Additional Russian diplomats expelled from U.S.;
Mandatory QR codes incite protests and opposition;
Kremlin crackdown creates "campaign of fear" for comedians;
Putin hails India as a "Great Power"

Potential oil surplus emboldens Russia and OPEC+;
Another activist makes the government's blacklist;
Nobel Peace Prize laureate fined;
New Chechen legislation seeks to change media language;
Climate change will severely impact St. Petersburg

Russian plans to shut down NGO roil Berlin;
Citizen apathy aids "foreign agent" policies;
A Russian show of force in support of Belarus;
India risks U.S. sanctions for Russian defenses;
Putin talks Belarus migrant crisis;
Ukraine crisis highlights U.S. intelligence shortfalls

Gazprom to Europe's rescue;
Navalny ally behind bars;
Prosecutors dismiss case against torture whistleblower;
U.S.-Ukrainian ties strengthen over Russian military concerns;
A new Russian missile system on the way?;
France frets over Wagner's potential deal in Mali

The curious case of Kirill Zhalo;
Moscow businesses struggle with lockdown closures;
Russia says U.S. presence in Black Sea provocative;
Russia plows ahead with submarine modernization;
"Non-working days" extended in five Russian regions;
Polish PM accuses Putin of masterminding migrant crisis