Russian judges sentenced 100 people to life imprisonment between January and November 2025, the highest annual total in at least two decades, the state-run TASS news agency reported Monday, citing data…
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3 Hurt in Polar Bear Attack in Remote Siberian Village
Three members of a family, including a child, have been injured by a polar bear in a rare attack in the far north of Siberia, Russian officials said Monday.
Local police “received a report of a polar…
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For Pro-Kremlin Figures, Maduro’s Capture a Stark Reminder of Failed Zelensky Ouster
Pro-Kremlin figures and military bloggers have slammed the United States’ ouster of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro while pointing out Russia’s own failure to capture Ukraine’s Volodymyr…
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What Maduro’s Capture Could Mean For Russia
For the Kremlin, the most obvious takeaway from the US seizure of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro may be that it’s a blow to Russia’s regional influence and to the pride of Vladimir Putin: A prominent ally who concluded a “strategic…
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‘Maybe it’s time we started hiring American generals?’ Russia’s pro-war bloggers on the U.S. operation in Venezuela — Meduza
On January 3, the United States carried out a military operation against Venezuela, Moscow’s closest ally in South America. The country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, was captured by U.S. special forces and taken out of the country….
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Russia Warns Citizens Against Travel to Venezuela After U.S. Ousts Maduro
Russia on Monday urged its citizens to refrain from traveling to Venezuela after the United States seized leader Nicolás Maduro in a shock military raid on the capital city of Caracas.
In a…
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Orbán urged people not to compare the events in Venezuela with the special operation in Ukraine
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated that the special operation in Ukraine and the events in Venezuela are fundamentally different situations, so they should not be compared.
‘I don’t want to compare…
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Zelenskyy appointed Kyslytsya as the first deputy head of his office
Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Sergiy Kyslytsya, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, as First Deputy Head of his Office.
‘Appoint Sergiy Kyslytsya as First Deputy Head of the Office of the President…
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Colombian president ready to “take up arms” after US threats
Colombian President Gustavo Petro, following threats from the United States, declared his readiness to ‘take up arms.’
“If you detain the president [Gustavo Petro – ed.], who is loved and respected by a…
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Russia Needs Men To Fight in Ukraine in 2026. Where Will They Come From?
Russia’s regions and ethnic republics have borne a disproportionate share of the burden in supplying manpower for the front lines in Ukraine since the onset of Moscow’s full-scale invasion.
With…
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