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Media investigation: Kremlin uses Russian Red Cross as propaganda tool, violating its tenets
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Media investigation: Kremlin uses Russian Red Cross as propaganda tool ...
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Putin officially nominated as presidential candidate in 2024 election: The group of celebrities who nominated Putin includes pro-Kremlin pop singer Yaroslav ...
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Putin officially nominated as presidential candidate in 2024 election
Quick Glance: Putin's Independent Run with Party Backing
  • The 'voters' initiative group' unanimously supports Putin as a self-nominated candidate for the Russian presidential election in March 2024.

  • Putin needs to gather 300,000 voter signatures to register as an independent candidate.

  • All regional branches of the United Russia party will actively support Putin's election campaign.

  • Putin announced his candidacy for a new presidential term in December 2024, and the Russian presidential election is set for 17 March.
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Fake News: Russian Lawmaker Resurrects ‘Organ Harvesting’ Myth, Accuses Coca-Cola of Buying Them
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Putin 'Laughing' At NATO: Exiled Official: The alliance's hesitance to set out a timetable for Ukrainian membership will have buoyed the Kremlin ...
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Putin 'Laughing' At NATO: Exiled Official
Quick Glance: NATO allies assure Ukraine, Biden criticizes 'cowardly' Putin
  • Ukraine will be invited into NATO and clearly become a member of the Alliance after the war.

  • Practical and unprecedented support for Ukraine from NATO.

  • Biden condemns Putin's 'cowardly lust for land and power'.

  • Security guarantees for Ukraine could be potentially very dangerous.
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South Africa urges Putin to not attend August summit due to international arrest warrant
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Quick Glance: South Africa Struggles with Putin's Attendance at BRICS Summit
  • Putin plans to travel to South Africa next month.

  • An arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court for the Russian president has created a diplomatic dilemma ahead of the August summit.

  • South Africa's deputy president said that Putin is pushing ahead with plans to attend the summit despite the diplomatic and legal consequences.
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Putin ‘already lost’ war in Ukraine, Biden says: President Biden said Thursday there is “no possibility” of Russian President Vladimir Putin winning the war in ...
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Putin ‘already lost’ war in Ukraine, Biden says
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Quick Glance: NATO allies provide Ukraine security guarantees, Biden criticizes 'craven' Putin
  • After the war, Ukraine will be invited into NATO and will clearly become a member of the Alliance.

  • Biden accuses Putin of having a 'craven lust for land and power'.

  • The US and its allies offer Ukraine new security assurances against Moscow.
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Erdogan Says Putin Agreed to Grain Deal Extension: Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to extend the Black Sea grain deal which expires next week ...
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Erdogan Says Putin Agreed to Grain Deal Extension
Quick Glance: UN races to save Black Sea grain deal with EU assistance before Monday deadline
  • The European Commission is assisting the United Nations and Turkey in extending a deal for the export of Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea and is willing to consider all solutions, according to a spokesperson from the European Union on Thursday ahead of the potential expiration of the deal on Monday.

  • Ukraine and Russia are among the world's top grain exporters.

  • UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres proposed in a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday that Moscow allow the Black Sea grain deal to continue for several months to give the EU time to connect a subsidiary of Rosselkhozbank to SWIFT, as reported by two sources familiar with the discussions to Reuters.

  • A Kremlin spokesperson later stated that Russia has not made a final decision on whether to withdraw from the grain deal.
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Is the Putin system tottering? The Wagner Group of mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is just one of numerous private military companies that exist in Russia ... Show more   #phoenixplus   phoenix.de/s/EH1
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Biden: "Putin has already lost the war": According to US President Biden, there is "no way" that Kremlin chief Putin can win his war of aggression against ...
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Biden:
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Biden in Finland: Putin 'already lost' Ukraine war: During his visit to NATO's newest member, US President Joe Biden called Finland an "incredible ...
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Biden in Finland: Putin 'already lost' Ukraine war
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Putins reveals he offered Wagner mercenaries the option to stay as a single unit after uprising
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Putins reveals he offered Wagner mercenaries the option to stay as a ...
Quick Glance: Wagner Group Chief Prigozhin Takes Drastic Step of Mutiny After Cancer Treatment, Report Claims
  • The leader of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has been treated for stomach cancer, which may explain his decision to launch a mutiny in Russia, according to a report.

  • Mr. Prigozhin has undergone a long period of cancer treatment and therapy, as reported by the Russian investigative website Proekt, citing two former employees who had direct contact with the mercenary leader in recent years.

  • Those who worked under Mr. Prigozhin suggest that his illness may be the reason behind his drastic step of leading an armed mutiny against Moscow last month.

  • The St. Petersburg-based clinic has provided medical treatment to Russian mercenaries injured abroad and has been offering services to Wagner fighters since at least 2016, as reported by Reuters in 2020.
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Prigozhin sends signs of life: Putin hints at new leader for Wagner mercenaries: Belarus is to become the new home of the Wagner mercenaries. Chief Prigozhin's ...
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Prigozhin sends signs of life: Putin hints at new leader for Wagner ...
Quick Glance: Putin: War Veteran Andrej Troshev to Lead Wagner Group
  • Putin hints at new leadership for Wagner Group

  • Troshev proposed as potential leader

  • Prigoschin rejects proposal, commanders agree

  • Troshev previously served as chief of staff for Wagner Group in Syria
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If Putin loses the war, another country will move into his focus: Some observers believe that Russia will lose the war against Ukraine. Klaus Gestwa ...
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If Putin loses the war, another country will move into his focus
Quick Glance: Putin's Next Target: Georgia
  • Observers predict Russia's potential loss in Ukraine war.

  • Expert suggests Putin may shift focus to Georgia.

  • Russia recognized Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states.

  • Former NATO Secretary-General warns of Russian influence in Georgia.
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#Gravitas | An opposition leader in jail Alexei Navalny has been forced to listen to one of Putin's speeches for 100 days. The prison guards say this will ... Show more
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BRICS Summit To Be 'Physical' Despite Putin Warrant — South Africa: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Sunday that next month's BRICS summit ...
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BRICS Summit To Be 'Physical' Despite Putin Warrant — South Africa
Quick Glance: BRICS summit to proceed in-person despite Putin arrest warrant, confirms South African president
  • South African President Cyril Ramaphosa confirms that the upcoming BRICS summit will be held in-person, despite an arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin.

  • No physical summit has been held for almost three years.

  • As a member of the ICC, South Africa would be obliged to arrest Putin if he enters the country.

  • The arrest warrant poses a diplomatic dilemma for Pretoria, which has had a close relationship with the Kremlin since the era of anti-apartheid struggle.
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Russian lawmakers pass a bill outlawing gender-affirming procedures to protect 'traditional values'
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Quick Glance: Russian lawmakers pass law banning gender reassignment
  • Russian politicians have passed a law that prohibits gender reassignment procedures as part of the Kremlin's efforts to protect what it sees as the country's 'traditional values'.

  • The law must be approved by the Federation Council, Russia's Kremlin-controlled upper chamber, which usually rubber-stamps legislation passed by the Duma, before being signed into law by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

  • Russian parliamentarians vote for a law banning gender change surgery during a session of the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, in Moscow, Russia on July 14, 2023.

  • The Chairman of the State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin, said in a statement on social media: 'This decision will protect our citizens and our children.'
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Dead, missing, fired: Russia is running out of generals: Not a successful week for the Russian army: a general is fired after public criticism ...
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Dead, missing, fired: Russia is running out of generals
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Silence in Russia: where is Prigozhin? Location reveals Putin's troubles: Since the attempted putsch by Prigozchin's Wagner mercenaries, there has been no public ...
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Silence in Russia: where is Prigozhin? Location reveals Putin's troubles
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Putin Ally Delivers Blow to Russia: Turkey agreeing to advance Sweden's NATO membership bid is a "severe setback" for Russian President Vladimir Putin ...
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Putin Ally Delivers Blow to Russia
Quick Glance: Turkey Calls for New EU Membership Talks for Sweden Nato Membership
  • Turkey, as a Nato member, has the power to veto new countries joining the group.

  • Sweden fulfills all the requirements for Nato membership.

  • President Erdogan will express his demand for new EU membership talks at the Nato summit later this week.

  • Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg emphasized on Monday that a 'positive decision' is still possible during the two-day conference.
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Erdogan says he's in agreement with Putin on grain deal extension: Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on July 14 that he and Russian dictator ...
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Erdogan says he's in agreement with Putin on grain deal extension
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Vladimir Putin: Secret group "Osero" plans coup against Russian president: A group in Putin's closest circle is supposed to urge the Kremlin chief to end the war ...
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Vladimir Putin: Secret group
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Wagner fighters are training Belarus defence forces, government says: Minsk said Friday that members of the Russia's Wagner mercenary group were acting as ...
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Wagner fighters are training Belarus defence forces, government says
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Belarusian President Lukashenko critically ill after meeting with Russian leader Putin
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Belarusian President Lukashenko critically ill after meeting with Russian ...
Quick Glance: Belarusian President Lukashenko seriously ill after meeting Russian leader Putin
  • After the meeting with Russian Premier Vladimir Putin, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko was taken to a hospital in Moscow and is in critical condition.

  • Lukashenko's political rival is now accusing the Kremlin of poisoning the leader.
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Vladimir Putin wants to attend Brics summit - South Africa does not want to arrest him for war crimes
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Vladimir Putin wants to attend Brics summit - South Africa does not want ...
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Many of Putin's decisions seem irrational, many events in Russia completely insane, such as Prigozhin's attempted coup. To understand the Kremlin's policies ... Show more   kraut.re/Xkrx
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What the Coup Attempt Revealed About Putin: A week later, cracks in the system are easier to spot.
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What the Coup Attempt Revealed About Putin
Quick Glance: Putin's Defeat
  • The Wagner mutiny exposes the Russian tyrant's growing weakness.

  • Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner Group, embodies everything despicable about Mr Putin.

  • The Wagner mutiny also highlights the corruption of the state that Putin has created.

  • Every negative news from the front increases the pressure on Putin.
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Putin says Western tanks ‘priority target’ for Russia in Ukraine: Russian president also warns that Western weapons supplied to Kyiv only prolonged war and would ...
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Putin says Western tanks ‘priority target’ for Russia in Ukraine
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Global trust in Russia and Putin at all-time low — survey: As the war in Ukraine continues, trust in the Russian leader is falling around the world ...
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Global trust in Russia and Putin at all-time low — survey
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The Master Plan Behind Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Sudden Split From Vladimir Putin: After months of carefully navigating a relationship with Vladimir Putin ...
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Quick Glance: Erdogan to Present Sweden's NATO Ratification to Turkish Parliament in Autumn
  • Erdogan expects Sweden to take concrete steps against terrorism in return for approval.

  • Sweden will also support updating Turkey's customs agreement with the EU as well as visa-free travel.

  • Turkey expects a revival of an EU reform group after approving Sweden's NATO membership.

  • Ankara also expects the lifting of some "implicit" economic restrictions by Sweden and other EU and NATO countries.
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President Joe Biden accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of having a 'craven lust for land and power' and pledged that the US-led NATO alliance would not ... Show more   reut.rs/3O9EpVg
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Philosopher Alexander Zipko: "Freedom has always scared the Russians".: Vladimir Putin is self-absorbed, his compatriots long for autocracy and they also lack a ...
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Philosopher Alexander Zipko:
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Shadow movement "Osero": Hardliner expects coup against Putin soon: Russian nationalist Igor Girkin expects a coup attempt against Vladimir Putin. However ...
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Shadow movement
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Ukraine NATO Membership Would Worsen Global Tensions – Putin: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that if Ukraine were to be admitted to NATO ...
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Ukraine NATO Membership Would Worsen Global Tensions – Putin
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Turkey to host PutinTurkish President Erdogan says Russian President Putin will visit Turkey next month, and that both countries should work to end the war ... Show more   wionews.com/video
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Austria is now busily buying Putin's cheap gas again: Austria continues to purchase gas from Russia, apparently at the same level as before the Ukraine war ...
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Austria is now busily buying Putin's cheap gas again
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Kremlin shares video of Putin with a young fan, attempts to repaint Russian President as caring
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Kremlin shares video of Putin with a young fan, attempts to repaint ...
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#WorldDNA | "We would be happy if he doesn't come" Russia has rejected South Africa's request not to send President Vladimir Putin to the BRICS Summit ... Show more   wionews.com/videos
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'We will not waver': NATO allies offer Ukraine the prospect of long-term protection as the war with Russia continues reut.rs/46JjBv0
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'NATO creates a threat': Putin: Kiev has some right to security: It is hardly surprising that the Russian President is opposed to Ukraine joining NATO ...
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'NATO creates a threat': Putin: Kiev has some right to security
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Report: Guterres offers Putin SWIFT access in exchange for grain deal extension: In a letter, UN Secretary-General Vladimir Putin made a proposal to reconcile ...
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Report: Guterres offers Putin SWIFT access in exchange for grain deal ...
Quick Glance: Grain Agreement at Risk? UN Secretary-General Writes Letter to Putin
  • UN Secretary-General Guterres proposes solution to ensure global food supply

  • UN Secretary-General aims to save expiring grain agreement with Russia

  • UN emphasizes the importance of continuation for global food supply

  • Ukraine has been defending against Russian aggression for over 16 months
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Putin: Kiev has a right to security - but on one condition: In an interview for state television, Vladimir Putin spoke about his current view of the war in ...
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Putin: Kiev has a right to security - but on one condition
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Matviichuk asks South Africa for clear position on Putin's arrest warrant: Oleksandra Matviichuk, a human rights lawyer and a Nobel Prize laureate ...
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Matviichuk asks South Africa for clear position on Putin's arrest ...