels on social media.
Russian authorities detained 11 people, according to state media, after gunmen stormed a concert hall in Moscow in a grisly attack.