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Putin on Friday signed the law which would impose prison terms of up to 15 years on people charged with spreading "fake news" about the war in Ukraine, the BBC reported.
In an alarming censorship, Russia has blocked access to Facebook in the country. In response, its parent company Meta has paused all ads in Russia.
Like Czechoslovakia in 1938, it's Ukraine that will be sacrificed.
The sanctions also targeted four other Russian banks: VTB, Vnesheconombank, Promsvyazbank and Bank Rossiya.
Samsung has suspended product shipments to Russia "due to current geopolitical developments," joining other global giants like Apple and Microsoft who have stopped sales and services in the country.
The degree of opposition going forward depends on a number of factors, including the Russian military's ability to subdue Ukrainian forces.
India has been evacuating its citizens from war-torn Ukraine's neighbouring countries such as Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland as the Ukrainian airspace has been shut since February 24
The Russian invasion has caused a humanitarian crisis that has driven more than more than 1.2 million people to flee Ukraine
Ukrainian citizens have already had complaints about the quality of water provided to its large population
"We continue to carefully follow the developments regarding the safety and security of Ukraine's nuclear power reactors and facilities," India said
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, hundreds of tankers and bulk carriers have been diverted away from the Black Sea
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham is facing intense pushback from all corners of Washington after calling for the Russian people to end the Ukraine war by assassinating President Vladimir Putin. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday that it is not the position of the United States government. Graham, a former Air Force lawyer and longtime defence hawk, tweeted Thursday evening that the only people who can fix this are Russians. The only way this ends is for somebody in Russia to take this guy out, Graham tweeted. You would be doing your country - and the world - a great service. The tweet drew swift pushback from some of the most conservative and liberal members of Congress. Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz called it an exceptionally bad idea. Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican who was denounced this week for speaking at an event organised by a white nationalist, said Graham's tweet was irresponsible, dangerous & unhinged. And Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, a
The UN nuclear energy watchdog said no radiation was released after Russian forces shelled the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in the early hours of Friday.
Russia claimed a Ukrainian sabotage group was responsible
The movement is global, drawing on IT professionals in the Ukrainian diaspora
Zelenskyy accused the members of the military alliance of giving Russia "the green light to start shelling Ukrainian cities and villages."
The minister received 170 Indian citizens at Indira Gandhi International Airport who were evacuated from Ukraine.
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Among food items, the data shows that inflation in milk has risen from 2.73 per cent in January 2021 to 4.09 per cent in January 2022
Europe's common currency fell to as low as $1.0973 as traders weighed the impact of Russian sanctions on the European economy