Russian forces have advanced along parts of the frontline in Ukraine, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), as a map by Newsweek shows the latest developments in Moscow's summer ...

Geolocated footage shows that Russian troops have raised a Russian flag over a city municipal building in the town. Selydove, in Ukraine's Donetsk region, on November 15, 2023.

WASHINGTON — Reverting to a familiar “playbook,” Russia is plotting a pretext to invade Ukraine, a “false flag” operation that would justify its actions despite a week of intense U.S ...

Why ‘provocative’ flags – including Russia’s – at Euro 2024 could see nations face sanctions. By Colin Millar. June 17, 2024 Updated June 19, 2024. ... Why is the Serbian map controversial?

When used within Russia, Apple’s Maps and Weather apps now list Crimea as a Russian territory. The move is the latest example of Apple kowtowing to a government’s demands to keep its devices ...

False flag alternatives. In any event, Russia has other options to facilitate an invasion. At the start of its incursion into Crimea in 2014, the Kremlin used ...

3 The flag of Irkutsk featuring an unknown creature that appears, according to Russia-watcher Michael Elgort, to be a beaver with the legs of a platypus holding a fox in its mouth.

Russia will not be able to use its name, flag and anthem at the next two Olympics or at any world championships for the next two years after a ruling Thursday by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

US officials have warned Russia may execute a false flag operation to justify an attack on Ukraine. The US hasn't detailed what evidence it has for that claim, not wanting to reveal its sources.

Russia has quietly been distributing its own flags throughout West Africa, where they are now considered “so cool.” By Elian Peltier Reporting from Niamey, Niger Young people in West African ...