Russia's top court bans LGBTQ activism as 'extremist'

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of designating the "the international LGBT social movement" as extremist in a lawsuit that had no defendants.

Deutsche Welle
The United States has tightened sanctions on the #Russian private army, the #Wagner Group. The US #Treasury and State Department unveiled a series of measures targeting the group itself as well as individuals and companies around the world said to support it. Last week Washington announced it was #designating Wagner as a #transnational criminal organisation.