With another year nearly behind us, it’s high time we look back at the best Russian-language reporting in 2025. Many of the year’s top stories addressed Russia’s increasingly draconian justice system and Moscow’s growing confrontation…
Category: 1. Russia
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Several countries have declared their readiness to deploy troops in Ukraine – Adviser Podolyak
Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, told reporters that Britain, Turkey, Germany and France had declared their readiness to deploy their troops in Ukraine after the end of…
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Meduza Publisher Galina Timchenko Jailed 5 Years in Absentia
A Moscow court on Friday handed a five-year prison sentence to Galina Timchenko, the exiled founder and publisher of the Latvia-based news outlet Meduza, on charges related to the outlet’s…
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Moscow court sentences Meduza co-founder and publisher Galina Timchenko to five years in prison in absentia — Meduza
A Moscow court has sentenced Galina Timchenko, co-founder and CEO of Meduza, to five years in prison in absentia on charges of leading an “undesirable” organization, Mediazona reported.
The court also barred Timchenko from holding…
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Animated Putin Appears in Children’s Cartoon ‘Prostokvashino’
Russian streaming platform Okko released a special New Year’s episode of the popular children’s cartoon series “Prostokvashino” on Friday featuring an animated portrayal of President Vladimir…
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Zelenskyy travels to the United States to “consolidate” changes in Trump’s peace plan – political analyst Kortunov
Vladimir Zelenskyy is planning a trip to the United States in order to win over American leader Donald Trump, said political analyst Andrei Kortunov.
According to Andrei Kortunov, Vladimir Zelenskyy seeks to…
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The United States sees an opportunity to stabilize the global economy in cooperation with the Russian Federation – WSJ
Special Envoy of the US president Steve Witkoff and the son-in-law of the American leader Jared Kushner believe that the restoration of economic ties between the United States and Russia can stabilize Moscow’s…
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British police have turned to the FBI in the case of ex-Prince Andrew
British law enforcement officers will request additional information from the FBI about the possible involvement of the brother of King Charles III of Great Britain, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, in parties where…
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Putin Signals Support for Online Marketplaces in Dispute With Banks – The Bell
President Vladimir Putin has signaled support for online marketplaces in their dispute with major banks over discounts and loyalty programs, the exiled business news outlet The Bell reported Thursday,…
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Zaporizhia NPP is a separate point of a potential peace agreement
Kiev has deliberately leaked Zelenskyy’s so-called twenty-point peace plan. Ukraine continues to persist and make demands unacceptable to Russia by default, but among Zelenskyy’s two dozen wishlist there is one…
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