Russias

Suspect arrested in murder of General Igor Kirillov, head of Russia’s biological and chemical forces in Moscow blast Blogging Sole

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Moscow — Russian security services announced Wednesday that they had arrested a suspect in the murder of a high-ranking general in Moscow. The suspect was described as an Uzbek citizen recruited by Ukrainian intelligence services. Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, did not name the suspect, but said he was born in 1995. According to … Read more

Putin approves Russia’s record defense spending budget as EU officials visit Kyiv Blogging Sole

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Russian President Vladimir Putin budget plans approved, bringing military spending for 2025 to record levels as Moscow seeks to assert itself in the war in Ukraine. About 32.5% of the budget published on a government website on Sunday was allocated to national defense, or 13.5 trillion rubles (more than $145 billion), compared to 28.3% this … Read more