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German equipment shipped to Russia for Uralkali through Uzbekistan at least 14...

German equipment destined for the Russian potash fertilizer producer Uralkali, which is under European sanctions,…

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EU preparing personal sanctions against Russian prison officials linked to torture and...

Photo: Oboz.ua The European Union plans to impose personal sanctions on officials of Russia’s Federal…

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Military police in Russia’s Zabaykalsky Krai are torturing the relatives of army...

In villages of the Gazimuro-Zavodsky District in Russia's Zabaykalsky Krai, military police officers are torturing…

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18-year-old vocalist of Russian street band “Stoptime” arrested for third time in...

18-year-old Diana Loginova, also known by her stage name Naoko, is the lead singer of…

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Confession

“This isn’t the Middle Ages, and we aren’t serfs”: Locals in Ukrainian-controlled...

Kostiantynivka. Photo: Donetsk Regional Military Administration U.S. officials say Vladimir Putin has proposed abandoning Russian…

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Opinion

Betrayal or rebirth: Europe’s left wing has adapted to Russia’s ongoing war...

After losing its traditional electorate and ideological base back in the 1990s and 2000s, Europe’s…

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Russia adds The Insider’s investigative journalist Sergei Ezhov to its list of...

Sergei Ezhov is an investigative reporter for The Insider. Image: Social media Russia’s Federal Financial…

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Opinion

Better than war: The fragile peace between Hamas and Israel is still...

The latest ceasefire in Gaza has proven more enduring than previous iterations. In early November,…

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New road bridge under construction between Russia and North Korea spotted in...

A new road bridge is under construction across the Tumen River, which marks the shared…

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Confession

“Thou shalt not idolize your motherland”: Russian Orthodox priests on the war...

The Pskov Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) has urged its priests not to…

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German equipment shipped to Russia for Uralkali through Uzbekistan at least 14 times in two years, Correctiv investigation finds

German equipment destined for the Russian potash fertilizer producer Uralkali, which is under European sanctions, …

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EU preparing personal sanctions against Russian prison officials linked to torture and killing of Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna

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Military police in Russia’s Zabaykalsky Krai are torturing the relatives of army deserters hiding in local villages

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18-year-old vocalist of Russian street band “Stoptime” arrested for third time in a row after performing anti-war songs in St. Petersburg

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Russia adds The Insider’s investigative journalist Sergei Ezhov to its list of “terrorists and extremists”

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Society

“They ran me over twice”: Russian military personnel responsible for multiple car accidents in frontline regions

In late October, the Kursk Garrison Military Court sentenced 31-year-old serviceman Ramazan Gadzhimuradov to nine …

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A happy ending. Why more and more countries are legalizing euthanasia

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“They beat me, but I no longer felt anything”: How the last Israeli hostages survived Hamas captivity

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“We were flying with paper maps”: The state of Russia’s civil aviation under sanctions

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“Russia arrested me in absentia, but an American court said I faced no danger back home”: How Russians are being deported from the U.S.

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Politics

Iron Lady 2.0: Japan’s first female prime minister is taking a harder line than most of her predecessors

Donald Trump’s visit to Tokyo in late October concluded with the signing of a deal …

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Filter and rule: Inside Russia’s system of abductions and torture in the occupied territories of Ukraine

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The nuclear option: Russia may be about to steal Europe’s largest power plant — with catastrophic consequences

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Genocide now: The Darfur massacre is more international than it might appear

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Outrageous but victorious: Milei’s party wins Argentina’s elections despite widespread discontent

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Opinion

Betrayal or rebirth: Europe’s left wing has adapted to Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine

After losing its traditional electorate and ideological base back in the 1990s and 2000s, Europe’s …

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Better than war: The fragile peace between Hamas and Israel is still preferable to the alternative

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Bursting the bubble: Europe is capable of phasing out Russian gas ahead of schedule

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Peace but no cigar: Putin’s apology cools off Aliyev’s wrath but comes short of restoring the alliance

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No longer our guy: Instead of a summit in Budapest, Trump hits the Kremlin with sanctions

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Economics

The wheels are coming off: Russia’s rail freight collapse exposes a deeper industrial crisis

While official forecasts still predict at least modest growth for the Russian economy this year, …

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The far-wrong: European populists are gaining support by moderating their economic agenda

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Budget of mass destruction: VAT hike signals Russia’s course toward prolonged war and economic decline

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Back to the 1990s: Russians are being forced to choose between overpriced foreign cars and locally assembled scrap metal

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Crisis-life balance: Russia’s struggling companies are shortening the workweek

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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

“This isn’t the Middle Ages, and we aren’t serfs”: Locals in Ukrainian-controlled parts of the Donbas react to Putin’s territorial demands

Kostiantynivka. Photo: Donetsk Regional Military Administration U.S. officials say Vladimir Putin has proposed abandoning Russian …

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“Thou shalt not idolize your motherland”: Russian Orthodox priests on the war in Ukraine and the degradation of their church

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Tracked down, coerced, threatened: How Russia hunts down deserters and forces them back to the front lines in Ukraine

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The Kremlin’s missionary: A former aide shares the secrets of the Russian Orthodox Church in Hungary

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“We tried to leave as few buildings intact as possible”: Russian-speaking IDF soldiers on their service in Gaza

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Antifake

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

Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) recently released a statement titled “The West is preparing to …

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Kremlin narrative claims Volodymyr Zelensky bought massive ranch in Wyoming that made him one of the “top 10 U.S. landowners”

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From Budapest with lies: Viktor Orbán’s latest false claim on Ukraine

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Putin’s propagandists run false claim that Zelensky offered to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize in exchange for Tomahawk missiles

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Russian state media circulate fake story about former UK PM Boris Johnson taking £1 million “bribe” to derail Russia-Ukraine talks

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