A Russian court on Wednesday ordered a bar administrator and its art director to be placed in custody, accusing them of organising an "extremist organisation" under new legislation criminalising the LGBTQ community.

Nikolai Lebedev, more popularly known by his moniker Nekoglai, has been charged with slander.

A popular TikTok personality allegedly tortured by Russian police said he would donate thousands of dollars worth of drones to Ukraine.

The EU has launched a new sanctions round against Russian officials, including Deputy P.M. Rogozin and Putin Advisor Sergey Glazyev.

President Obama signed an executive order imposing more sanctions against Russian officials and Russia's financial sector.

An executive order by President Obama has targeted key advisers to President Putin.