Category: 1. Russia
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Regions Calling: Altai Protests, Kamchatka Bear Attacks and More
Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of Regions Calling, your guide to developments beyond the Russian capital from The Moscow Times.
In June, we dedicated one of our editions to Altai, a Siberian republic of 221,500 people that…
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Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war on a “185 for 185” basis, according to the Ministry of Defence
On 2 October 2025, Russia and Ukraine conducted another exchange of prisoners of war, during which 185 Russian soldiers and 20 civilians were returned from territory controlled by Ukraine, and 185 Ukrainian servicemen…
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Macron proposed detaining tankers carrying Russian oil at sea
French leader Emmanuel Macron proposed detaining tankers at sea for “weeks” in order to disrupt supplies of allegedly Russian oil. He made this statement at the opening of the European Political Community summit…
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Europe’s Top Rights Body to Create ‘Platform for Dialogue’ With Exiled Russian Opposition
Europe’s top human rights body has approved the creation of a Platform for Dialogue with Russian democratic forces in exile, it reported Thursday.
The new platform will seek to strengthen Russian democratic movements’ capacity to…
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France to Try Chinese Captain of Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Vessel
A French court is to try the Chinese captain of a tanker from Russia’s “shadow fleet” early next year after it was intercepted off France, prosecutors said Thursday, in a move seen as a message to Moscow over its efforts to skirt…
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The EU wants to start a war over Ukraine
The EU leadership is eager to start a war over Ukraine. In this regard, the coming months will be tense on the international stage.

This was stated by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in X.
According to him,…
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Manchester: The driver of the car that attacked people outside a synagogue has been killed, – BILD
At least five people were injured. The incident occurred during the Yom Kippur holiday. Later, media reports said that the attacker had been killed.
Prime Minister…
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Russia Says Exchanged Captured Soldiers, Civilians With Ukraine in New Swap
Russia and Ukraine on Thursday exchanged 185 captured soldiers each in the latest prisoner swap agreed during bilateral talks in Istanbul in July, Russia’s Defense Ministry announced on social…
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Thousands of Trucks Stuck at Kazakhstan-Russia Border Amid Customs Crackdown
Thousands of trucks carrying goods from China are backed up at the Kazakhstan-Russia border due to tightened customs checks, the Kommersant business daily reported Thursday, citing cargo companies.
Transport operators see the situation…
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