The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants on Tuesday for former Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov, the current military chief of staff, on accusations of war crimes in Ukraine. Both are allegedly responsible for “directing attacks” at civilian targets in Ukraine. The ICC judges said there were sufficient grounds to believe […]
A former Russian army commander who raised concerns about the country’s high military casualties in Ukraine has been detained on suspicion of large-scale fraud. Maj Gen Ivan Popov, 49, will be held in custody for two months, Russian state-run media reported. His attorney was quoted by Tass news agency as saying that the general denied […]
A former Russian tycoon jailed in Azerbaijan on charges stemming from his time as a top separatist figure in the Karabakh region has gone on hunger strike, his family said. Ruben Vardanyan started the fast two weeks ago to press demands for a speedy trial, news agencies cited the family as saying. Vardanyan cofounded Troika […]
A disgraced former Russian mayor convicted over bribery has had his prison sentence cut short after signing a contract to fight with Russia’s military in Ukraine, local media reported. Oleg Gumenyuk, who served as mayor of the far eastern city and cultural hub of Vladivostok between 2018 and 2021, was convicted last year of accepting […]