One of the foundations managed by the alleged daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Yekaterina Tikhonova, was closed down, according to an extract from the Uniform State Register of Legal Entities (USRLE), as reported by Republic online media.

The foundation referenced is the Interdisciplinary Initiative Foundation in Natural Sciences and Humanities, in which Tikhonova was a co-founder. Information on its liquidation was included in the USRLE on 9 January 2018. "Interdisciplinary …

Chechen Leader Ramzan Kadyrov, at a meeting with senior law enforcement and special services officers stated that reports about violations of human rights in Chechnya are “information attacks” launched by western countries, as reported on the Chechen government website.

In particular, Kadyrov said that despite the fact that “Chechnya is barely visible on a map” it frequently comes up as the center of attention of “western states and their minions in our country.” Kadyrov refuted “all …

The gradual lifting of sanctions against Russia should they make progress in the implementation of the Minsk Agreements is appropriate, as stated by Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz in an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

"The EU should insist on progress in the Ukrainian conflict and in the implementation of the Minsk agreements. If there is progress, it is appropriate to lift the sanctions step by step, to create incentives for further progress, about which German President ( …