Russian President Vladimir Putins meeting with Steve Witkoff lasted four hours
Steve Witkoff’s visit to Russia is aimed at facilitating direct US communications with the Kremlin as part of a broader effort to negotiate a ceasefire and eventual…
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Former Putin-appointed governor jailed for breaching UK sanctions
Kremlin handoutA former Russian government minister, once a governor in illegally annexed Crimea, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for breaching UK sanctions.
Dmitrii Ovsiannikov was found guilty of deliberately avoiding sanctions by…
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The Journalists Pursuing a Dialogue With Russia’s Putin Propagandists
What do you do with former friends who end up on the dark side, who espouse political views that are anathema to you?
It has never been an easy question to answer. I fell out with several over the Iraq War, as they became cheerleaders for…
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Moscow Renews Military Recruitment Efforts Despite U.S. Push for Peace Talks – Vyorstka
Moscow city authorities are ramping up efforts to recruit contract soldiers for the war in Ukraine following several months of relative quiet, the independent Vyorstka news website reported, citing sources in the city government and…
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Jaishankar says US tariffs prompted India to seek out complementary partners in West
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): Amid the tariffs imposed by the Donald Trump administration on countries across the world including India, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said that the US has fundamentally changed its approach…
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Russian Oscar nominee signs with Hollywood agency – media
Yura Borisov’s contract with UTA will see him “represented in all areas,” according to Variety magazine
Russian Oscar-nominated actor Yura Borisov, known for his role in US director Sean Baker’s…
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Russian Oscar nominee signs with Hollywood agency media
Yura Borisovs contract with UTA will see him represented in all areas, according to Variety magazine
Russian Oscar-nominated actor Yura Borisov, known for his role in US director Sean Baker’s film ‘Anora’, has signed with a major Hollywood agency,…
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UK bans personal EU meat and dairy imports – POLITICO
The new restrictions will not apply to goods arriving from Northern Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey, or the Isle of Man.
While FMD doesn’t pose a risk to humans and there are no current cases in the United Kingdom, it’s a highly infectious…
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Facing a funding freeze, RFE/RL’s Ukrainian service says it’s cutting back on staff and broadcasts — Meduza
Due to funding restrictions, the Ukrainian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has been forced to furlough some of its staff and scale back broadcasts. On Friday, the outlet announced the final episode of the morning livestream…
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One of Earth’s oldest mysteries keeps getting weirder
By the time you’ve read this sentence, lightning could have struck Earth as many as 270 times. That may sound like a lot, but according to the UK’s Met Office, there are about 44 lightning strikes every second. Put another way, that’s about…
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