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POLITICS5d agoSuspected plague case highlights Russia’s inherited Soviet-era culture of secrecyThe suspicious death last week of a worker at a research lab in Siberia that has fueled global concerns about suspected pneumonic plague is just the latest example of how Russia manages the official narrative. The Kremlin has long maintained a culture of secrecy when it comes to controlling public information, especially involving accidents – from industrial disasters to health emergencies, as FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert explains.France 24 [en]
POLITICS5d agoIntense diplomatic manoeuvring in Athens over first Russian team in European tournamentThe Kazan club was the first Russian club to play an official European club match in Greece, after discreet pressure to keep Russian symbols out of the Serafio pool.EuroNews [en]
POLITICS5d agoMontenegro detains Russian pro-war blogger behind Rybar, a Telegram channel with 1.5 million subscribersMontenegrin authorities detained Mikhail Zvinchuk, creator of the Z channel Rybar, local outlets Vijesti and Pobjeda reported.Meduza [en]
POLITICS5d agoUkrainian grandmother released after Russia had her arrested in Kazakhstan on kidnapping charges. She’d traveled there to retrieve her grandson.Liubov Rozhanska, a Ukrainian citizen detained in Kazakhstan at Russia’s request, has been released, her lawyer, Alexei Pryanishnikov, told Vot Tak.Meduza [en]
POLITICS5d agoRussia requests ICC leaders' extradition, drawing Japan protestJapan Today
POLITICS5d agoJapan angry after Russia seeks extradition of ICC chief targeted by USA senior Japanese government spokesperson said it was regrettable that the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office had requested that Dutch authorities extradite International Criminal Court president Tomoko Akane and eight other officials. “Time and again we have conveyed to the Russian side that measures targeting individuals connected to the ICC are unfair and unacceptable. We find it regrettable that the Russian side has nevertheless requested various nations to extradite these individuals,”...South China Morning Post
POLITICS5d agoRussia slashes cancer care as defence spending hits post-Soviet recordEuroNews [en]
POLITICS5d agoPutin pledges Russia’s support to end US-led war on IranThe Russian and Iranian presidents met in Turkmenistan ahead of regional summit.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS6d agoRussia’s censorship agency bans two dystopian novels by Olga Ptitseva about an alternate Russia ruled by the ‘Party of Cold’Russia’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, has banned Olga Ptitseva’s novels “Dvesti trety den zimy” (“The 203rd Day of Winter”) and “Vesna vody” (“Spring of Water”). A notice appeared on the God Literatury portal on October 7, Vyorstka reported.Meduza [en]
POLITICS6d ago‘A complete sham’: European Parliament condemns Russia’s September elections and refuses to recognize its new lower house as legitimateThe European Parliament adopted a resolution rejecting the results of Russia’s State Duma elections. It says the vote was a “sham” held in an atmosphere of fear amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.Meduza [en]
POLITICS6d agoRussian billionaire Mikhail Gutseriev spent years fighting EU sanctions over Belarus. He finally won (but remains sanctioned over Russia’s war in Ukraine).EU ambassadors removed Russian billionaire Mikhail Gutseriev from the bloc’s Belarus sanctions list on October 7, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported.Meduza [en]
POLITICS6d agoAmerica’s Best Answer to the China-Russia AllianceWashington can exploit friction, strengthen allies, and make the axis harder to sustain.Foreign Policy
POLITICS6d agoZelensky, Costa discuss Russian strikes, EU aid, opening of negotiating clustersPresident of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and European Council President António Costa discussed the schedule for opening the next negotiating clusters on Ukraine’s accession to the EU, as well as an energy package for the winter and further financial support.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICS6d agoRussian dissident Kara-Murza warns France is sending 'dangerous signal' to PutinIn an interview with RFI, Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza has accused France of sending a “very dangerous” signal that the West is ready to return to “business as usual” with Vladimir Putin, after the French government pushed for European Union sanctions against Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov to be lifted – a move Kara-Murza called “shameful”.RFI [en]
POLITICS6d agoTrump aide's daughter pictured with pro-Russia politicianKatie Wiles is a partner at the political lobbying firm Continental Strategy. A spokesperson for the firm acknowledged to CBS News that Wiles had taken the trip to Republika Srpska but on business for another firm's client.CBS News
POLITICS6d agoWhat were Trump operatives doing for pro-Russian politician Dodik in Bosnia?Reports that Trump aides were paid to advise Bosnian Serb leader ahead of parliamentary election raise alarm.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS6d agoUK imposes new sanctions on Russia’s oil, shadow fleet, war supply chainsOn Thursday, the United Kingdom announced a new package of sanctions against Russia targeting its shadow fleet, oil companies, financial networks and suppliers of goods to the military industry.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICS6d agoBurnham and Merz set to confirm security pact to counter hybrid Russian threatsThe two leaders are expected to confirm a joint UK-Germany security partnershipThe Independent World
POLITICS6d agoEU extends Russia sanctions over hybrid attacks and destabilization abroad for another yearThe Council of the European Union has decided to extend for another year, until October 9, 2027, restrictive measures against individuals and entities responsible for Russia's destabilizing activities abroad.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICS6d agoPutin just turned 74. Russia’s State Duma isn’t getting any younger either. Here’s how the country’s parliament has aged over the past three decades.In late September 2026, after reviewing the results of elections to the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, Russia’s Central Election Commission chief Ella Pamfilova said:Meduza [en]
POLITICS6d agoWhat ‘Beyond Advocacy’ Means for India’s Role in the Russia-Ukraine ConflictIndia’s possible role as a facilitator will be driven by its own economic interests, rather than any need to increase its political heft on the global stage.The Diplomat
POLITICS6d agoUS, Russia discuss possibility of selling gas to Europe via Nord StreamSenior Russian and American officials discussed bringing in an American investor for the Nord Stream pipeline projects, sources told Reuters.Meduza [en]
POLITICS6d agoU.S. and Russia discuss reopening path for Russian gas sales to Germany - reportA report indicates that the U.S. and Russia are discussing reopening the path for Russian gas sales to Germany. This suggests potential shifts in international energy policy and diplomatic relations.Seeking Alpha Tech
POLITICS6d agoSouth Korea threatens legal action if fuel shipments to Russia found to have broken lawtheguardian.com · United Kingdom