Russia

The daughter of a Russian nationalist ideologist who is often referred to as "Putin's brain" was killed when her car exploded on the outskirts of Moscow, officials said Sunday.

The Investigative Committee branch for the Moscow region said the Saturday night blast was caused by a bomb planted in the SUV driven by Daria Dugina.

"Washington is ready to do everything to maintain its power over the world, sacrificing the welfare of citizens and the economy of European countries," Duma President, Vyacheslav Volodin, said.

The case centres around the District Court of Varna, which recently ruled that Alexey Alchin, a Russian national, could be extradited to Russia on the basis of an international arrest warrant issued by Moscow. This decision was upheld by the Varna Court of Appeals and leaves Mr. Alchin in an extremely vulnerable position.

The photographs of the recent cordial meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin in Sochi reveal in themselves that there is a high level of understanding between the two autocrats.

"They implemented an anti-Russian project, they pretended not to see the spread of neo-Nazi ideology until the massacre of people in Donbass, they are stockpiling and continue to stockpile weapons to the regime in Kyiv, including heavy weapons," Putin said.

Ljubljana – The Ukrainian community in Slovenia has called on the organiser of the Ljubljana Festival to cancel the concert by Russian soprano Anna Netrebko scheduled for later this month in a petition that has been signed by more than 700 people.

The complete ban on the purchase of Russian coal comes into force today. The measure was approved as part of the fourth package of sanctions adopted in April against Russia over the war in Ukraine.

Another ban on imports from Russia is due to be implemented later this year: a partial oil embargo.

Russia's war in Ukraine poses the greatest threat to the global economy, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said yesterday as G20 ministers prepare to start talks in Indonesia.

As he said, that would open Pandora's box and then it would not be good for anyone.

Experts estimate that this leads to only one conclusion, and that is that Moscow is preparing for a protracted war for the control of Ukraine.