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TALLINN, Estonia — A celebrated Ukrainian medic whose footage was smuggled out of the besieged city of Mariupol by an Associated Press team was freed by Russian forces on Friday, three months after she was taken captive on the streets of the city.

Russian journalist and Nobel Peace laureate Dmitry Muratov is auctioning his Nobel medal for Ukrainian refugees, distraught at the eradication of independent media in his country, where he says fewer and fewer people support Moscow's military campaign.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Vladimir Putin said at Russia’s showpiece investment conference Friday that the country’s economy will overcome “reckless and insane” sanctions, while condemning the United States for acting like “God’s own messengers on planet Earth.”

The host suggests striking Germany. Pundit Alexander Sosnovsky—who lives in Germany—agrees with that idea. State Duma member, Major General Andrei Gurulyov says that Russia is ready for a big, colossal war.

The Kremlin says the United Kingdom should address the leaders of separatist-controlled parts of Ukraine's Donetsk region and not Moscow over two Britons sentenced to death last week for fighting alongside Ukrainian forces against Russian troops in eastern Ukraine.

MOSCOW (AP) — Organizers of Russia’s showpiece investment gathering are telling foreign participants to be sure to bring cash — not necessarily for making investments, but for spending money.

After many Western companies left Russia in response to its aggression against Ukraine, Moscow opened the first of the restaurants that are meant to replace those of the American fast food giant McDonald's. The rebranded Russian version — some call it a knockoff — aims not only to serve hamburgers but to affirm Russia's self-sufficiency and defiance.

Little by little parents of Russian soldiers start to understand that the Russian Army is a joke and that this war in Ukraine is pointless! Check out this intercepted phone call to better understand how they feel about their sons being on the frontline

President draws parallel with tsar who waged war on Sweden and says campaign in Ukraine stems from ‘basic values’

Official data revealed that President Vladimir Putin’s administration received 41,666 requests related to missing or captured soldiers.