After the closed hearing and the denial of bail, Evan was ordered to be held in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison until his trial.

Source: https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2023/04/18/russian-court-rejects-appeal-of-evan-gershkovich-n544579

All that sounds quite sensible from Moscow’s point of view.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/is-a-new-russia-china-india-bloc-forming-in-the-east/

An ambitious but failed attempt by Russia to return to the moon has exposed the massive challenges faced by Moscow’s once-proud space program.

Source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/russia-lunar-failure_n_64e5c814e4b07db68195fc4d

And Ukrainian forces have also targeted Russian infrastructure and its navy in the region – famously sinking Moscow’s flagship vessel, the Moskva, in April 2022.

Source: https://www.euronews.com/2023/03/16/a-reckless-and-unprofessional-act-what-are-the-rules-for-flying-across-the-black-sea

Ankara is one of Moscow’s main trading partners, with both sides having pledged to deepen economic cooperation and expand bilateral trade.

Source: https://en.mehrnews.com/news/200479/Turkey-not-to-toe-Western-line-on-Russia-sanctions-Cavusoglu

A plane left Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport at about 6pm local time yesterday when 100 miles into its journey to St Peterburg, it crashed, Russian aviation officials said.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/08/24/president-zelensky-comments-yevgeny-prigozhin-plane-crash-19390352/

As the pandemic’s aftereffects faded and Russian tourists flocked to the country following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, income surged 53.4% to a record $46.3 billion.

Source: https://www.chiangraitimes.com/tourism/foreign-tourists-in-turkiye-hit-record-46-7-million-before-year-end/

At least one person was wounded in the southern Russian region of Belgorod after Moscow’s forces shot down four missiles, the region’s governor said.

Source: https://theava.com/archives/213461

Beijing has refrained from condemning Moscow’s operation against Ukraine or calling it an “invasion” in line with the Kremlin, which describes the war as a “special military operation” designed to protect Russia’s own security.

Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/9499760/ukraine-war-china-deeply-worried-about-escalation-conflict/

Beijing has sought to project itself as neutral in the Ukraine conflict, even while it has refused to condemn Moscow’s actions and declared last year that it had a “no-limits” friendship with Russia.

Source: https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/world/3230224/kremlin-says-russia-and-china-must-edge-closer-to-counter-western-efforts-to-contain-them.html

Bezsonov, the Russian official quoted above, said “those guilty of the decision to use the facility” should be punished, and Vladlen Tatarsky, a military blogger described Moscow’s top officers as “untrained idiots”, The Guardian report said.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-global/ukraine-strikes-russia-massive-blow-three-takeaways-8359436/

But it is worth noting that while Beijing has backed Putin rhetorically, it has not delivered military or much economic aid to Moscow’s aggression in Ukraine.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/01/23/cold-war-george-kennan-diplomacy-containment-united-states-china-soviet-union/

But Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Zelensky, ruled out Moscow’s previous demands that would give Russia time to dig in deeper in the parts of Ukraine it has occupied.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/08/08/2-russian-missile-strikes-hit-a-city-in-eastern-ukraine-killing-at-least-5-people-officials-say/

But while Russia maintains technological superiority in the air, it’ll be very difficult for Ukrainian pilots to push Moscow’s pilots out of their skies.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/06/21/we-cant-do-anything-ukrainian-pilots-plead-for-f-16s-as-they-struggle-to-contain-russian-aviation-3/

Children attend an official initiation ceremony for the youth organization Young Pioneers in Moscow’s Red Square on May 22, 2022.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/06/04/putin-russia-war-ukraine-domestic-politics-media-resistance/

China’s ruling Communist Party called the swift end of the 22-hour revolt Moscow’s тАЬinternal affair,тАЭ with state media affirming China’s support for Russia.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/world/china-reaction-to-russia-revolt-shows-anxiety-over-ukraine-8689077/

Data from Russia and international agencies suggest Moscow’s revenues have dropped, forcing budget choices that administration officials say could be starting to hamper its war effort.

Source: https://energycentral.com/c/og/untested-oil-price-cap-has-helped-choke-revenue-russia

European Union member states agreed to impose a cap of $100 per barrel on sales of Russian diesel to third countries as part of an effort to limit Moscow’s revenues, according to people familiar with matter.

Source: https://gcaptain.com/eu-agrees-to-100-price-cap-on-russian-diesel-as-import-ban-looms/

Finland had adopted neutrality after its defeat by the Soviets in World War II, but its leaders signaled they wanted to join NATO just months after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine sent a shiver of fear through its neighbors.

Source: https://triblive.com/news/world/finland-parliament-website-targeted-ahead-of-nato-entry/

Gershkovich is held in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison, which dates from the czarist era and has been a terrifying symbol of repression since Soviet times.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/04/13/diplomat-russia-might-discuss-swap-for-jailed-us-reporter/