Recent speculations have arisen regarding the health condition of Ramzan Kadyrov, the pro-Russian Chechen leader, currently one of Ukraine's prominent adversaries.

As Russia struggles to find additional mercenaries for the Ukraine invasion, it has covertly recruited new Balkan volunteers, causing tension with Serbia, a key European ally.

Al-Estiklal conducted an interview with Ukrainian political expert and diplomat Vladimir Shumakov, revealing that Putin holds the power to decide the fate of the ongoing war with Ukraine and his ultimate goal is to acquire all of it.

The killing of Wagner's leader Yevgeny Prigozhin unexpectedly provided the Russian Ministry of Defense and the government with a new opportunity to restructure this quasi-military organization.