Russia News News Russia » Government: Russia shuts down WhatsApp, pushes citizens to state-run app accused of being a 'surveillance' tool
Russia has blocked the U.S.-based messaging app WhatsApp, the Kremlin announced Thursday, claiming the Meta-owned company failed to comply with local laws. The move follows six months of pressure on ...
News Russia » Government: US Government Accuses Russian Spacecraft of “Threatening Behavior” and Orbital “Weapons Operations”
One official called them "behaviors consistent with on-orbit weapons operations." The post US Government Accuses Russian Spacecraft of “Threatening Behavior” and Orbital “Weapons Operations” appeared ...
News Russia » Government: Russia’s parliamentary election: Who’s on the ballot, and why it matters
Russians head to the polls from Friday to Sunday to elect members of the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, in the first parliamentary election to be held since the country launched ...
News Russia » Government: Russia Appears to Step Up Efforts to Influence U.S. Voters
One campaign has created social media posts focusing on U.S. support for Israel to sow discord ahead of the midterm elections.
News Russia » Government: Russia to Sharply Increase War Spending and Cut Social Programs
Both sides are finding it increasingly difficult to finance the conflict in Ukraine. Russia’s 2027 budget envisions more debt, higher taxes and lower social benefits. By Ivan Nechepurenko The Kremlin ...
News Russia » Government: US government issues new urgent warning about Russia travel
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 set off a brutal war that is now nearing its fourth year, Russia, Belarus and Ukraine remain at the U.S. State Department's level four "do not ...
News Russia » Government: Russia blocks WhatsApp as it pushes state-backed alternative on citizens
Russian authorities have taken new measures to ensure they can monitor all communications by people inside the country, officially blocking access to the popular, Meta-owned messaging app WhatsApp.
News Russia » Government: Russia delays government spending as war costs put pressure on budget
Russia’s war in Ukraine is putting growing pressure on the country’s finances. Officials now say some planned government spending will be moved to later periods as the Kremlin tries to keep its ...
News Russia » Government: Russia’s infrastructure is being pummeled by Ukrainian strikes. Now Putin wants to seize control of it
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree giving the government powers to temporarily take control of “critical infrastructure” across the country, if private owners fail to protect it from ...
News Russia » Government: Russia prepares 10% cut to 'non-sensitive' spending in 2026, sources say
Cuts to exclude military, welfare spending, focus on non-essential expenses Oil price rises due to Iran war will affect budget decisions Finance Ministry yet to decide on extent of cuts Says ...
News Russia » Government: Drone attack stops Russian government planes landing in Moscow
Russian government planes were forced to circle over Moscow after a Ukrainian drone attack shut down the capital’s airports on Friday.
News Russia » Government: Russia’s Descent Into Tyranny
After February 2022, when Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his so-called special military operation—a full-scale invasion of Ukraine—the popularity of George Orwell’s 1984, a dystopian novel ...