Russia Extends Diesel Exports Ban...; 

...But Still Barters with the White House;

Putin Preps Doomsday Bunker;

Rybar Reeled In; 

Plague in the Russian Far East?;

Ukraine War Extends to Data Centers;

Fearful in France;

International Banks and Russian Sanctions-Busting;

More Africans To The Front Lines; 

Washington Warns Moscow of Soviet-Style Collapse

The election results are in...

...But did Putin's party really win?

Russians abroad say no...

...While Ukraine hits Moscow

Pro-Russian hacking group declares "cyber war" on Norway;
Russia bans memorial;
Trust in Putin slips as the war comes home;
Danish intelliegnce: Russia is recruiting Danes for sabotage;
Latvia, Lithuania crack down on Russian shipping;
Russia's grip on global uranium tightens

Ukraine drone strikes impact shipping to Russia;
With war as a backdrop, an expanded right to seize property;
New bridge brings North Korea still closer;
Discontent and potential for change;
A cold shoulder from the Kremlin...and a quest for new partners