Russia

April 04, 2026 15:01

• Armenia names conditions for withdrawal from the CSTO and the EAEU

  If the price of Russian gas rises, Armenia will withdraw from the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the Eurasian Economic Union, the speaker of the Armenian parliament stated.

April 04, 2026 07:34

• A native of Chechnya disappeared after being detained at Verkhniy Lars.

  Shamil Artsuyev's family has been trying to find out his fate for over three months since his arrest at the Russian-Georgian border in November 2025. Several people have encountered Artsuyev in various detention centers, but security forces refuse to provide his family with any information about him.

April 04, 2026 05:27

• A confidant of former Kuban judge Chernov has been accused of fraud.

  The criminal case against Vladislav Ovcharenko, who was long involved in the schemes of former Krasnodar Regional Court Chairman Alexander Chernov to acquire valuable assets, has been referred to court. Ovcharenko has been charged with fraud.

April 04, 2026 03:28

• Marina Melikhova reported that security forces disrupted an interfaith conference.

  The public organization "Era Vodoley" (Age of Aquarius), led by Marina Melikhova, planned to hold an interfaith conference in Krasnodar. Over a hundred people from across Russia had applied to participate, but security forces disrupted the event, expelling everyone who had arrived.

April 04, 2026 02:29

• Hoteliers and residents of Anapa are skeptical about the start of the holiday season.

  In Anapa, amid government announcements about the imminent reopening of beaches, hotel reservations are on the rise. However, both tourism industry employees and local residents are speaking cautiously about the start of the holiday season.

April 04, 2026 00:57

• Volgograd journalist Koshelev has been arrested.

  The Court of Appeal rejected the defense's appeal against the arrest of Volgograd journalist Vitaly Koshelev, accused of extortion, and remanded him in pretrial detention until May 23. His colleague, Alexei Serovoy, is under house arrest.

April 03, 2026 21:21

• A Kuban resident was fined for criticizing the air defense system.

  A court in the Temryuk district fined local resident Olga Sklyarova for discrediting the Russian army for discussing the operation of the air defense system with her neighbors.

April 03, 2026 15:09

• Grain deliveries to Armenia have raised questions about Russia's goals in the Caucasus.

  The supply of Russian wheat via Azerbaijan is purely economic in nature and is driven by Armenia's need to import grain, according to several social media users. For Russia, this is primarily a political move in an effort to maintain Armenia within its orbit of influence, countered opponents.

April 03, 2026 10:32

• The basis for tightening Griboulou's regime was classified information

  Artem Gribul, a convicted protester in Georgia, is now limited to making only three phone calls per month, and only family members are allowed to visit. The court ordered a stricter detention regime based on classified information, and his defense is appealing.

April 03, 2026 02:37

• The court confiscated the assets of the arrested Kuban Health Minister.

  The property and business of Kuban Health Minister Yevgeny Filippov, his relatives, and trusted individuals have been transferred to the state by court order.

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