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U.S. To Send $300 Million In Military Aid To Ukraine, First New Package In Months
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Quick Glance: Putin poised to win 6 more years: Impact on Ukraine and Russia
  • Putin is set to win another six-year term, affecting the Ukraine war and Russia's relations.

  • Putin's campaign focuses on fulfilling his goals in Ukraine, framing the conflict as a battle against the West.

  • The economy's resilience and Putin's promises to extend subsidized mortgages have boosted his popularity.

  • Putin's crackdown on dissent has silenced critics, paving the way for an increasingly authoritarian regime.
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Navalny Told Lawyer He Thought He Was Being Slowly Poisoned: “Listen, I’m afraid to seem paranoid, but it seems that they’re poisoning me here.”
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Navalny Told Lawyer He Thought He Was Being Slowly Poisoned
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Mum horrified as newborn's nose destroyed after doctor put oxygen mask on wrong: WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: Baby Dashenka, who was born seven months premature ...
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Mum horrified as newborn's nose destroyed after doctor put oxygen mask on ...
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March 8, which marks International Women's Day, has a special meaning for the Kyiv Independent. As a women-led organization headed by CEO Daryna Shevchenko ... Show more
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This is Crimea, a peninsula in the south of Ukraine, as remembered by the Kyiv Independent team. Crimea was occupied by Russia exactly 10 years ago, on Feb ... Show more
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Celebrate St. Valentine's Day the Traditional Russian Way, With Gingerbread: Many people think that Valentine's Day — the holiday of love — came to Russia only ...
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Celebrate St. Valentine's Day the Traditional Russian Way ...
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'Safety Or Liberty': Russian Feminist Groups Feel Increasing Pressure As Authorities Push 'Traditional Values'
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When Russians Dream, They Dream of Spinach: You can’t say that people in the USSR didn’t know what spinach was.
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When Russians Dream, They Dream of Spinach
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#Ukraine 's new commander-in-chief, #OleksandrSyrskyi 's parents and brother #Olga , live in #Russia . Watch for details
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Woman finds deepfakes of herself on social media, claims they promote propaganda: “I wanted to share this story with you,” wrote a Ukrainian YouTuber while ...
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Chicken and the Theory of Evolution: "Humans are the middle link of evolution, necessary for the creation of the crown of nature's glory — a shot of cognac and a ...
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Chicken and the Theory of Evolution
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Russia's Wartime Economy to Grow Despite Pain of Sanctions: Report: Russia's economy will grow by 2.5 percent in 2024, but there will be labor shortages that ...
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Russia's Wartime Economy to Grow Despite Pain of Sanctions: Report
Quick Glance: Sanctions on Russia: USA and Canada React
  • The U.S. and Canada sanctioned hundreds of individuals and entities to mark the two year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, joining the U.K and the EU in putting pressure on the Kremlin.

  • The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced the sanctioning of over 500 targets, imposed as a response to Moscow’s repression, human rights abuses, and attempts to eliminate Ukraine’s sovereignty.

  • Likewise, Global Affairs Canada blacklisted another 10 individuals and 153 entities under the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations, which is intended to hinder the Russian military’s ability to push further and further into Ukrainian territory.

  • The sanctions also target supporters of Moscow’s UAV procurement network and those bolstering the armament supplies of the Russian army.
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Dr Olga Boichak says the sanctions against Russia are a good sign as Ukraine ramps up efforts to keep the war front-of-mind while also securing money and ... Show more
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Unclear Ukraine commitment clouds Munich conference - Euromaidan Press: As Russia took Avdiivka amid Ukraine’s battlefield scarcity, messaging in Munich was ...
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Unclear Ukraine commitment clouds Munich conference - Euromaidan Press
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G7 wants to take back Russia's shadow oil tanker fleet: sanctions official: "What we want to do is force volumes back into the G7 fleet," sanctions official Olga ...
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G7 wants to take back Russia's shadow oil tanker fleet: sanctions official
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Putin romantically linked to blond 'Barbie type' Russian censor queen that's 32 years younger than him: reports
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Putin romantically linked to blond 'Barbie type' Russian censor queen ...
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Russians Sent to Frontlines Call Out Putin for ‘Promises Not Kept’: Ex-convict members of a Storm Z unit say they have been stiffed on payment despite “spilling ...
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Russians Sent to Frontlines Call Out Putin for ‘Promises Not Kept’
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Pakistan Recalls Ambassador After Iran's 'Unprovoked' Attack Kills Two Children: Pakistan has recalled its ambassador from Iran in response to strikes by Iran's ...
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Pakistan Recalls Ambassador After Iran's 'Unprovoked' Attack Kills Two ...
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Stars of the Bolshoi Ballet enjoy an exalted status in Russia, but in the present climate that’s not enough to protect them if they take a stand against ... Show more
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4 body language tricks to look more confident, according to former model: Former catwalk model Olga Kuznetcova shares her body language tricks to look more ...
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4 body language tricks to look more confident, according to former model
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As the country’s war with Russia rages on, thousands of Ukrainian women have turned to the multi-level marketing company’s pink-packaged offerings to support ... Show more
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E.U. agrees to open membership talks for Ukraine: The decision offers an important sign of support, as Ukraine’s progress in fighting off Russia has largely ...
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E.U. agrees to open membership talks for Ukraine
Quick Glance: Hungary's Viktor Orban: Is One Man Blackmailing the EU?
  • Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban accuses Brussels of wielding too much power.

  • As EU leaders met before Christmas, the focus was on Viktor Orban.

  • Orban used his veto to block the decision to send a €50bn aid package to Kyiv.

  • Orban is expected to behave like a European and not block political progress in the coming months.
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Fear and suspicion stalk Russian speakers in Latvia: Baltic state has ordered thousands of Russian citizens living in country to be screened for their loyalty ...
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Fear and suspicion stalk Russian speakers in Latvia
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U.S. Lawmakers Fear They’ve Already Emboldened Putin With Ukraine Aid Delay: Russian propagandists have congratulated the GOP, and Vladimir Putin ...
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U.S. Lawmakers Fear They’ve Already Emboldened Putin With Ukraine Aid ...
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Russia State TV Mocks US After Trump Kicked Off Ballot: Putin propagandist Olga Skabeyeva reportedly said the decision showed "the U.S. is becoming more and more ...
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Russia State TV Mocks US After Trump Kicked Off Ballot
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White House: Costs of not supporting Ukraine too high to pay: "If you think the cost of supporting Ukraine is high now, think about how high it’s going to ...
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White House: Costs of not supporting Ukraine too high to pay
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'Urban Madmen': Russia’s Environmental Activists Targeted With Soviet-Style Punitive Psychiatry
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'Urban Madmen': Russia’s Environmental Activists Targeted With ...
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'Urban Madmen': Russia’s Environmental Activists Targeted With Soviet-Style Punitive Psychiatry
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'Urban Madmen': Russia’s Environmental Activists Targeted With ...
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Exclusive: Russia Has Recruited Over 100,000 Convicts Since Ukraine War Began: A prisoner list shared with Newsweek reveals that elderly men past retirement age ...
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Exclusive: Russia Has Recruited Over 100,000 Convicts Since Ukraine War ...
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Russia recruited over 100,000 prisoners to fight in Ukraine: report: Russia's prison population has dropped from 420,000 pre-war to about 266,000 ...
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Russia recruited over 100,000 prisoners to fight in Ukraine: report
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Wounded Russia soldiers sent into battle to give Putin win: families: Wounded Russian soldiers are being forced back into the trenches at Avdiivka ...
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Wounded Russia soldiers sent into battle to give Putin win: families
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Russian State TV Hails Dutch Far-Right Hardliner’s Election Victory: A leading Russian state television anchor has praised the victory of Dutch far-right leader ...
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Russian State TV Hails Dutch Far-Right Hardliner’s Election Victory
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Russia uses punitive psychiatry to indefinitely imprison critic of its war against Ukraine
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Political Persecutions in Russia: Portraits of Prisoners: Podcast | The number of politically motivated cases in Russia has significantly risen over the past ...
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Political Persecutions in Russia: Portraits of Prisoners
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The Strange Russian History of Beet Make-Up : Paint your cheeks with beet juice?
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The Strange Russian History of Beet Make-Up
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In the latest installment of the TMT Lecture Series, journalists Sonya Groysman and Olga Churakova argue that Russia's “foreign agent” label is used to ... Show more
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Pastor Defends Viral 'Russia for Christ' Video Praising Ballistic Missiles: A video of an evangelical church service in St.
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Pastor Defends Viral 'Russia for Christ' Video Praising Ballistic Missiles
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UK will maintain military support for Ukraine - Cameron: British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has vowed to maintain military support for Ukraine during a ...
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UK will maintain military support for Ukraine - Cameron
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Russian Satanist Jailed for Ritual Murders Released After Fighting in Ukraine: This article contains graphic content that may be disturbing to some readers.
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Russian Satanist Jailed for Ritual Murders Released After Fighting in ...
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Ukrainian optimism fades at start of another winter of war: Rumours of tensions at the top, exhaustion after two years of fighting and frustration with allies ...
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Ukrainian optimism fades at start of another winter of war
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Pozharsky Chicken Cutlets Put Torzhok on the Map: Pozharsky cutlets... crispy outside, succulent inside, always served straight from the stove and never ...
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Pozharsky Chicken Cutlets Put Torzhok on the Map
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Russia's Supreme Court bans LGBTQ activism: The Supreme Court hearing occurred in private and without a defendant.
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Russia's Supreme Court bans LGBTQ activism
Quick Glance: Russia Bans International LGBT Movement as 'Extremist'
  • Russia's Supreme Court bans the 'international LGBT public movement' as an extremist organization, despite its lack of organizational structure or leaders.

  • The ban could have sweeping implications for LGBT people in Russia, despite the movement's non-existence.

  • The ruling shocked liberal Russians, with independent media organizations showing solidarity with LGBT people by displaying the LGBT flag.

  • The ban could force LGBT groups to operate in secret and be used against LGBT people, with unclear legal implications.
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Ukraine War: 1,500 people huddle in cellars as Russia shells Avdiivka. Follow the latest developments on Euronews ➡www.euronews.com/2023/10/24/ukraine-war-1500-people-huddle-in-cellars-as-russia-shells-avdiivka
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EPA unveils plan to replace all lead water pipes within 10 years: Funding for the project will in part come from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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EPA unveils plan to replace all lead water pipes within 10 years
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 598: As the war enters its 598th day, these are the main developments.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 598
Quick Glance: Russia-Ukraine War: Key Events, Day 601
  • General Oleksandr Syrskyi: Russia aims to break through Ukrainian defenses in the northeastern Kupiansk-Lyman area.

  • Russia launched five missiles and twelve kamikaze drones at Ukraine.

  • Qatar reported a Russian agreement for the return of four Ukrainian children to their families.

  • US and Germany emphasize support for Ukraine and its financial needs.
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Russian Fast Food, Circa 1382: What did our ancestors eat for a quick snack?
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Russian Fast Food, Circa 1382
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Russia Freed ‘Satanic Cult Killer’ Nikolai Ogolobyak From Prison to Slaughter Ukrainians
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Quick Glance: Russia Releases 'Satanic Cult Killer' Ogolobyak to Attack Ukrainians
  • Nikolai Ogolobyak sentenced to 20 years, sent to war despite blindness.

  • In 2008, Ogolobyak and others murdered four teenagers in 'rituals.'

  • Ogolobyak described as the 'warrior' of the group who initiated the murders.

  • Investigation into the mutilated and scattered bodies lasted for years.
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Russia prison population plummets as convicts are sent to war: The Russian prison population, estimated at roughly 420,000 before the invasion of Ukraine in ...
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Russia prison population plummets as convicts are sent to war
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Russia arrests lawyers for imprisoned opposition leader Navalny: Alexey Navalny, serving 30 years in a prison colony often communicates with the public only ...
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Russia arrests lawyers for imprisoned opposition leader Navalny
Quick Glance: Searches and Arrest at Nawalny's Lawyers
  • Homes of three lawyers of Alexei Navalny searched

  • Investigations part of campaign to isolate Navalny

  • Navalny imprisoned in penal colony

  • Lawyer Kobzew apparently prevented from defending
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‘I’m freer than you”: Artist Sasha Skochilenko gets 7 years for price tags telling truth about Russia's war against Ukraine
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‘I’m freer than you”: Artist Sasha Skochilenko gets 7 years for price tags ...
Quick Glance: Russian Artist Jailed for Anti-War Messages
  • Sasha Skochilenko, 33, artist from St Petersburg, detained since April last year.

  • After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Skochilenko protested by replacing supermarket labels with anti-war messages.

  • Convicted of "discrediting the Russian army" under repressive laws adopted after the invasion.

  • Sasha Skochilenko's sister Anna describes her as a symbol of everything the Russian authorities hate.
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Ukraine battles to shape the narrative on its grueling counteroffensive: Despite some Ukrainian progress in breaking through dense Russian defenses ...
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Ukraine battles to shape the narrative on its grueling counteroffensive
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Russian mother with debt says bailiffs suggested she join the army: Olga, a mother of two children aged 9 and 13, said she had no intention of enlisting in the ...
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Russian mother with debt says bailiffs suggested she join the army
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‘We won’t forgive and we’ll trample on your remains’ Pussy Riot debuts new anti-war music video and demands Ukrainian children be returned home — Meduza
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‘We won’t forgive and we’ll trample on your remains’ Pussy Riot debuts new ...
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There’s an Army of Volunteers Driving Supplies to Ukraine’s Frontline. I’m One of Them.
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There’s an Army of Volunteers Driving Supplies to Ukraine’s Frontline ...
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Camp Courage Trailer Sets Release Date for Netflix Documentary: The Camp Courage trailer for Netflix's documentary short has been released ...
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Camp Courage Trailer Sets Release Date for Netflix Documentary
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Will Russia, Belarus compete in Olympics? It depends. Here's where key sports stand
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Will Russia, Belarus compete in Olympics? It depends. Here's where key ...
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The Week In Russia: Limited Leverage In The 'Near Abroad': Dramatic developments in the South Caucasus underline the limits to Moscow’s clout in regions it still ...
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The Week In Russia: Limited Leverage In The 'Near Abroad'
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The Play 'My Mama and the Full-Scale Invasion' Opens to Raves in Washington : The one-act play by Ukrainian playwright Sasha Denisova “My Mama and the Full-Scale ...
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The Play 'My Mama and the Full-Scale Invasion' Opens to Raves in ...
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Russian TV Comics’ Kazakh Tour Canceled After Visit to Occupied Ukraine: Organizers in Kazakhstan have canceled a popular Russian sketch comedy group’s tour ...
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Russian TV Comics’ Kazakh Tour Canceled After Visit to Occupied Ukraine
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🔴 Live: Russia says it shot down 281 Ukrainian drones over the past week: Russia's defence ministry on Friday said it had destroyed a total of 281 ...
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🔴 Live: Russia says it shot down 281 Ukrainian drones over the past week
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While world media speculates on Wagner chief's presumed death, Russian state media shies away
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While world media speculates on Wagner chief's presumed death ...
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Who is Rustem Umerov, Ukraine's soon-to-be defense minister?: When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Sept. 3 that Rustem Umerov was ...
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Who is Rustem Umerov, Ukraine's soon-to-be defense minister?