Putin has named a highly decorated army general and a former official in occupied Ukraine to lead the Belgorod and Bryansk regions.

Top spokesman Dmitry Peskov accused Brussels of being a “direct participant” in the war due to its continued support of Ukraine.

Yana Lantratova is accused of playing a key role in the alleged systematic transfer of children from occupied Ukrainian territories to Russia.

The change was reportedly enacted after the arrest of Italy’s former ambassador in Uzbekistan over an alleged scheme involving illicit Schengen visa approvals.

Russia was the first country to recognize the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan last July after removing the Taliban from its list of terrorist organizations and accepting its ambassador to Moscow. 

The president appointed a military general and a former senior official in occupied Ukraine to lead the two border regions.

Authorities in Ukraine’s Zakarpattia region described the attacks as the most intense Russian aerial assault since the 2022 invasion.

The president appointed a military general and a former official in occupied Ukraine to lead the two border regions.

Alexander Bogomaz and Vyacheslav Gladkov led the regions throughout Moscow's Ukraine war.

The pipeline remains stalled months after Gazprom signed a “legally binding” memorandum with China, even despite the global energy crisis.

The warrant, which police have not confirmed, is reportedly connected to comments Ben Wallace made at the Warsaw Security Forum last year.

The rare daytime attacks largely targeted regions in the western part of the country.