Russian soldiers call the practice a sacrifice to Baba Yaga, a fearsome witch from Slavic folklore who feasts on her victims.

President Donald Trump on Monday shortened to less than two weeks his deadline for Russia’s Vladimir Putin to talk peace with Ukraine.

Officials allege that the "international satanism movement" poses a direct threat to Russia and is being funded by the West.

Austria's Foreign Minister revealed that Donald Trump allegedly offered Crimea and parts of eastern Ukraine to Vladimir Putin as part of a peace deal, but Putin rejected it, choosing to continue the war.

Vladimir Putin may be growing increasingly worried about a small NATO member on Russia's doorstep that is openly preparing for potential warfare.In what resembles a David versus Goliath standoff, the tiny Baltic state of Lithuania has started boosting military expenditures and conducting war games in response to escalating threats from Moscow.

Russian heavy metal and goth music fans in Russia could face prison after Vladimir Putin banned "satanists". The Kremlin's top court has outlawed the "international satanism movement" as an extremist and terrorist group - despite no such group existing.

Former prime minister Stephen Harper told a conference in Saskatchewan on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “an evil man” who will leave Russia poor and in chaos.

A Russian drone reportedly crossed into NATO member Lithuania from Belarus airspace - just hours after Vladimir Putin launched a deadly missile strike on Ukraine