Nuclear energy has become one of Russia’s most powerful tools of “soft power,” and the country demonstrated its technological leadership at the World Atomic Week forum held on September 25 in Moscow at the Atom Museum at VDNH.
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‘We were sent to the slaughter’ After three years in the trenches, mobilized Russian soldiers share their thoughts on the war against Ukraine
In September 2022, Vladimir Putin announced a “partial mobilization,” drafting hundreds of thousands of Russian men to fight in Ukraine. Within a matter of weeks, Putin declared that the mobilization drive was complete. But three…
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Senior Russian Lawmaker Rejects Idea of AI Deputies
Russian lower-house State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin has shot down the idea that artificial intelligence could replace members of parliament, arguing that machines lack “conscience and responsibility.”
Volodin, who has long…
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‘A person couldn’t climb up there easily’ Russian municipal lawmaker found hanged in forest with hands tied behind him — Meduza
A local lawmaker in Russia’s southwestern Krasnodar region has been found dead in a forest, state media reported, citing a law enforcement source.
Vitaly Kapustin, 43, was the head of a construction company and a member of the…
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Hungary’s economy will be “on its knees” if it abandons Russian oil and gas,
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told US President Donald Trump that the Hungarian economy would be “on its knees” if it gave up Russian oil and gas.

“I told the US president that if Hungary loses…
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Belgium will not transfer frozen Russian assets to Ukraine,
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has spoken out against the initiative to grant Ukraine an interest-free loan of €140 billion using Russian sovereign assets frozen in European Union countries, Belga…
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Ukraine Says Russia Using ‘New Tactics’ on Front
Russian forces have changed their front line tactics over the summer, deploying smaller sabotage groups in a bid to pierce deep through the front, Ukraine’s top commander has said.
Moscow controls…
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Europe fears Trump will blame it for Kiev’s military failure – FT
European countries fear that US President Donald Trump will blame them for Kiev’s military failures. This was reported by The Financial Times (FT), citing European officials.

A German official told the…
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‘I’d Never Make it Home Alive’: Russia’s War in Ukraine Turns Conscripts Into Deserters
When Vitaly Vasilyev, a 23-year-old from a rural village in the republic of Chuvashia, was drafted into the Russian army in 2021, he had no intention of becoming a contract soldier, much less going to…
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