Russia & Former Soviet Union
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02.08.20230 143Zelensky calls for ‘cool down’ in tensions with Poland
A senior official in Warsaw previously criticized Ukraine for lacking gratitude, prompting a rebuke from Kiev FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President…
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02.08.20230 155Russia sinks Ukrainian drone attacking sea escort – MOD
The reported attempt to disrupt civilian traffic in the Black Sea was the second in as many days FILE PHOTO:…
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Dear colleagues, I am happy to welcome you all at MGIMO today. In addition to faculty staff and students, we’re…
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What lies behind concerns in Moldova, and the breakaway region of Transnistria? © Press service of the Ministry of Defense…
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06.03.20230 149Ex-presidential candidate sentenced to jail
Western-backed Belarusian opposition figure Svetlana Tikhanovskaya was sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, former presidential candidate…
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06.03.20230 194Russia bans Transparency International
The Germany-based NGO was designated as a threat to the constitutional order © Rafael Henrique/LightRocket via Getty Images The Prosecutor…
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Truly sovereign states are no longer afraid of ‘Western diktat,’ Dmitry Medvedev says Deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council…
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06.03.20230 224Ukraine to keep troops besieged in key city – Zelensky’s office
Media reports claim that the Ukrainian president had overruled advice to withdraw from the “de facto surrounded” Artyomovsk FILE PHOTO:…
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06.03.20230 161Latvian court keeps Russian journalist under arrest
Sputnik Latvia editor-in-chief Marat Kasem stands accused of espionage and dodging anti-Moscow sanctions Sputnik Latvia editor-in-chief Marat Kasem. © Sputnik/Nina…
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06.03.20230 134Armenia and Azerbaijan trade accusations after deadly shootout
Five people are said to have been killed in a gunfight in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region FILE PHOTO: An ethnic-Armenian…


