As an occupying power, Russia is obligated by treaties it has signed to uphold children’s existing identity, traditions and education, Danielle Bell, the head of the U.N. Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, said in a written comment to The New York Times. Russia has violated these obligations, she said.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is explained by the imperialist mindset and authoritarian nature of Vladimir Putin’s regime, not fears of NATO expansion. The genocidal character of the Russian regime in occupied Ukraine underlines that conclusion.

BY MICHAEL AMAJAMA What often begins as an innocent invitation to learn Russian, attend cultural exhibitions, or

North Korea has mandated Russian as a foreign language for its elementary school children – a further sign of Moscow’s increasing ties with the hermit kingdom stemming from its invasion of Ukraine. “The Russian language has been introduced in ...