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The tale of Yermak: how Zelensky’s former right-hand man ended up under...

On May 11, Andriy Yermak was served with a notice of suspicion, and on May 14,…

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Russian Groza combat drones are made by firms linked to gardening equipment...

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“I can no longer bear to live”: Veteran Russian rights activist Nina...

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Kremlin-style colonialism: Russian propaganda is actively preparing Africans for military service in...

Russia’s information operations in Africa expanded significantly since 2022, even if those efforts remain largely…

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Russia’s penitentiary system admits inmate numbers are falling due to military recruitment...

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Taxes, costly credit, and labor shortages: Why private businesses in Russia are...

In the fifth year of the war, Russian businesses unrelated to the military-industrial complex have…

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Russian forces launch record 1,400 drones at Ukraine over 24 hours

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The ripple effect: How the U.S. operation against Iran and the blockade...

The U.S. war against Iran has brought about a major distortion in the already declining…

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Russia’s State Duma passes bill allowing Putin to send troops to “protect”...

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Where there is political will, there is a way: Ukraine can help...

In mid-April, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Europe to create a unified missile defense system.…

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Russian Groza combat drones are made by firms linked to gardening equipment brands, Systema reports

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“I can no longer bear to live”: Veteran Russian rights activist Nina Litvinova takes her own life, citing war and repression in suicide note

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Russia’s penitentiary system admits inmate numbers are falling due to military recruitment for the invasion of Ukraine

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Russian forces launch record 1,400 drones at Ukraine over 24 hours

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Russia’s State Duma passes bill allowing Putin to send troops to “protect” Russians arrested abroad

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Society

The home front: Opponents of domestic violence are facing increased pressure in wartime Russia

In 2022-2024, no fewer than 3,000 women were killed as a result of domestic violence …

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In Putin’s bad book: Censorship is reshaping Russia’s publishing industry

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Bacteria strike back: Rising antibiotic resistance will claim millions of lives in the coming decades

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We have our own Starlink at home: What’s the matter with Russia’s satellite internet projects

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The censorship shelf: Why some of Russia’s best films are being pulled from release without ever reaching audiences

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Politics

Kremlin-style colonialism: Russian propaganda is actively preparing Africans for military service in Ukraine

Russia’s information operations in Africa expanded significantly since 2022, even if those efforts remain largely …

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The ripple effect: How the U.S. operation against Iran and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz strengthen China, Ukraine, and Turkey

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Destructive creation: How Russia and Trump revived the European Union

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Drumming up support: Armenia is steadily increasing its cooperation with Europe

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The Trump effect: MAGA’s toxic influence on global elections

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Opinion

Where there is political will, there is a way: Ukraine can help Europe build a unified missile defense system

In mid-April, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Europe to create a unified missile defense system. …

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The oil swan: How the UAE’s exit from OPEC will hurt Russia

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Neither Pandora’s box nor a panacea: The main danger of military AI is human incompetence

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Roman stepfather: Trump’s quarrel with the Vatican echoes the West’s longstanding disagreements with the Church

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Not a knockout: Orbán’s defeat leaves the EU’s deeper populist challenges unresolved

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Economics

The tale of Yermak: how Zelensky’s former right-hand man ended up under arrest on corruption charges

On May 11, Andriy Yermak was served with a notice of suspicion, and on May 14, …

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Taxes, costly credit, and labor shortages: Why private businesses in Russia are shutting down en masse

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Strait to stagnation: Why not even soaring oil prices can offset the decline of the Russian economy

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Hope at home: How migration contributes to the development of the countries of origin

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Farewell to the “May decrees”: Why Russia has abandoned salary targets for doctors and teachers

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Corruption

Cashing in on the crown: How Trump turned the presidency into a personal money machine

Donald Trump is the only billionaire ever to occupy the Oval Office, and since returning …

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

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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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Confession

“I delivered bags of money from Mogilevich to the police chief, and more for Orbán”: Former Budapest gang member László Kovács tells all

In the 1990s, bodybuilder László Kovács worked for Igor Korol, one of the most influential …

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“In Russia, you will atone for your guilt before Putin”: Stories of three Russians deported from the United States

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“Programs about Christ followed by beatings half to death”: Kherson’s ex-mayor Volodymyr Mykolaienko on his years in Russian captivity

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“You must not show that you are afraid”: Tales of captivity in the Kremlin-controlled “People’s Republics”

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“They forced me to cook, clean, and fulfill their sexual whims”: Testimony of a Ukrainian woman enslaved by Russian soldiers

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Antifake

Russian MFA spokeswoman accuses Latvia of Nazism due to fake ban on speaking Russian in schools

Доступно на русском On April 24, Russian state-owned media outlet RIA Novosti reported a statement made …

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Not what she said: Russian spokeswoman’s claim of EU “energy self-castration” turns out not to be accurate

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Ukrainian drones mysteriously “attack” Putin’s residence: The chronology of yet another Kremlin lie

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FSB tries to spin new fake claiming it foiled British-Ukrainian “intelligence plot” to hijack MiG-31 jet armed with Kinzhal missile

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Russia claims NATO is preparing “major sabotage” at the Zaporizhzhia NPP, but the scenario described is technically impossible

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