Russia’s celebrities are bickering again. Earlier this week, blogger and singer Instasamka (Daria Zoteeva) posted politically charged allegations against two other performers, Dora (Daria Shikhanova) and Maybe Baby (Victoria Lysyuk)….
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Putin Tells Trump He Won’t Give Up Goals In Ukraine, Kremlin Says
Russian President Vladimir Putin told US President Donald Trump in a phone call that Moscow will not give up its goals in Ukraine as any remaining hope for a cease-fire in the more than 40-month war crumbles.
Putin told Trump that “Russia will…
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Ukrainians Mourn The Loss Of F-16 Pilot Ustymenko
Mourners paid respects at a funeral on July 3 for Ukraine’s third F-16 pilot lost while fighting off Russian attacks. Maksym Ustymenko’s plane went down near the Sumy region on June 29 after reportedly shooting down seven Shahed kamikaze drones.
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Russia’s Oscar rigging, Solovyov’s praise for Zelensky, and a Putin ideologist’s Obama portrait What we learned from Ukrainian producer Alexander Rodnyansky’s new memoir
Former top Kremlin ideologue Vladimir Surkov kept a photo of Barack Obama in his office
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Trump and Putin reportedly discuss Ukraine, Iran, and ‘traditional values’ films in hourlong phone call — Meduza
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call on Thursday, according to Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, who shared details of the conversation.
Ushakov said Trump “raised the issue of ending…
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Sweden to supply Ukrainian Armed Forces with ten new barrels for Archer artillery systems
The Swedish government will purchase weapons for Ukraine worth almost 1.5 billion kronor ($160 million) — Kiev will also receive ten barrels for Archer artillery systems.
As noted in a press release from the…
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Chechnya’s Dependence on Federal Funding Hits New High
The republic of Chechnya’s financial dependence on the Russian federal government remains the highest in the country, with over 92% of its 2024 expenditures financed by Moscow.
The figures underscore the North Caucasus republic’s…
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Trump lifts sanctions on a number of Russian banks and organisations
US President Donald Trump has lifted sanctions on a number of Russian assets. This was announced in a statement on the US Treasury Department website.
The following banks and organisations have been removed from the…
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No Way Home: The Exiled Russian Speakers Fighting Their Own War in Syria
Idlib Governorate, SYRIA — A dry wind rushes through the meanders of destroyed streets, bringing up the acrid smell of smoke laden with gasoline. In the distance, a minaret overlooks the dome of a…
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'Horrible Conditions' For Ukrainians Stuck At The Georgian-Russian Border
A spartan, windowless space at Georgia’s border with Russia is the temporary home, for weeks or months, of Ukrainians who were seized by Russia and are now being deported. “The toilet is awful…. There are only 19 beds for 50 people, and…
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