Russia agrees that security guarantees for Ukraine should be provided on an equal basis with the participation of countries such as China, the United States, the United Kingdom and France, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on August 20.

He added that Russia itself should also be among those providing Ukraine’s security guarantees.

“As for reports that Britain, France and Germany want to create and develop collective security guarantees, we are in favor of those guarantees being truly …

At least 18,500 people have been convicted in Russia for desertion and unauthorized absence from their units since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to a new analysis.

Over 3.5 years of war, Russia’s garrison military courts handed down at least 18,341 convictions in cases of desertion and leaving one’s duty station, the research center led by Kirill Parubets found in a study by The Insider.

Since February 2023, the Judicial Department of Russia’s Supreme Court …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said ceasefire agreements in Ukraine will not be reached unless Ukrainian authorities “fully respect” the rights of Russians and Russian-speaking people.

He outlined the conditions in an interview with state-run Rossiya 24, according to the RIA Novosti news agency. He added that a lasting peace won’t be possible unless the “causes” of the war are removed.

“Without respect for Russia’s security, without full respect for the rights of Russian and Russian- …