Russian police have detained several suspects accused of attempting to kidnap Zenit St. Petersburg midfielder Andrei Mostovoy, and then later abducting a local businessman for ransom, law enforcement authorities said Monday.
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‘Negative messaging doesn’t work’ In Africa, Ukraine’s fight for allies runs up against Russia’s long arm — Meduza
After Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine in February 2022, only about half of Africa’s countries backed a U.N. resolution condemning Moscow’s invasion. In the years since, Kyiv has stepped up its diplomatic and humanitarian outreach…
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Bulgaria and the German company Rheinmetall have signed a contract to build a factory for the production of gunpowder and ammunition
The Bulgarian government and German technology group Rheinmetall have officially announced the launch of a project to build a factory for the production of gunpowder and ammunition.
On 28 October 2025, at a…
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Russia Blocks World’s Largest Anime and Manga Database Over LGBTQ+ Content
Russian authorities have banned the world’s largest anime and manga platform MyAnimeList over “extremist” LGBTQ+ content, state media reported Tuesday.
Federal media watchdog Roskomnadzor placed…
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The Russian army has accelerated its offensive on Pokrovsk,
Russian forces have intensified their offensive in the Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk) area and are advancing into the city, exploiting weaknesses in Ukrainian defences, according to the Financial Times (FT).
According…
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St. Petersburg Street Singer Fined Over ‘Foreign Agent’ Song
A court in St. Petersburg fined 18-year-old street performer Diana Loginova 30,000 rubles ($375) on Tuesday for discrediting the Russian military after she performed an anti-war song by an artist…
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Russia Moves to Year-Round Military Draft Amid Wartime Manpower Needs
Russia’s lower-house State Duma passed a bill on Tuesday that would move the military toward a year-round conscription model starting next year amid the Kremlin’s efforts to expand manpower for its…
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Russia Adopts Law Introducing Year-Round Military Conscription
The State Duma has passed in its third reading a bill that introduces year-round conscription for mandatory military service in Russia. Previously, the draft was conducted twice a year—from April 1 to July 15, and from…
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Lithuania reserves the right to block transit through Kaliningrad,
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys stated on national radio that Vilnius reserves the right to block transit through Kaliningrad in the interests of its own security.
“We reserve the right to close…
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The West is not hiding its preparations for a new major European war, – Lavrov
The main points of his statements at the International Conference on Eurasian Security in Minsk:
— NATO expansion “continues unabated,” contrary to all commitments;
— Russia has no intention of attacking any NATO country, and Moscow is…
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