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

President Donald Trump warned Monday he’s only going to give Russia 10 to 12 more days to reach peace with Ukraine, shortening a 50-day deadline he gave Russian leader Vladimir Putin two weeks ago, before imposing punishing sanctions and tariffs.

President Donald Trump expressed frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin and said he would reduce the 50-day timeline he gave Russia to agree to a peace deal with Ukraine.

Trump says Putin has ‘10 or 12 days’ to reach a ceasefire deal - US president says he is ‘disappointed’ with lack of progress towards ending 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.

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

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.

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

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.