Hennadiy Shchipakin and his wife were the last people remaining in the village of Kalynove in Ukraine’s Donetsk region next to the front line. When his wife died after being killed by an explosive device, he buried her in a shed, then walked to…
Category: 1. Russia
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Sanctioned Russian Billionaire Arrested on Fraud Charges – State Media
Russian police on Wednesday arrested the billionaire founder of a major agricultural firm, state media reported, in what would be the highest-profile fraud case against a business leader since the invasion of Ukraine.
President…
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Putin Cancels Nationalization of Italy’s Ariston’s Russian Unit
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday reversed the temporary nationalization of Italian appliance maker Ariston’s Russian unit, a move welcomed by Italy, which had been outraged by its seizure a year…
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Ukraine’s energy strikes have done hundreds of millions of dollars of damage
Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy facilities over the past six months have caused an estimated 59.4 billion rubles ($706.5 million) in damage, according to a new joint investigation by RFE/RL and the Ukrainian project Frontelligence Insight….
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If Peace Returns To Ukraine, What Next For Europe’s Millions Of Refugees?
Three years into the Russian invasion, many Ukrainian refugees have put down roots in the EU, but some worry they could be forced to return home if a peace agreement is reached. As one mother living in the Czech Republic says, “I need to earn…
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Total Energies head admits possibility of Nord Stream deliveries
The head of French company Total Energies, Patrick Pouyanne, has admitted the possibility of resuming supplies via the Nord Stream gas pipeline.
‘I would not be surprised if two of the four (strings. – RT) work…
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White House calls Atlantic article on ‘secret chat room’ leak fiction
White House spokeswoman Carolyn Leavitt has labelled as fiction an Atlantic magazine article about leaked data from a private chat room about US strikes against the Houthis in Yemen.
‘This whole story is just…
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Did Russia Put A ‘Poison Pill’ In The Black Sea Cease-Fire Deal?
US and Russian statements laying out a framework for limiting military actions in the Black Sea were widely welcomed as a step to wider cease-fire in the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine: Both Moscow and Washington would “continue working toward a…
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Estonian MPs Pass Bill To Limit Voting Rights for Russian Minority
Estonian lawmakers voted Wednesday to ban the country’s large Russian minority and other non-EU residents from voting in local elections, as the Baltic state warily eyes Moscow.
The amendment was proposed in response to security…
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State Duma deputy told about the abuse of the AFU in the Kursk region
The experience of residents of the border area of Kursk region clearly showed the attitude of Ukrainian nationalists to Russians, said the deputy of the State Duma Marina Kim in the programme ‘Aktualno’ with Yulia…
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