The Russian Union of Journalists (RUJ) has called the EU ban “unlawful” and said a court should have decided the matter.
The statement noted that fighting continues.
Russia’s high-ranking military officials and top members of the country’s political establishment were present as Mr Putin, first elected in 2000, began his new six-year term.
SBU head Vasyl Malyuk said the attack was supposed to be “a gift to Putin before the inauguration.” Vladimir Putin was sworn in as Russia’s president on Tuesday.
According to VOA, at least 320 journalists were imprisoned around the world while doing their jobs in 2023 alone.
The Senate is expected to vote on the package on Tuesday.
“This will not have happened if Ukraine had received sufficient air defence and if the world had been determined enough to counter Russian terror,’’ Mr Zelensky said.
Islamic State has already claimed responsibility for the attack in Moscow on several occasions.
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has appointed his son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, as head of the military, the defence ministry said on Friday.
Estonia’s Foreign Ministry has expelled an employee of the Russian embassy in Tallinn from an EU and NATO country.
