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Putin wants to ‘clarify’ Russia’s nuclear doctrine, but any escalatory actions will depend on how the Kremlin interprets its own wording
At a National Security Council meeting on September 25, Vladimir Putin announced several proposed changes to Russia’s nuclear ...
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Who is Andrey Matus, the ‘fixer’ who reportedly gave Navalny’s team info linking a Khodorkovsky ally to attacks on Russian dissidents?
September, Alexey Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) released an bombshell investigation accusing former Yukos ...
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‘Another war crime by the Russians’: The aftermath of Moscow’s guided bomb attack on central Kramatorsk
On September 25, the Russian military dropped two guided aerial bombs on the city of Kramatorsk in Ukraine’s Donetsk region.
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Changes to Russia’s nuclear doctrine are a ‘signal’ to the West, Kremlin spokesman says
The changes to Russia’s nuclear doctrine proposed by President Vladimir Putin should be considered a “signal” to Western ...
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Meet the Russian ‘guru’ whose followers work grueling hours at his Moscow restaurants for free — and then go into debt attending his retreats
Artur Sita is a self-proclaimed “enlightened man” who has hundreds of thousands of social media followers — and thousands of ...
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As rumors swirl about Russia’s next mobilization drive, Meduza’s sources say the Kremlin is still weighing its options
Rumors in Russia about an impending wave of mobilization have been growing in recent months. They picked up steam in early ...
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In photos: Civilians flee Pokrovsk and surrounding area as Russia resumes assault on the city
Russian forces in Ukraine’s Donetsk region resumed their assault on the city of Pokrovsk and continued to close in on ...
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Russia forces out Doctors Without Borders after 32 years of work
Doctors Without Borders announced that it had to close its operations in Russia after the Justice Ministry removed its ...
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Russian Foreign Service’s house magazine contradicts Putin’s claim that swapping Navalny in August prisoner exchange was only a last-minute idea
The September issue of Razvedchik (the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service’s house magazine) features an article titled “The ...
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Putin’s 2018 election campaign used stolen funds from embezzlement case that led to regional official’s imprisonment, investigation finds
A new investigation from the Russian election watchdog Golos has revealed that the misappropriated money in a major 2018 ...
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Russia’s eastern Ukraine reconstruction work relies on sketchy job recruitment and exploitative labor practices
Russian companies have been setting up shop in the occupied Donbas for roughly two years, opening branches in Ukrainian ...
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How Ukraine recruits and trains undercover agents to carry out missions in Russian-occupied territories
In a new interview with the Ukrainian outlet Hromadske, a member of Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces provides rare details ...