Russia/Ukraine War
Readers gather outside Novaya Gazeta’s Moscow office after independent Russian newspaper announces closure
Readers have begun gathering outside the building on Moscow’s Potapovsky Lane that houses Novaya Gazeta’s offices. The newspaper said today that it is closing.
Russia’s planned diesel exports may fall due to drone attacks — Novak
The deputy prime minister emphasized that these attacks harm the global energy market
Putin highlights friendly ties between Russia, South Sudan
The Russian president pointed out that the parties were working together to explore options to boost bilateral trade and economic cooperation
At the Third Russia-Africa Summit, Moscow Talked Big. But Who Was Listening?
The picture of how the Ukraine war is reverberating across Africa is much clearer than it was in 2023 — and it doesn’t look reassuring for Moscow.
Sofia Sapega, ex-girlfriend of former Belarusian opposition journalist Roman Protasevich, recounts her time in prison and his testimony against her after the 2021 Ryanair diversion
The Belarusian news outlet Zerkalo has published the second part of an extensive interview with Sofia Sapega, the former girlfriend of Roman Protasevich, a former editor-in-chief …
Russian man who turned abandoned water tower into home fined 570,000 rubles for donating to Anti-Corruption Foundation
A court in Tomsk fined Tomsk radio host and IT manager Alexander Lunev 570,000 rubles for donating to the Navalny-founded Anti-Corruption Foundation.
NATO reconnaissance aircraft spends over seven hours over Black Sea
The aircraft was spotted in the area for the first time this week
Dockworkers launch global strike against Israeli and US military shipments (VIDEOS)
Dockworkers launch a global anti-war strike targeting Israeli and US military shipments, with actions at 113 ports across five continents Read Full Article at RT.com
Hackers drain millions from Polymarket accounts
Hackers have stolen $2.6 million in user funds from predictive market platform Polymarket that allows people to bet on real-world events Read Full Article at RT.com
Estonian prime minister refuses to tone down rhetoric on Russia despite U.S. requests: ‘Putin is a dictator who kills women and children’
Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal told Delfi that he intends to keep speaking openly about the threat Russia poses.
Ukrainian troops deliberately target Zaporozhye NPP’s employees — Rosatom CEO
Alexey Likhachev noted that a number of inhumane actions against Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant employees kept growing
Russia’s Justice Ministry adds Russian opposition platform at PACE and independent publisher Vidim Books to its ‘undesirable’ organizations registry
Russia’s Justice Ministry has added the independent publishing house Vidim Books and the Platform for Dialogue with Russian Democratic Forces at the Parliamentary Assembly of the …
Russia to export 510,000 tons of diesel in October, 2.15 mln tons in November — Novak
When asked about plans for early next year, the deputy prime minister noted that they would depend on the situation
Russia Designates Opposition Delegation at PACE as ‘Undesirable’
The delegation of Russian exiles was set up earlier this year to represent the anti-Kremlin opposition at Europe’s leading human rights body.
Queen Ursula comes to Canada with velvet handcuffs
Trade, resources and digital ‘cooperation’ sound harmless – until you look at the fine print Read Full Article at RT.com
Seven police officers injured during protests in Venice — ANSA
According to the media outlet, the officers sustained minor injuries
European countries fear being sidelined in Russia–Ukraine peace talks but can’t agree on how to secure a seat at the table, FT reports
European countries fear they could be shut out of talks to end Russia’s war with Ukraine, but they cannot agree among themselves on how to secure a seat at the negotiating table, …
Lavrov seated between Mexican, Saudi foreign ministers at G20 meeting in Atlanta
The heads of delegations are gathered in the plenary hall around a square table, with five participants on each side
‘The Right to Be Named’: Russians in Amsterdam Remember Victims of Political Repression
Established to remember people killed during Stalin’s Great Terror, Remembering the Names has since become an occasion to reflect on the relationship between Soviet violence and p…
Roundups to force men into the war are surging again in Russia. Families in Omsk and other cities say men are being seized off the streets.
Roundups of men forced to sign contracts with the Defense Ministry and then sent to fight in Ukraine have become more frequent again in Russia.
Russia to extend diesel export ban until late January 2027 — Novak
According to the official, specific exceptions will be made for supplies to global markets
IRGC says supertanker with over 2 mln barrels of oil struck mine in Strait of Hormuz
Two more such incidents in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz were reported by the IRGC earlier
Iran destroys enemy drone boat east of Strait of Hormuz — navy
According to the navy, two tankers sustained damage and caught fire after striking sea mines while sailing through prohibited and unsafe waters east of the strait, ignoring warnin…
Russia, Central African Republic agree to expand cooperation in fight against epidemics
The sides have signed two memorandums on healthcare cooperation on the sidelines of the third Russia-Africa summit