During a speech marking the 61st anniversary of Yuri Gagarin becoming the first human in space, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia’s goals in Ukraine are “noble”.

“The goals of the ‘special operation’ to protect the Donbas will be achieved, they are noble,” Putin stated.

"On the one hand, we are helping and saving people, and on the other, we are simply taking measures to ensure the security of Russia itself," Putin exclaimed.

He also noted that a clash between Russia and Ukraine …

Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza was detained while leaving his house in Moscow, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported.

The charges against Kara-Murza unknown.

The politician’s lawyer stated, “I myself learned about his detention less than 10 minutes ago. I will go to him, I cannot say anything.”

Kara-Murza is an opposition figure to is a vocal critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin. He has twice suffered sudden, severe illnesses that he believes were due to being poisoned …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov named another goal of Russia's "special operation" in Ukraine. According to him, it is meant to put an end to the reckless expansion of the United States and its course towards domination in the world.

Lavrov explained that Washington is building its dominance "with gross violations of international law," adjusting the international rules accordingly.

Earlier, the press secretary of the Russian President, Dmitry Peskov, said that one of the main goals of …