The coordinator of the opposition movement Open Russia, journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr. flew abroad to undergo rehabilitation, as stated by his defense lawyer, Vadim Prokhorov, in a statement to Interfax.

Prokhorov said that Kara-Murza was discharged from the hospital, though he was accompanied by a medic during the trip. The opposition politician traveled abroad with his wife.

Prokhorov also said that the investigation into the supposed poisoning of his client has not yet started. The …

According to Russia’s Ministry of defense, in Syria, a military vehicle was blown up by a remotely operated device killing four Russian military advisors.

The vehicle was a part of the military convoy carrying Russian military personnel from the airbase near the city of Tyas in the direction of Homs.

The incident occurred about 4 kilometers away from Tyas. In addition to four killed servicemen, two were critically injured.

U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham intends to teach Russia a lesson for its alleged cyber attacks during the electoral campaigns of Western countries. "In 2017, you'll get a kick for what you've done," Graham said at the Munich Security Conference on Sunday, February 19 while addressing representatives from the Russian delegation. "You will face the consequences of what you have caused the Free World," warned the senator.

According to Graham, the U.S. Congress will make all efforts to …

The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv stated that Russia’s recognition of documents issued by the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics is a disturbing message. The U.S. diplomats noted that the recognition of DPR/LPR documents runs counter to the agreed purpose of the Minsk Agreements.

“We are concerned by the intensification of hostilities and the use of Grad multiple rocket launchers at the contact line and urge the withdrawal of heavy weapons in order to ensure a ceasefire in the …

MP Semen Semenchenko stated that participants in the blockade of the railway traffic to the separatist-controlled regions of Donetsk and Luhansk intend to blockade the traffic between Ukraine and Russia, Interfax Ukraine reports.

“We plan to extend it along the railway lines along which products from Russia are brought to us. It will be harder to do this along the motorways. There you need more people, and there is a higher likelihood of provocation,” the MP said.

According to him, there is …