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
Category: 1. Russia
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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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VK Reports Triple Net Loss Despite Record Revenue in 2024
Russian tech giant VK posted a staggering net loss of 94.94 billion rubles ($1.12 billion) in 2024 — nearly three times the 34.29 billion rubles ($405 million) it lost in 2023 — despite achieving…
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Kremlin Accuses Europe of Planning ‘Militarization’
The Kremlin on Thursday accused European countries of prioritizing military buildup over peace efforts, as top Western military officials gathered in Britain to discuss support for Ukraine.
Major European powers, including France and…
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In Armenia’s Second City, Russian Military Outpost With a Dark Past Faces a Precarious Future
GYUMRI, Armenia — When Russia first set up a military base on the dusty hills overlooking what is now Armenia’s second-largest city, it marked the edge of the Tsarist empire.
Then, as now, the…
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‘Everyone just looks the other way’ How Moscow hijacked tens of thousands of local government social media pages to fill users’ feeds with ‘garbage news’
Russian state agencies have long used social media to push pro-Kremlin messages, but over the past three years, this practice has escalated to a new level. Nearly 200,000 accounts — not just for government offices but also for schools,…
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EU Pushes For ‘Major War With Russia’ – CDM
‘Generals gathered in their masses, Just like witches at black masses.’
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Europe is preparing for a ‘major war with Russia’,…
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Trump Offers to Take Control of Ukraine’s Nuclear Power Plants in Ceasefire Deal
President Donald Trump proposed that the U.S. assume control of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants to safeguard the country’s energy infrastructure as part of a ceasefire plan during a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on…
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Huge Blast Rocks Engels Airbase as Ukraine Launches Major Drone Assault
Ukrainian drone strikes sparked a fire at a military airfield and wounded at least two people in Russia’s southern Saratov region, local authorities said Thursday.
“Due to a fire at the [Engels]…
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