Opinion

A crumbling alliance: Why the Kremlin didn’t back Iran

The most intense phase of the Iran–Israel war appears to be over. Two weeks on,…

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News

Russian forces seize one of Ukraine’s largest lithium deposits in Donetsk, Le...

Russian forces have taken control of the town of Shevchenko in Ukraine’s Donetsk Region, home…

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Russia's largest state-owned bank finds backdoor to funnel transfers into European Revolut...

Sberbank’s logo on display inside one of its Moscow offices in December 2020. Photo: Maxim…

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Opinion

Kurds, monarchists, and “wolves”: Why the regime in Tehran faces collapse, not...

On the night of June 24, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Iran…

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News

Cloudflare accuses Russia of slowing down its services, condemns the Kremlin’s attempts...

Cloudflare's headquarters in San Francisco. Photo: Getty Images U.S. tech company Cloudflare has confirmed that…

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Russia shut down mobile internet 200 times in May and June due...

Since early May, Russians have reported numerous instances of mobile internet disruption. Regional authorities attribute…

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Slovak PM’s adviser was brought to Moscow by foundation that recruits foreigners...

David Lindtner interviewed by journalist Mimi Šramová. Screenshot: Rozhovory s Mimi Šramovou (YouTube) Russian State…

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Russia’s hunting department assumes oversight of endangered animals, putting multiple rare species...

The Asian black bear, a vulnerable species under threat of extinction, captured on a trail…

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Ukraine says eight Czech firms are supplying equipment to Russia’s defense industry...

Photo: Šmeral Brno At a press conference last Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that…

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Confession

“The officer made it clear we were being deported”: How Trump’s anti-immigration...

In recent years, tens of thousands of Russians have applied for political asylum in the…

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News

Russian forces seize one of Ukraine’s largest lithium deposits in Donetsk, Le Figaro reports

Russian forces have taken control of the town of Shevchenko in Ukraine’s Donetsk Region, home …

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Russia's largest state-owned bank finds backdoor to funnel transfers into European Revolut and N26 despite ban on using SWIFT

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Cloudflare accuses Russia of slowing down its services, condemns the Kremlin’s attempts to restrict internet access

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Russia shut down mobile internet 200 times in May and June due to “drone attacks,” but none took place in 26 of the affected regions

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Slovak PM’s adviser was brought to Moscow by foundation that recruits foreigners for Russian military intelligence

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Society

Adding insult to injury: Russia is fabricating new cases against political prisoners

Russian political prisoners are being handed additional sentences on a massive scale. One of the …

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The hate algorithm: How social media fuels radicalization

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Ghost of a city: The true story of life in Mariupol three years after occupation

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License to kill. How the bill authorizing the slaughter of stray animals galvanized Russia’s animal rights movement

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Take from thy neighbor: Despite war and sanctions, Russia is continuing to reclaim church property abroad

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Politics

Perfect storm: Why Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear program became all but inevitable

In the early hours of June 13, Israel launched a sweeping, carefully coordinated assault on …

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Kill the Bill! How the budget plan sparked a rift between Trump, Musk, and key Republicans

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Predator vs. Aliens: Trump fuels clashes in Los Angeles — and it’s working in his favor

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Cut loose or cut a deal? What the PKK’s disbandment portends for the Kurds, Erdogan’s grip on power, and Turkey’s future

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Tripoli love triangle: Putin and Erdogan are battling one another for influence in Libya

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Opinion

A crumbling alliance: Why the Kremlin didn’t back Iran

The most intense phase of the Iran–Israel war appears to be over. Two weeks on, …

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Kurds, monarchists, and “wolves”: Why the regime in Tehran faces collapse, not revolution

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King Donald: The cult of personality that replaced Republican ideology is destroying the party

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Fission under pressure: Can the Islamic Republic withstand Israel’s onslaught?

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War as usual: Who stands to win from Israel’s strike on Iran — and who will take the fall

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Economics

Slow but steady: Warren Buffett became the world’s wealthiest investor while ignoring the American economy’s most profitable trends

American billionaire Warren Buffett, one of the five richest people on the planet, has announced …

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Two sides of the same ruble: The Russian currency’s recent strength isn’t likely to last — and it’s already hurting the country’s economy

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Feast and famine: Russian banks book record profits amid coal mining collapse and wage arrears in construction sector

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TV vs. Refrigerator: Officials claim inflation in Russia is under control, but staple food prices tell a different story

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Safe haven to sinking ship: Mortgage subsidy cuts spark housing market slump in Russia

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Corruption

Sovereign cyberpunk: Despite sanctions, Western components are still being used to build Russia’s cyberwar machine

Russia is experiencing strong growth in the data processing and storage center market, thanks largely …

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The regime's minority stakeholders: Key Putin oligarchs still profiting from trade with Europe, despite sanctions

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All is fair in steel and war: Italian equipment used in making military armor continues to be supplied to Russia

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Hawks on boats: Russia's ex-president Dmitry Medvedev buys new UK-built yacht and profits from livestock and “patriotic” video games

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Bullion bypass: How Russia circumvents sanctions to export billions of dollars worth of gold through Armenia

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Confession

“The officer made it clear we were being deported”: How Trump’s anti-immigration policies impacted Russian asylum seekers

In recent years, tens of thousands of Russians have applied for political asylum in the …

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“Even if you feel opposition inside, you have to demonstrate support”: Confessions of teachers in Belgorod schools

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“Photos of Putin and Kadyrov were in the dean’s office, like icons”: Russian students expelled for their anti-war views share their stories

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“We ditched our uniforms and hid in a swamp”: Chechen POWs from “Akhmat” share their accounts from Kursk

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“The only way to wash away the shame is with weapons”: Why Russian volunteers choose to fight for Ukraine

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Antifake

Kremlin spokesman claims the USSR could have defeated Hitler without allied help — but Zhukov, Khrushchev, and even Stalin disagreed

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, speaking at the so-called federal educational marathon “Knowledge. Firsts,” recently commented …

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Orbán aide falsely claims Ukraine’s EU entry will cost €2.5 trillion — 12 times the bloc’s annual budget

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Russia’s MoD falsely claims Palm Sunday strike on Sumy targeted Ukrainian military command meeting

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Russia’s Channel One parrots false Daily Mail story of a UK city being “overrun with rats the size of cats” amid garbage collector strike

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“Why would they want to absorb Ukraine?”: Five examples of Kremlin disinformation spread by Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff

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