According to a study held by Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM), Russian President Vladimir Putin's approval ratings have fallen below 70%. In mid-December, 74.8% of Russian citizens were ready to vote for him. Now the number has fallen to 69.9%. This is Putin’s lowest rating since the start of the presidential race.

At the same time, there is an increase in the number of people willing to vote for Pavel Grudinin, the Communist Party's candidate, from 4.6% to 7.2%. The share of …

The Russian Foreign Ministry has released a comment on the new US nuclear doctrine; this official commentary has been posted on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s website.

"The content of the new nuclear doctrine (the so-called ‘Nuclear Posture Review’), which was unveiled in the United States on February 2, caused us deep disappointment. Already, upon first acquaintance, the confrontational charge and anti-Russian orientation of this document are striking. With regret we note that the US has …

Russian soldier Viktor Ageyev’s attorney will motion for reclassification of the case and an lightening of the sentence for his client, which is apparently made possible by the Donbas De-occupation Law, recently adopted by the Verkhovna Rada. A statement to this effect was made by Ageyev’s attorney Viktor Chevguz, Ukrinform reports.

“I filed an appeal at the Appeals Court of the Luhansk province. I am requesting a change in the classification of the article according to which he is …