Moscow

Donald Trump said that while Russia's new sanction against Joe Biden is "a terrible thing," the move could allegedly reveal the president's conflict of interest.

Despite a lawyer and others reporting they could not locate Ovsyannikova, she appeared in court Tuesday, where she was charged for her protest.

"We've had an Iron Curtain before, and we still managed to live pretty well," a Moscow resident told Newsweek. "We can do it again."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned of a Russian threat to NATO "homes" after a strike near the Polish border.

The computer generated video purports to show the former president saying "I've found a space to interact. Hello Russia, hello RuTube."

The popular fast-food franchise said on March 8 that it would temporarily close 850 locations in Russia, nearly two weeks after the war began on February 24.

The arrests come amid a widespread crackdown against anti-war protesters in Russia.

Putin has downplayed the impact of Western sanctions, saying they "will all lead to an increase in our independence."

Sales of seafood, diamonds and vodka from Russia are banned by President Biden's new executive order.

One viewer claimed that for many Russians, "McDonald's symbolizes a sort of hope of freedom and a better life."

Branson, 61, allegedly received thousands of dollars from the Russian government to run the Russian Center New York, which she founded in 2012.

The decision from the finance company came after Visa and MasterCard announced Saturday that they would terminate operations in Russia.

The former State Department official noted that lawyers for Russian oligarchs "are busy right now" as they attempt to move assets and relocate yachts.

The athlete was arrested Saturday after the Russian Federal Customs Service found vape cartridges that contained hashish oil.

A spokesperson for Russia's Defense Ministry described them as "mercenaries," saying they would not "enjoy the status of prisoners of war."

After dismissing international condemnation, Russia's foreign minister said "it's clear to everyone that World War III can only be a nuclear one."

"U.S. citizens should consider departing Russia immediately via commercial options still available," a travel advisory said.

Another oligarch called for peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv to commence "as fast as possible."

Prominent Russians spoke out against the president's invasion of Ukraine, while hundreds of anti-war demonstrators were arrested in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

"Some day Ukraine will be free, I have no doubt about that," former diplomat Michael McFaul said Friday.

Social media footage shows the military vehicles entering Obolon, directly north of the center of the Ukrainian capital.

The U.S. Defense Secretary said that Russia has assembled "the kinds of things that you would need to conduct a successful invasion."

Bart Gorman, the deputy chief of mission, had been in Moscow for three years. No details were available about the circumstances surrounding his expulsion.

Berlin's move to not send weapons to Ukraine has been raising some questions about Germany's commitment to opposing Russia's aggression.

Veterans for Peace and more than 100 other anti-war and progressive groups accused the president of "brinkmanship" in Ukraine's stand-off with Russia.

Russia's military presence "is larger in scale and scope in the massing of forces than anything we've seen in recent memory," General Mark Milley said Friday.

Russia has sent nearly 100,000 troops to the eastern border of Ukraine, and Western powers fear an invasion could be imminent.

The number of infected children, according to Moscow city health officials, rose 14 times in the past two weeks from 2,000 to 28,000.

Ukraine's military has developed since 2014, but there are concerns over Moscow's superiority in the air.

Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the U.S. decision "premature and a manifestation of excessive caution."