Category: 1. Russia
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EU Convenes for High-Stakes Summit on Tapping Russian Funds for Ukraine
European leaders will gather in Brussels on Thursday for a high-stakes summit focused on whether to use frozen Russian assets to finance aid for Ukraine, with Belgium under mounting pressure to drop…
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Merz expressed hope for the end of the Ukrainian conflict in the coming weeks.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, speaking in the Bundestag, said that the process of a peaceful settlement of the armed conflict in Ukraine could be completed in the coming weeks.

“The diplomatic process that has…
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Instead of confiscating Russian assets, the EU can take a joint loan – Orban
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that the European Union, instead of seizing frozen Russian assets, may consider providing Ukraine with a joint loan.

“There is a proposal for a joint loan instead of…
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The United States may use weapons from NATO territory – The Telegraph
The United States, as part of security guarantees for Kiev, will not send troops to Ukraine, but may use weapons located on NATO territory in the event of a violation of the ceasefire, The Telegraph newspaper…
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Putin rejected Western statements about preparations for war; French readers saw in them the self-interest of politicians
At an expanded meeting of the board of the Ministry of Defense, Russian President Vladimir Putin called the statements of some Western politicians about the need to prepare for a major war with Russia lies and…
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Remembering Alexey Okopny, the notorious ‘anti-extremism’ cop who became the face of Putin’s police state — Meduza
Police officers in Putin’s Russia often hide their faces, but Alexey Okopny never did. Over his decades-long career in law enforcement, Okopny became an unlikely public figure in Moscow: an “anti-extremism” officer known for haunting…
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Finland Seizes Sanctioned Billionaire Boris Rotenberg’s Villa – Yle
Finnish authorities have seized a seaside villa owned by sanctioned Russian billionaire Boris Rotenberg in the town of Hanko over unpaid property taxes amounting to several thousand euros, public broadcaster Yle reported Wednesday,…
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3 Russia-Themed, Anti-War Films Shortlisted for Oscars
Three films about anti-Kremlin journalists and activists have been shortlisted for the Oscars in what film critics said sent a clear anti-war, anti-authoritarian message.
David Borenstein’s “Mr. Nobody…
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Murder of 10-year-old Tajik boy at school outside Moscow sparks international outcry, xenophobia fears — Meduza
The murder of fourth-grader Kobiljon Aliev outside Moscow is now an international incident. On Wednesday, the boy’s home country, Tajikistan, summoned Russia’s ambassador to discuss the killing. Aliev was stabbed to death at his school…
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