A court in Russia on Monday convicted the spokesperson of U.S. technology company Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, of justifying terrorism and sentenced him to six years in prison in a ...

A Ukrainian drug smuggler says he'd rather be in the army than in jail -- and he may get his chance if a law is passed allowing convicts to be recruited for the war with Russia. RFE/RL gained ...

Russia is recruiting female convicts to bolster its war effort in Ukraine, the Kyiv Post reported, citing a Ukrainian intelligence spokesperson. The women are promised financial incentives and the ...

Russia Convicts the Spokesperson for Facebook Owner Meta in a Swift Trial in Absentia A court in Russia on Monday convicted the spokesperson of U.S. technology company Meta, which owns Facebook ...

Russia is recruiting female convicts to boost its military forces, a Ukrainian intelligence spokesperson said. Moscow wants to recruit the convicts to auxiliary and combat roles, the Kyiv Post ...

The authorities also outlawed Meta as an extremist organisation and blocked Facebook and Instagram in Russia. Both platforms - as well as X, formerly known as Twitter, which has also been blocked ...