•Russian President Vladimir Putin A Russian court today sentenced a Saint Petersburg woman to eight days in jail for writing “no to war” on a ballot paper during the country’s presidential election in protest at President Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine campaign. The three-day vote over the weekend saw Putin running unchallenged for a fifth Kremlin t...
•Biden and Putin The United States will announce new sanctions on Russia on Friday over the death in prison of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, coinciding with the second anniversary of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the White House said. “At President Biden’s direction, we will be announcing a major sanctions package on Friday of this week [&...
•Estonian PM Kaja Kallas Russia has declared Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas as “wanted” on criminal charges today in an unprecedented step against its Baltic neighbours. It was not immediately clear why Kallas, who has led Estonia since 2021, was listed as “wanted”, reports AFP. Relations between Moscow and EU member Estonia, which is hom...