Russia's space chief: Venus a "Russian planet";
Spy chief announces destruction of Novichok stockpiles;
Navalny team sheds light on Tomsk poisoning;
Facial recognition expanding​​ on Moscow metro

Lukashenko secures Russian funding in Sochi;
No proof of russian bounties on U.S. troops;
Side effects of Sputnik V emerging in small testing pools;
Navalny plans to return to Russia;
U.S. lawmakers push for Trevor Reed's release

Navalny turns a corner;
Cossacks police Pride parade in the Urals;
Biden team targeted by hackers;
Vaccine data already suspect;
A show of military unity with Belarus;
Safronov's day in court delayed

Putin claims U.S., Ukraine lured mercenaries to Belarus;
Another opposition blogger bloodied;
Sustaining Wagner in Libya;
Germany: Navalny poisoned by Novichok

Navalny poisoning a Western provocation, claims Duma speaker;
What next after new START?;
The Baltics heat up;
U.S. troops injured in Syrian skirmish with Russian forces