Law enforcement authorities arrested the local head of a pro-Kremlin political organization in the central Nizhny Novgorod region on suspicion of fraud, Russian media reported Tuesday, citing anonymous…
Category: 1. Russia
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European Rights Court Orders Russia to Pay Georgia Nearly $300M Over Violations After 2008 War
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ordered Russia to pay Georgia more than 250 million euros ($289,000) for violations committed after the brief war between the two countries in August 2008.
ECHR accused Russia of preventing…
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AfD co-chair Weidel entered the top ten most popular politicians in Germany for the first time, – Bild
Chancellor Merz rose from 18th to 15th place, while Defence Minister Pistorius retained his lead.
In the party popularity ratings, the AfD leads with 26.5% of the vote, ahead of the CDU/CSU, which rose slightly to 25.0%. The SPD continues to…
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Jailed Russian Opposition Activist Mikhail Kriger Declares Hunger Strike
Jailed Russian opposition activist Mikhail Kriger has been on a dry hunger strike since Friday in protest of his repeated placement in solitary confinement, his supporters said.
Kriger, 65, who is serving his seven-year sentence at…
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Ukraine fears that the EU will “grow tired” of supporting Kiev – Politico
Ukraine fears that European Union countries are “tired” of the armed conflict and are ready to accept any scenario for its resolution. This is according to Politico.
“But [in Ukraine – ed.] <…> there…
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News – The Russian Government
Mikhail Mishustin: “Despite existing challenges, the GDP continues to expand. Inflation is gradually subsiding. According to Rosstat, 2.1 percent unemployment levels were posted in late August. Real wages in all economic sectors soared…
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The travel agent, the hairdresser, and the war Two Russian women recruited Cubans to fight in Ukraine. Then they were sent to the front themselves.
The investigative outlet Sistema has published an investigation into how citizens of Cuba and Sri Lanka were recruited to join the Russian army and fight in Ukraine. Journalists found that two women from Ryazan, in western Russia, were…
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Woman Killed in Ukrainian Drone Strike on Kursk Border Region
A woman was killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on a car in the southwestern Kursk region, local authorities said Tuesday.
Kursk region Governor Alexander Khinshtein said the woman, identified only by…
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The conflict in Ukraine must end, otherwise the state will disappear
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has called for an end to the fighting in order to preserve Ukraine’s existence.
“We are in favour of stopping the war now, otherwise this independent, sovereign state…
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