President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday tightened media conditions for election coverage in Russia, ahead of a March 2024 presidential vote expected to prolong his rule until 2030. Moscow has hugely cracked down on media freedom since launching its Ukraine offensive in February last year. Putin — in power since 2000 […]
By AFP North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia Tuesday ahead of a meeting with President Vladimir Putin that the United States has warned could see an arms deal to support Moscow’s assault on Ukraine. Making a rare foreign trip and his first since the pandemic, an unsmiling […]
By AFP The head of the Wagner mercenary group, which in June attempted to topple Russia’s military leadership, was on board a plane that crashed on Wednesday, with all passengers killed, Russian officials said. The crash comes two months after Yevgeny Prigozhin launched a short-lived rebellion — seen as the […]
By Prossy Kisakye Analysts have described the visit by the Russian Foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, as one that may not may not have a significant impact on the Uganda-Russia relations. Sergey Lavrov, who is on a two-day official visit to Uganda, arrived yesterday as part of his tour of African […]
