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According to the country’s Interfax news agency, the Russian government added Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, to a list of terrorist and extremist organisations on Oct.11. The anno
Oct. 12, 2022
War in Ukraine
Russia’s economy may face multiple long-term challenges, but for now energy exports appear to be helping it ride out Western sanctions imposed over the offensive against Ukraine. Moscow says inflation
Oct. 12, 2022
War in Ukraine
While mobilization continues inside Russia, historic buildings in Ukraine’s occupied territories are being turned into fortresses. In the southern Siberian Republic of Tuva, homeland of Russian Defen
Oct. 12, 2022
War in Ukraine
The military-industrial complex of Belarus is already involved in the repair of Russian equipment damaged during hostilities. In addition, the first batch of twenty T-72 tanks was removed from storage
Oct. 12, 2022
Members of Generation Z (the demographic group under 25 years of age) are already making a serious global impact: they are leaving Russia by the hundreds of thousands to avoid military conscription. F
Oct. 11, 2022
War in Ukraine
Russian Army General Sergei Surovikin has been appointed commander of the joint grouping of Russian troops, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday, Oct. 8. Surovikin’s first day of work
Oct. 11, 2022
Russia
Vladimir Putin proclaimed Russia’s annexation of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia Regions of Ukraine on Friday, Sep. 30, stating that they “are becoming [Russia’s] compatriots forever.” Ru
Oct. 9, 2022
War in Ukraine
But on the bright side, at last, universal justice is achieved. In a brilliant move acclaimed by all peace-loving people everywhere, the Holy Emperor and Leader for Life (HELL), Field Marshall Vladimi
Oct. 8, 2022
Russia
Speaking at the G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit meeting on Thursday, Oct. 6, in Indonesia, Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko suggested to the Ukrainian delegation that the two
Oct. 7, 2022
Russia
According to European diplomats, EU ambassadors reached a consensus on new sanctions, including a price cap on Russian oil sales, to counter Vladimir Putin’s war with Ukraine. After the Russian presid
Oct. 5, 2022
War in Ukraine
Since Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization on Sep. 21, the number of appeals to surrender from Russian citizens to the hotline of the “I want to live” project has sharply
Oct. 5, 2022
Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin may well be successful in mobilising the 300,000 reservists he claims he needs for his war on Ukraine, but since his announcement on Sep. 21, 360,000 men have fled to
Oct. 5, 2022
War in Ukraine
The Kremlin on Wednesday, Oct. 5, vowed to take back land lost to Kyiv within Ukrainian regions it has annexed, saying the territories will be Russian “forever”. “The given territories will be taken b
Oct. 5, 2022
Russia
Valued at $120m, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s second-largest superyacht, recently renamed the ‘Kosatka’ (‘Killer whale’), continues to dodge sanctions and has been spotted off the coast of Eston
Oct. 5, 2022
Russia
Russia will resume gas deliveries to Italy after suspending them due to a transport problem in Austria, Russian energy giant Gazprom said in a statement Wednesday, Oct. 5. “Transportation of Russian g
Oct. 5, 2022
War in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, Oct. 5, signed legislation to annex four territories of Ukraine, government documents showed. The Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions are
Oct. 5, 2022
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NATO has no plans to send troops; US Democrats stand up against fringe coup over Ukraine funding; “Tempo” of Washington aid will increase, State Dept says; AFU blows up Russian oil depot.
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