The Austrian bank is effectively stuck in the country despite pressure from the U.S. and the European Central Bank to withdraw.
The UN also said it recorded one execution of a “wounded and incapacitated” Russian soldier by Ukraine’s armed forces last year.
Reactions in Borisov’s home country ranged from muted praise to theories that the U.S. was attempting to turn him into an opposition figure.
Mediazona linked the surge to the Russian military’s apparent efforts to replenish its ranks while avoiding compensation payments to families of missing or deceased soldiers.
But some Russian officials reportedly oppose holding talks in either country due to their close ties with the U.S. military and intelligence services.
Sweden detained the Malta-flagged Vezhen after discovering damage to a fiber-optic cable between Sweden and Latvia on Jan. 26.
Armen Sarkisyan, founder of the irregular Arbat Battalion, died after being hospitalized in critical condition, Russian state media reported.
When asked whether he had personally spoken to Vladimir Putin over the phone, Trump told reporters: “I don’t want to say that.”
Russia’s Defense Ministry said it shot down more than 70 drones across the country overnight.
Sergei Yefremov was leading a volunteer military battalion in the Kursk region when he was reportedly killed by a landmine.