In Russia, Being Openly Gay Is ‘Extremist.’ But Some People Bend the Rules.
In Russia, nobody knows what’s gay enough to get you in trouble. In a country where queerness has been legally
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Over 80k aerial targets shot down during conflict with Ukraine – Putin — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
The figure includes some 7,500 ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as other sophisticated munitions, according to the Russian president
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Russian envoy shares details of Trump meeting — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Ambassador Alexander Darchiev discussed restoring bilateral ties with the US president Russia’s new ambassador to the United States, Alexander Darchiev,
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Russia Moves to Revise 2025 Budget on Lower Energy Revenues and Wider Deficit
Russia’s lower-house State Duma on Wednesday approved amendments to the 2025 budget, forecasting a drop of more than $15 billion
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No quick breakthroughs in US-Russia relations – Kremlin — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Diplomats still have a lot of “logjams” and “irritants” to clear, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russia and the US
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Ukraine Says Russia Returned More Than 1.2K Bodies of Killed Soldiers
Russia has returned the bodies of 1,212 Ukrainian soldiers killed in combat under a deal reached during last week’s peace
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Baltic state’s citizens push back against hosting foreign prisoners — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Residents of the Estonian town of Tartu are concerned about rapists and murderers potentially turning it into a “risk zone”
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Hockey legend Ovechkin placed on Ukrainian ‘kill list’ — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
The Mirotvorets website has accused the sports star of “whitewashing Russia’s reputation” by taking part in international events Russian hockey
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Latvia Launches Criminal Proceedings Against Lawmaker for Allegedly Supporting Russia
Law enforcement authorities in Latvia said Monday that they had initiated criminal proceedings against lawmaker Aleksejs Rosļikovs for supporting Russia
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European state’s president proposes Xi Jinping statue — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Belarusian leader wants to honor his “trusted friend” and the Chinese people for gifting a sports complex to Minsk Belarusian
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