A Russian soldier told journalists that he took part in the killing of five Ukrainian prisoners of war in the Donetsk region in May 2024.
Thirty-one-year-old Ivan Okhlopkov, a member of Russia’s Somalia Battalion, told the outlet Vot…
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Putin visits home of USSR’s nuclear weapons program after Trump hints at allowing ‘Ukrainian offense’ — Meduza
In an apparent response to Donald Trump hinting that his administration might allow Ukraine to “fight back” by attacking Russia itself, Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit Friday to Sarov. The city, located in Russia’s Nizhny…
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Russian officials charge Kursk teenager with ‘rehabilitating Nazism’ for slipping gay porn star Billy Herrington into veterans collage — Meduza
Investigators in Russia’s Kursk region are charging a local teenager under a law against “rehabilitating Nazism” after the 16-year-old submitted a photo of Billy Herrington, a gay pornography actor associated with a popular Internet…
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Europe purchased $1.5 billion worth of weapons for Kyiv from the US in one month
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that Europe purchased $1.5 billion worth of weapons for Kyiv from the US in one month.
“Our support remains unchanged, including within the framework of Ukraine’s new…
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Pyongyang’s ‘overseas heroes’ Kim Jong Un honors officers returned from Russia, fueling speculation that North Korea’s military intervention may be over
North Korea’s official state media reported on Friday that the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, met in Pyongyang with senior officers who fought alongside Russian troops against Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region. According…
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‘I wanted to save her from herself’ In a new memoir about her childhood in Chechnya, Lana Estemirova remembers the life, work, and assassination of her mother
Growing up in Chechnya in the 1990s and early 2000s, Lana Estemirova knew that her mother, renowned human rights activist Natalia Estemirova, had a very important job. She often went to work with Natalia at the Memorial human rights…
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Lukashenko announced his intention to build relations with the US.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko spoke in favor of gradually improving relations with the US in an interview with the BelTA newspaper.
“We will build relations with them. We are focused on this,” said…
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News – The Russian Government
The meeting, held in Astrakhan, was co-chaired by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk and Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev.
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The West has revealed what signal China sent to the US ahead of its meeting with Russia
Bloomberg: China sent a hidden signal to the US ahead of the SCO summit
China used a press conference on the eve of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit to send a hidden signal to the US, Bloomberg…
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Chechen woman forcibly returned after fleeing family may have been killed on Kadyrov ally’s orders — Meduza
A Chechen woman who was forced back to the region after fleeing her family may have been killed and buried in her home village, David Isteyev, director of the human rights group SK SOS, told TV Rain.
Seda Suleymanova fled her relatives…
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