Vladimir Putin
President of the Russian Federation
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Amnesty's 2026 Report Names Trump, Putin, and Netanyahu as the 'Voracious Predators' of 2025
In the foreword to the State of the World's Human Rights report released Monday, Amnesty Secretary-General Agnès Callamard singles out three heads of state by name and catalogues what she calls a 'predatory world order' of unlawful war, extrajudicial killing, and the abandonment of multilateralism.
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Russia's Supreme Court Designates Memorial an 'Extremist Organization,' Ruling Takes Immediate Effect
The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation granted the Ministry of Justice's motion on April 9 to designate the International Public Movement Memorial an extremist organization and ban its activity on Russian territory. The court said Memorial is 'under the influence of a destructive ideology' and acts to 'destroy the fundamental foundations of Russian statehood.' Memorial was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022.
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UK tracked three Russian submarines near undersea cables, Defence Secretary Healey says: 'We see you'
The Ministry of Defence disclosed on April 9 a weeks-long tracking operation against a Russian Akula-class attack submarine and two specialist GUGI deep-sea vessels. A separate 10-day operation shadowed a Kilo-class submarine through the English Channel and North Sea.
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Putin Declares 32-Hour Easter Ceasefire in Ukraine; Zelenskyy Says He'll Mirror It
Russia ordered its forces to halt combat operations from 4 PM Saturday to the end of Sunday for Orthodox Easter. Zelenskyy said he's ready to reciprocate, calling a silent Easter 'the signal that tells everyone diplomacy can succeed.'