Category: 1. Russia
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Russian Billionaire Vadim Moshkovich Placed in Pre-Trial Detention on Fraud Charges
A Moscow court on Thursday placed sanctioned billionaire Vadim Moshkovich in pre-trial detention for up to two months on fraud charges.
Moshkovich, founder of Russia’s largest agricultural…
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At Least 4 Dead After Tourist Submarine Carrying Russians Sinks In Egypt
Ukraine reported multiple Russian drone strikes overnight, including the largest such strike on the city of Kriviy Rih since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion, while Russia claimed it downed two Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and…
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Kadyrov–Putin relations reportedly sour over unsanctioned talks with Middle Eastern countries
Relations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chechnya Governor Ramzan Kadyrov have soured in recent months, the independent outlet iStories reported on Thursday, citing current and former Federal Security Service (FSB) officers, a…
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Finland has floated the idea of extending the refugee expulsion law
The Finnish authorities have proposed to extend the law on the expulsion of refugees at the border with Russia. This was reported in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic.
“The government proposes to…
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In Russia’s Universities, Anti-War Voices Are Silenced. But Resistance Remains.
On Feb. 24, 2022, a message scrawled on a flip chart in the dining room of Moscow’s prestigious Higher School of Economics (HSE) read: “No war. No sacrifice is justifiable. Peace for our…
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News – The Russian Government
Agenda: presentation of the Government’s annual report at the State Duma, plans for a unified register of citizens entitled to state support in obtaining better housing.
Mikhail Mishustin’s opening…
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US-Ukraine draft agreement on minerals covers all fossils
An MP of the Verkhovna Rada from the Golos party, Yaroslav Zheleznyak, has said that the new draft agreement between the USA and Ukraine on resources includes all fossil fuels, including oil and gas.
‘Take an…
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a nation on the brink of authoritarianism
Guinea-Bissau faces a deep political crisis. For several years, the small west African nation has endured growing tensions between political institutions and there’s now a strong climate of uncertainty.
Guinea-Bissau’s general…
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deployment of peacekeepers in Ukraine fraught with a clash between Russia and NATO
Russia is against the deployment of Western peacekeepers in Ukraine, it is fraught with a clash with NATO, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said.
‘Russia is categorically against such a…
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