President Vladimir Putin ordered Ukrainian citizens in Russia to either “legalize” their immigration status or leave the country by Sept. 10, according to a presidential decree published Thursday.
Category: 1. Russia
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RFE/RL Audiences Voice Support For Its Journalism — And Fears For Its Future
Amid an attempt by US President Donald Trump’s administration to halt congressionally allocated funding from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), the broadcaster’s audiences in the countries it covers are voicing support and admiration…
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Mapping Ukraine’s Major Power Plants
Since it launched its full-scale invasion, Russia has captured the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant and the now-destroyed Kakhovka hydroelectric power station — two of Ukraine’s largest electricity-generating facilities. It has also forced the…
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U.S.-Russia Talks Scheduled for Monday in Saudi Arabia, Putin Aide Says
U.S.-Russia negotiations on the war in Ukraine will continue Monday in Saudi Arabia, with a Russian delegation led by a senior intelligence officer and a former diplomat who were both involved in the 2014 Ukraine crisis, Kremlin aide…
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European Force In Ukraine Doesn’t Need US Backstop, Former US Army Chief Hodges Says
As military chiefs from 30 nations gathered near London to plan a military mission to Ukraine, the former head of the US Army in Europe has told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty that these countries would be capable of mounting the mission…
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A Russian mayor tried to rig his re-election — but the scheme backfired
A court in the Russian town of Berezovsky has overturned the results of a mayoral election in which the incumbent tried to secure his own victory by making his driver’s wife his only opponent — only for her to win. But the unexpected winner,…
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News – The Russian Government
The meeting took place as part of preparations for the Government’s annual report to the State Duma
Mikhail Mishustin…
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Russian Comedian Beaten During Arrest in Belarus, Human Rights Official Says
Police officers beat Russian stand-up comedian Artemyi Ostanin in Belarus during his arrest this week over a viral joke about a disabled man, a member of Russia’s presidential human rights council
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Zelenskyy Says Ukraine To Send Team For Talks With US In Saudi Arabia Next Week
President Donald Trump suggested during a call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the United States take ownership of Ukraine’s power plants as he seeks to bridge a wide divide between Moscow and Kyiv and secure a full…
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Russia attacks Ukraine with nearly 200 drones in major overnight assault — Meduza
Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 171 drones in addition to decoy drones on Wednesday night, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.
Ukrainian forces reportedly shot down 75 Shahed-type drones over the country’s Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy,…
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