Russian propaganda continues its campaign to discredit Ukrainian servicemen. In particular, fake stories have appeared online portraying Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel as criminals, according to the Center for Countering Disinformation.

Russia is expanding its influence in Asia and Africa through Russian-language education initiatives, masking geopolitical motives as cultural programs.

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 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea schools as a compulsory language for study from the 4th grade,

According to latest figures from Russia's interior ministry, 2,275 Westerners have applied for a new shared values visa, which was introduced by Vladimir Putin last August.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi revealed on Thursday that he gifted Russian President Vladimir Putin a Russian-language edition of the Bhagavad Gita during the leader’s ongoing visit to New Delhi.

"Russian has been introduced as a compulsory language in North Korean schools starting in the fourth grade. In Russia, more than 3,000 schoolchildren are currently studying Korean. Most of them are studying Korean as a second or third foreign language," Kozlov said.

A U.S. government cable said that Kremlin-run outlets had scaled up their efforts across Latin America, seeking to turn people against the United States and garner support for Russia.

The Ukrainian Parliament's Bill No. 14,120 removes Russian from the European Charter, emphasizing the development of regional languages in Ukraine.