After months of resisting calls to step down, Marina Degtyareva resigned on Wednesday from her post as the head of the Kursk region’s Korenevsky district. She faced intense criticism for her district’s failure to organize timely evacuations…
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Yeltsin Center cancels ‘I Killer the Tsar’ performance in Yekaterinburg amid online conservative backlash — Meduza
Without explanation, the Yeltsin Center in Yekaterinburg has canceled a performance of I Killed the Tsar scheduled for June 5. The play is a post-documentary drama about the execution of Russia’s last emperor, Nicholas II, and his family in…
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The artist behind Zelensky’s burning Kremlin painting
A painting by Georgian artist Sandro Antadze depicting the Moscow Kremlin in flames drew global attention after Time Magazine published a photo of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posing in front of it in his bedroom. After tracking down…
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Russian military court sentences two officers to a combined 38 years in prison for murder, torture, and desecration of bodies — Meduza
A Russian military court has sentenced Colonel Yevgeny Malyshko and Senior Sergeant Roman Timonin to 20 and 18 years in prison, respectively, on charges of murder, torture, and desecration of the bodies of seven fellow servicemen. Journalists at…
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Kellogg said the parties to the conflict in Ukraine are on the verge of a ceasefire
The Ukrainian conflict is on the verge of a ceasefire. This opinion was expressed by the special envoy of the US leader, Keith Kellogg, on air of the Fox News channel.
“I believe we can achieve this. I really…
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IDF will increase pressure in Gaza until hostages are released
Israel will increase military pressure on radicals in the Gaza Strip until they release the hostages.
This was stated by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“The longer they do not return, the stronger…
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the conflict in Ukraine is following Russia’s scenario
US leader Donald Trump needs to end the Ukrainian conflict as Russia will win. This opinion was expressed by former intelligence officer Scott Ritter on the air of the YouTube channel Judging Freedom.
“Trump is…
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Russian Strike on Ukrainian Leader’s Home City Kills 4
A Russian ballistic missile strike killed at least four people and wounded nine others in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s home city of Kryvyi Rih on Wednesday, authorities said.
The strike…
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Russian Strike on Zelensky’s Hometown Kills 4
A Russian ballistic missile strike killed at least four people and wounded nine others in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s home city of Kryvyi Rih on Wednesday, authorities said.
The strike…
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U.S. Lifts Sanctions on Wife of Russian Billionaire Rotenberg
The United States on Wednesday lifted sanctions on Karina Rotenberg, the wife of Russian billionaire and close Putin associate Boris Rotenberg.
Karina Yurievna Rotenberg was removed from the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list…
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