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A Moscow court on Monday jailed respected former defence reporter Ivan Safronov for 22 years on treason charges for divulging state secrets. The judge said Safronov will serve the time in a “strict re
Sep. 5, 2022
Russia
Russia’s leading independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, whose chief editor last year was co-awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, said Monday that a court had stripped it of its print license. “The Basmanny co
Sep. 5, 2022
Russia
Mikhail Gorbachev’s death marked the passing of a significant figure in the 20th Century who lifted the Iron Curtain and engaged in arms-control talks with President Ronald Reagan to reduce the risk o
Sep. 3, 2022
Russia
The Federal security service of Russia (FSS) is looking for Ukrainians in Moscow to accuse them of potential terrorist attacks, according to the Sept. 2 Facebook page of Ukraine’s Intelligence Directo
Sep. 3, 2022
Russia
The president of Kazakhstan announced on Sept. 1 his intention to hold extraordinary elections in the country. Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev proposed transforming the system of power.
Sep. 2, 2022
Russia
Ravil Maganov, chairman of the board of directors of the Russian oil company Lukoil, has died. According to the Russian media, a top manager of an oil company fell out of a sixth-floor window of the C
Sep. 2, 2022
Russia
On Aug. 31, foreign affairs ministers from various European Union (EU) countries had an informal meeting in Prague to discuss one of the most contentious proposals put forward by Ukraine since Russia
Sep. 2, 2022
War in Ukraine
The National Republican Army (NRA), who this month claimed responsibility for the assassination of Darya Dugina, yesterday signed a Declaration of Cooperation with the numerous Russian anti-Putin, pro
Sep. 1, 2022
Russia
Pizza, spies and mandolino Italy, often described as a front-line in the Cold War confrontation between east and west, features in its inherent destiny of being a spy nest. Naples, the home of pizza,
Sep. 1, 2022
War in Ukraine
Yevgeny Prigozhin was born on June 1, 1961 in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg). By the age of 20, he had already spent nine years in a penal colony. In 1981, he was sentenced to 12 years in jail under
Aug. 31, 2022
War in Ukraine
Russia state propaganda has had an unprecedented growth in viewership since the war began. For Europeans and North Americans, support for Ukraine may seem to be nearly universal. However, numbers rel
Aug. 30, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree allowing Ukrainian passport holders who have entered Russia since Kremlin’s offensive to live and work in the country indefinitely. Up until now, U
Aug. 28, 2022
Russia
Of the 445 members of the Russian Duma (Parliament), Ilya Ponomarev was the only one to vote against the annexation of Crimea in 2014. As the result of his vote, Ponomarev was forced to flee Russia an
Aug. 23, 2022
Russia
Dan Rapoport, a Latvia-born American who had resided in Kyiv until recently, was found dead outside of an apartment building in northwest Washington, D.C. on August 14. Police reports indicate that he
Aug. 23, 2022
War in Ukraine
The streets of Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, are sunny and peaceful. People look relaxed and appear to be enjoying their lives. Though subtle, the contrast with the streets of Ukrainian towns and
Aug. 20, 2022
War in Ukraine
Politicians loyal to Russia are coming under increased criticism in Eastern Europe, with Polish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Marcin Przydacz yesterday criticizing the position of German Chancell
Aug. 18, 2022
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The pilot forwarded documents to Ukraine related to the activities of his military unit as well as private photos of the command staff of the 22nd Heavy Bombing Aviation Division, HUR said.
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