US and Russian statements laying out a framework for limiting military actions in the Black Sea were widely welcomed as a step to wider cease-fire in the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine: Both Moscow and Washington would “continue working toward a…
Category: 1. Russia
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Estonian MPs Pass Bill To Limit Voting Rights for Russian Minority
Estonian lawmakers voted Wednesday to ban the country’s large Russian minority and other non-EU residents from voting in local elections, as the Baltic state warily eyes Moscow.
The amendment was proposed in response to security…
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State Duma deputy told about the abuse of the AFU in the Kursk region
The experience of residents of the border area of Kursk region clearly showed the attitude of Ukrainian nationalists to Russians, said the deputy of the State Duma Marina Kim in the programme ‘Aktualno’ with Yulia…
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Wife of Putin Ally Tears Up at U.K. Sanctions Trial
The wife of a former Russian minister and ally of President Vladimir Putin charged in the U.K. with dodging sanctions tearfully took to the stand in London on Wednesday, with her husband looking on.
Ekaterina Ovsiannikova, 47, looked…
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Gazprom Plans Major Corporate Overhaul Amid Financial Crisis – FT
Russian state energy giant Gazprom is undergoing a major restructuring as it faces its worst financial crisis in years, the Financial Times reported Wednesday, citing the company’s 2024 transformation presentation.
Once Russia’s…
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EU Says No Sanctions Relief for Russia Until Full Military Withdrawal From Ukraine
The European Union said Wednesday that it would not lift or amend sanctions on Russia unless Moscow agrees to unconditionally withdraw its forces from Ukraine.
Russia is seeking sanctions relief as…
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How Russian police are ‘honing their cruelty’ on Ukrainian POWs
Russian prisons have long been notorious for widespread torture, but over the past three years, the problem has worsened significantly. Human rights advocates say this escalation is directly related to the full-scale war in Ukraine. One activist…
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German Foreign Minister Berbock urged not to let Putin blind the West
German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock has called for Russian leader Vladimir Putin not to be allowed to blind the West.

About this writes Reuters.
‘We must not deceive ourselves, and above all we must not allow…
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Russian Armed Forces launched strikes from the flamethrower ‘Solntsepek’ on the positions of AFU militants
The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation reported that crews of TOS-1A Solntsepek heavy flamethrower systems from the troops grouping ‘Vostok’ carried out a successful operation to destroy strongholds of…
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