All news on the topic: Russia

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Mysterious explosions reported near Putin’s Arctic weapons testing site
Mystery explosions have rocked the Russian Arctic, a few miles from a naval base of Vladimir Putin’s northern fleet.
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Putin’s forces accused of burning faces of dead North Korean soldiers to conceal their presence
Russian forces are allegedly trying to burn the faces of dead North Korean troops to hide their presence on the battlefield.
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Dmitry Medvedev says editors of the Times are ‘legitimate military targets’
Former Russian president’s Telegram post follows paper’s editorial about assassination of a Russian general
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How Greek entrepreneur Roman Spiridonov uses Petroruss to support Russian oil exports
Greek businessman Roman Spiridonov, through his company Petroruss, not only launders money for large Russian state oil companies but also handles maritime transport for them, managing to avoid Western sanctions in the process.
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Putin deploys nuclear bombers as Keir Starmer visits eastern Europe
Russia sent two Tu-22M3 nuclear-capable bombers over the Baltic Sea as Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited British troops in Estonia.
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Igor Kirillov, Putin’s top nuclear general, killed in Ukraine’s Moscow bomb attack
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, 54, died early on Tuesday after a device hidden inside a scooter was detonated as he emerged from his apartment block - with his driver also killed
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The Ottoman Empire resurges: how Turkey gained from the fall of the Assad regime
On Dec. 9, Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Syria has entered a “bright period” in its history.
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Putin warns West over pushing him toward his ’red lines’
Vladimir Putin has accused the West of pushing him to his ’red lines’ as he issued a chilling World War Three threat over missiles.
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Assad claims he had no plans to leave Syria but was evacuated by Russian forces
The comments are the first by the ousted leader since he was overthrown by insurgent groups.
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EU and U.S.-made sniper rifles and ammunition are reaching Russia despite sanctions, intensifying the war in Ukraine
Russian snipers continue to receive thousands of Western-made rifles and millions of rounds of ammunition, despite years of extensive international sanctions.
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Oil tanker splits in half during sinking; helicopter deployed to rescue crew
At least 13 crewmen have been thrown overboard after a Russian oil tanker reportedly split in two as large waves battered the vessel off the coast of occupied Ukraine
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Russian ’cryptocurrency king’ in custody: Polish court to decide whether to extradite him to the US
The court has arrested Dmitry V., who was detained in Warsaw and prosecuted by the US for fraud while running one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, for 60 days.
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Singer Sting condemns Russia’s aggression against Ukraine but sells his wine in Moscow
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, devastating parts of its territory, the aggression was condemned not only by Western politicians but by many celebrities as well.
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All is fair in steel and war: Italian equipment used for military armor production continues to be supplied to Russia
Russian metallurgists, who supply their materials to manufacturers of weapons and armored vehicles, are critically dependent on foreign equipment.
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NATO warns of the need to ’prepare for war’ and admits ’we’re not ready for what’s coming’
Britain and other members of Nato have been urged to shift to a ‘wartime mindset’ amid the ongoing threats from Russia.
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Trial reveals russian spies plotted to abduct journalist
A Russian spy cell operating in the UK planned to kidnap a journalist and smuggle him out of the country using a small boat, the Old Bailey has heard.
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Bashar al-Assad’s family owns $40M in luxury apartments in Moscow
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s extended family and associates own $40 million worth of luxury apartments in Moscow’s skyscraper district, according to the anti-corruption campaign group Global Witness.
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Bashar al-Assad in Moscow with family after Russia grants him asylum
Syrian rebels have toppled Bashar al-Assad, ending his family’s 54-year authoritarian rule after nearly 14 years of war - and the leader is now in Moscow with family
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Former SPFU head Sennychenko’s $10 billion scam: how Swiss financier Oleh Tsyura helped plunder Ukraine
The name of Oleh Tsyura emerged in a scandal related to the former head of the State Property Fund, Dmytro Sennychenko, and a grandiose scheme that cost Ukraine over ten billion hryvnias.
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Putin warns Russia will launch hypersonic Oreshnik missiles from Belarus next year
Russia could launch its hypersonic missiles from Belarus next year, Vladimir Putin has claimed in a chilling warning to the West.
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Romanian court invalidates presidential election, orders new campaign and vote
Romania’s Constitutional Court has annulled the first round of the presidential election amid allegations of Russian interference, which reportedly helped far-right candidate Călin Georgescu emerge as a surprising frontrunner.
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A British minister warns that the British army could be wiped out within six months of a war on the scale of Ukraine
Alistair Carns says a casualty rate similar to Russia’s invasion could lead to the army being ‘expended’ within six to 12 months
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The GRU vandals: Moscow’s hired thugs are wreaking havoc in Estonia
Russian military intelligence (GRU) enlisted an Estonian pro-Russian propagandist to orchestrate a series of vandalism acts designed to intimidate and silence critics of Russia within Estonia. The targets of these attacks included the country’s interior minister.
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Putin’s regime targets journalist’s family in an intimidation attempt
Those who fled Russia to escape persecution for opposing President Vladimir Putin and his regime, may have avoided direct reprisal—but their loved ones are now in the regime’s crosshairs.