Thirty-five heads of state and government, including political and criminal groups such as the so-called Islamic State, the Yemeni Houthis, Afghan Taliban fighters, and the Los Zetas were added to the list of politicians and organizations that are recognized by Reporters Without Borders as the main enemies of free speech.The Presidents of Eritrea, Sudan, Burundi, Gambia, Syria and Cuba, the leaders of China, Russia, North Korea and also several former Soviet States - Azerbaijan, Belarus, …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree granting citizenship to actor Steven Seagal, who in turn said he was “tremendously grateful for this opportunity,” TASS reported.

"I always felt that USA and Russia should be best friends and allies,” Seagal said. “Despite the unfortunate propaganda going on I remain fully committed to work tirelessly towards this end and I am tremendously grateful for this opportunity.”

"My father was pure Russian, my father’s family is primarily from …

 Commenting on media reports about the alleged replacement of foreign software with domestic counterparts, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov said, “We can talk about a total replacement of software, in particular, Microsoft, in Russian state structures only after domestic analogues of comparable efficiency are developed."

“It’s impossible,” he said when replying to the question about whether a total replacement of foreign software is happening. “It is possible if domestic software …