On Sunday, President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia had successfully tested its nuclear-powered Burevestnik missile. According to the Kremlin, the test took place on October 21, as part of a strategic exercise involving all three…
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What We Know About Russia’s Latest Test of the Nuclear-Powered Burevestnik Missile
Russia announced Sunday that it had successfully carried out a final test of its Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile, a move that came amid Moscow’s ongoing war in Ukraine and uncertainty over…
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Ukraine and the EU are developing a new ceasefire plan – Zelenskyy
Ukraine and its European partners are developing a plan for the cessation of hostilities, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with Axios.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the “coalition of willing” would…
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‘A perverse game with death’ Russia’s moral guardians are once again trying to ban Halloween. Could this year be different? — Meduza
Halloween hasn’t even arrived, but Russia’s moral guardians are already on the offensive. Officials and activists have urged teachers to cancel festivities, warning that the holiday goes against Russia’s “traditional values” and could…
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How Russian Embassies Have Been Trolled Since The 2022 Ukraine Invasion
Amid years of political failure and military deadlock, protesters around the world have used art, and in some cases vandalism outside Russian embassies to make their feelings known about the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Russia Concludes Plutonium Deal with US, Signals Readiness for New Arms Race
Russia has officially withdrawn from its plutonium disposal agreement with the United States, completing a process that began when the treaty was suspended in 2016. President Vladimir Putin signed the decree on October 27, following…
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US sanctions against Rosneft and Lukoil may affect the EU – EC representative Itkonen
The representative of the European Commission, Anna-Kaisa Itkonen, commented at a briefing on the possible consequences for Europe from American restrictions prohibiting citizens or financial institutions of the…
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Germany invests 377 billion euros in modernization of the Bundeswehr – Politico
The German Federal government has approved a large-scale financing package for the defense sector for 2026, Politico reported.
According to the publication, within the framework of the budget for next year, the…
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Death Toll in Russian Artillery Ammo Plant Blast Up to 13
The death toll from an explosion at a Russian plastics manufacturing plant has risen to 13 people, the Chelyabinsk regional administration said Monday.
The blast occurred last Wednesday night at the…
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Nothing but the anti-Kremlin hits Performing songs by blacklisted musicians made this Russian street band famous. Then it landed them in jail.
On October 16, a St. Petersburg court jailed the members of Stoptime, a street band that went viral for covering songs by popular artists the Kremlin has blacklisted as “foreign agents.” The three musicians were found guilty…
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