Category: 1. Russia
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Five-year-old’s death brings Ukrainian drone attack in Kursk toll to four — Meduza
The death toll from Tuesday’s Ukrainian drone attack in Kursk has risen to four after a five-year-old child died from his injuries. Acting Governor Alexander Khinstein reported on Wednesday that the boy, who suffered burns over 30 percent of…
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Expert calls Trump’s statements on Russia political ‘swings’
Vladimir Blinov, associate professor at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, said on News Front’s Opinion programme that US President Donald Trump’s intention to ‘return’ to…
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Suspension of US arms supplies to Ukraine was accidental – NYT
The decision to temporarily suspend US arms supplies to Ukraine was ‘accidental’ and did not aim to reconsider support. This was reported by the New York Times.

The New York Times wrote that in June of this year,…
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Russia Adds Entrepreneur Kidnapped at Moscow Train Station to ‘Terrorists and Extremists’ List
Russia’s financial watchdog Rosfinmonitoring added Russian-Armenian tech entrepreneur Areg Shchepikhin to its list of “terrorists and extremists,” weeks after he was abducted in broad daylight…
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European Court Rules Russia Responsible for MH17 Downing, War Crimes in Ukraine
Judges at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) have ruled that Russia is responsible for several international law violations during its war in Ukraine and the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014 that killed 298 passengers and…
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Losing Golos Russia’s last independent election watchdog is shutting down. Here’s what that means for democracy in the country. — Meduza
Golos, Russia’s only independent nationwide election-monitoring group, is shutting down after 25 years, following a court ruling that found its co-chair, Grigory Melkonyants, guilty of running an “undesirable” organization. The group said…
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Lithuania and Finland plan to launch production of anti-personnel mines
Lithuania and Finland intend to launch their own production of anti-personnel mines in 2026, according to Reuters.

According to the agency, production may begin after the completion of the procedure for withdrawing…
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Death by Falling: A Timeline of Cases Across Russia and Abroad
A growing number of Russian officials, business executives and public figures have died under strange or violent circumstances since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Many were said…
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Russia to Launch Direct Flights From Moscow to North Korean Capital on July 27
Russia will launch direct flights from Moscow to North Korea’s capital of Pyongyang later this month, the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) said Wednesday.
Russia’s civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia issued a license…
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