Syria Leader Stresses ‘Strong Strategic Ties’ in Call With Russia’s Putin
Syria’s interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa emphasized the „strong strategic ties“ between his country and Russia during his first telephone call
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Dozens of Fishermen in Russia’s Far East Swept Out to Sea on Ice Sheet
Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry evacuated 139 fishermen from an ice sheet that broke off from Sakhalin Island in the western
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Emergency Crews Mobilize as Chinese Cargo Ship Runs Aground in Russia’s Far East
Authorities in Far East Russia’s Sakhalin region are preparing to pump fuel from a Chinese cargo ship that ran aground
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Russia’s Vologda Region Moves Toward Total Abortion Ban
Authorities in northwestern Russia’s Vologda region are considering banning abortions in both private and state-run clinics, a move that would
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Weeklong Snowstorm Buries Homes, Disrupts Services in Russia’s Far East
A powerful snowstorm buried homes and disrupted essential services in Russia’s Far East last week, regional media reported Monday, as
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Activist Viktoria Maladaeva Uplifts Russia’s Indigenous Peoples With Power of Unity
Viktoria Maladaeva, an activist from the eastern Siberian republic of Buryatia, is one of the most recognizable faces of Russia’s
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Russia’s Yura Borisov Nominated for Best Supporting Actor at 2025 Oscars
Russian actor Yura Borisov was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2025 Academy Awards for his role as a
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‚Out of Control‘: Russia’s CPI Inflation Up Again to 9.5% in December
Russia’s runaway consumer price inflation (CPI) made more gains in December, rising to 9.5% y/y, as the Central Bank continues
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Russia’s Hidden War Debt Creates a Looming Credit Crisis
Moscow has been quietly pursuing a two-pronged strategy to finance its escalating war costs. In addition to the publicly scrutinized
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Full Support or Quiet Resistance: Ukraine War Splits Russia’s Buddhists
On a November day in Russia’s Far East, residents of a suburb of Buryatia’s capital Ulan-Ude gathered alongside local officials to
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