Russia & Former Soviet Union
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Belarus now a ‘nuclear power’ – Putin
The construction of Belarus’ first nuclear power plant has given rise to a “whole new industry,” the Russian leader said…
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Russian court issues arrest warrants for Navalny allies
Four close associates of the jailed opposition figure have been charged with extremism-related offenses FILE PHOTO: Moscow Basmanny District Court…
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Zelensky claims huge increase in size of Kiev’s forces
The Ukrainian president has said that his army now numbers nearly 900,000 soldiers Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky © Getty Images /…
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Move nuclear weapons closer to US – Russian MP
Aleksey Zhuravlev has suggested that Moscow should deploy missiles in “friendly” countries such as Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua First deputy…
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Several people killed as Ukraine shells Donetsk – mayor
Kiev’s forces have attacked the Kalininsky District of the capital of Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic, Aleksey Kulemzin has said The…
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President Putin’s spokesman said that “common sense” will prevail People protest as a Russian passenger plane lands in Tbilisi, Georgia…
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Mayor calls on men to impregnate their wives
The head of the city of Nevinnomyssk, southern Russia, has called for a more than tenfold increase in the birth…
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Putin wants new ‘elite’ in Russia
The president urged ministers to prioritize veterans returning from Ukraine as the basis of Russia’s new creme de la creme…
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Putin vows to eradicate Nazism for good
The Russian president claims that the governments of Ukraine and the Baltic states have adopted “Hitlerites’ ideology and methods” FILE…
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WATCH Ukrainian POWs boarding doomed transport plane
Moscow is accusing Kiev of shooting down an aircraft that carried its own soldier © Russia’s Investigative Committee Moscow has…