Tag: Russia
In Russia, the most severe sentence for anti-war speeches was handed down so far – a Moscow councilor was sentenced to seven years in prison
Opposition councilor Aleksei Gorinov criticized the war in March. The judge considered that he had defamed the Russian armed forces. The Fake News Act aims to suppress anti-war sentiments. In…
War in Ukraine: when Russia threatens to take back Alaska from the United States
“To Russian politicians who believe they can take back Alaska: good luck.” Here is the answer of the governor of the American State Mike Dunleavy Thursday, July 7 to Vyacheslav…
Katerina Autet, from Russia to France via the United States
Born in Russia, Katerina Autet spent her teenage years in the United States. She chose to come to France, twenty years ago, as part of a university exchange, and never…
The Stupor, an anti-drone electromagnetic rifle used by Russia
Here is the Russian Stupor, a so-called formidable weapon, capable of neutralizing Ukrainian drones in the Donbass. Real danger from the skies, or a propaganda weapon to frighten the adversary?…
Breathtaking “The Black Monk” by Kirill Serebrennikov at the Cour d’honneur of the Palais des Papes
At the opening of the Avignon Festival on Thursday July 7, the exiled Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov made the madness of freedom reign for almost three hours in the Cour…
He wrote a letter to Biden! The American basketball player, who was put on trial in Russia, pleaded guilty
Brittney Griner, the Olympic medalist US female basketball player, who was detained in Russia by the Russian police at Sheremetyevo International Airport in the capital Moscow on February 17, was…
North Korean fishermen sentenced to penal colony in Russia
It is a court decision that puts the finger again on an unknown reality. North Korean fishermen were sentenced to the penal colony in the Far East of the Russian…
Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug offenses in Russia
The next part of the trial is scheduled for July 14. Griner was arrested on February 17 at an airport in Chimki, outside Moscow, after Russian authorities said they had…
War in Ukraine: the Stupor, an electromagnetic anti-drone rifle used by Russia
Here is the Russian Stupor, a so-called formidable weapon, capable of neutralizing Ukrainian drones in the Donbass. Real danger from the skies, or a propaganda weapon to frighten the adversary?…
Support, criticize or be silent, Russian artists face a choice with serious consequences
To proclaim one’s patriotic faith, or to criticize from within without crossing red lines, to galvanize the morale of the troops on the front or to call for a refusal…