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POLITICSSep 29‘Yes, I regret going’: Russian IT specialist returned to Russia to visit his ailing father and was charged with treason over €30 sent to his ex-girlfriend in Ukraine.A court in Russia’s Komi Republic recently sentenced philosophy instructor Nikolai Zyuzev to seven years in a penal colony. He left Russia after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine began but returned to his home village in 2025. He was detained there and charged with treason. Zyuzev is far from the only Russian who has returned home and ended up behind bars. Memorial has counted at least 40 such cases since 2022. Meduza briefly recounts some of the most telling cases.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 29Putin imposes new limits on taking cash rubles out of RussiaRussian President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree barring people from taking more than 1 million rubles in cash from Russia to Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, or Uzbekistan.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 29Russian state companies more than triple spending on landline phones amid internet restrictionsState-owned companies spent 118 million rubles on landline phones from January through August 2026, more than triple the amount spent in the same period a year earlier, Vedomosti reported, citing data from government procurement tracking services.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 29‘Let them be scared.’ Senior Russian government source says temporary takeovers of European companies’ assets are meant to pressure EU over sanctions.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 29Russian republic of Tuva reappoints Lyudmila Narusova to Federation Council after reports that the longtime senator would be replacedLyudmila Narusova will continue to represent Tuva in Russia’s Federation Council. The republic’s head, Vladislav Khovalyg, signed a decree reappointing her.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 29 Russian threat and energy crisis in Europe - Macron , Merz want war on Putin ... with blankets and switched - off heatersEuropean leaders Macron and Merz are addressing the "Russian threat" and the energy crisis in Europe. Their approach involves strategies such as conserving energy and other measures to counter the situation.bankingnews.gr · Greece
POLITICSSep 29North Korea has recently completed two road bridges easing transport to strategic allies Russia and ChinaTwo recently opened bridges are expected to ease trade and transport between North Korea and its powerful neighbors. The new connections come as Pyongyang builds strategic ties with China and Russia.DW News [en]
POLITICSSep 29'Putin's goal is to prolong his power in Russia': Journalist Roman BadaninA journalist who has spent more than 20 years investigating Russian leader Vladimir Putin and who is recognised as perhaps Russia's finest investigative journalist has told FRANCE 24 that Putin's aim with the war in Ukraine is simply to prolong his power inside Russia. Roman Badanin has just published a book, "Le Tsar en personne" or "The Tsar in person" which delves into exactly how Putin's mind works. Badanin says Putin acts like a gang member, and his attitude is that "if you beat me, I will beat you even harder". The book is so far out in Russian and French, with an English version to follFrance 24 [en]
POLITICSSep 29MEP urges EU to ‘think creatively’ and use frozen Russian assets to support UkraineTobias Cremer, an S&D MEP, said economic support for Ukraine is necessary because “the cost of the country failing would be much higher for us than the cost of supporting Ukraine”.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSSep 29The Russian Prison That Evan Gershkovich Carried HomeIn an interview, Mr. Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who was imprisoned in Russia for 16 months, described his ordeal and the moment that nearly broke him.NYT US
POLITICSSep 29Bowdoin College grad Gershkovich shares details of Russia arrestA graduate of Bowdoin College, Gershkovich, has shared details concerning his arrest in Russia. This sheds light on an international incident involving a US citizen.wmtw.com · United States
POLITICSSep 28Russia’s ruling party nominates Vyacheslav Volodin for a third consecutive term as speaker of the State DumaUnited Russia has nominated Vyacheslav Volodin as speaker of the new State Duma, party leader Dmitry Medvedev told Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 28Russian publisher Individuum shuts down following queer literature crackdownIndividuum is shutting down, its editor-in-chief, Alexey Kiselev, said on the publisher’s Telegram channel on September 28.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 28EU sanctions 10 Russian judges, prosecutors, and officials over opposition party Yabloko’s exclusion from parliamentary elections. A North Korean children’s camp is also added to the sanctions list.The European Union has sanctioned Russian judges and prosecution service staff involved in disqualifying the Yabloko Party’s federal candidate list from the State Duma elections.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 28Putin places German retailer Metro’s Russian assets under temporary control of a company registered three weeks earlierRussian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree placing German retailer Metro’s Russian assets under temporary management. Metro has remained in the country since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 28«What will be Switzerland's sanctions policy?» : the vote on neutrality makes Russia and Ukraine reactREVUE DE PRESSE - Au lendemain de la votation suisse du 27 septembre, les journaux de Moscou et de Kiev consacrent leurs articles au même résultat. Mais leurs titres révèlent des préoccupations bien différentes.Le Figaro International
POLITICSSep 28Kallas Says Russia's Mockery Of UN Meeting Shows It's Not Interested In Ending Ukraine WarRFE/RL
POLITICSSep 28Russia plans seven new 'superprisons' despite war recruitment emptying its jailsSeven complexes holding more than 20,000 inmates are planned for 2035, including one in Russian-occupied Kherson, even as the prison population has dropped from 465,000 to 282,000 since 2021, largely because inmates have been recruited as contract soldiers for the war in Ukraine.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSSep 28Lithuania needs 'NATO response' to Russian escalation, ex-minister saysGabrielius Landsbergis, former Foreign Affairs Minister of Lithuania, said his country expects hybrid attacks by Russia to be "mitigated by the Allies", as there is "so much Lithuania can do".EuroNews [en]
POLITICSSep 28GOP Reps urge Trump to reimpose sanctions on Russian-owned Serbian refineryA pair of House Republicans are urging the Trump administration to resume sanctions on a Russian-owned refinery in Serbia, according to a letter obtained exclusively by The Hill. The GOP criticism marks another instance of growing Republican pushback against the president’s foreign policy actions. Reps. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) and Keith Self (R-Texas), staunch allies of…The Hill
POLITICSSep 28Russia under Putin lost nearly half its schools — war propaganda fills the restClosures driven by per-pupil funding that made smaller rural schools unviable far outpaced demographic decline. Since 2022, all remaining schools hold mandatory weekly classes on Russian "traditional values" and the Kremlin's version of events surrounding Russia's war in Ukraine.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSSep 28Russia opens criminal case against anti-war organizer, former model, and London councilor Ksenia MaksimovaRussia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said Ksenia Maksimova, who heads the London-based antiwar group Russian Democratic Society and serves as a councilor for the London Borough of Ealing, has been placed on an international wanted list.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 28EU countries consider Nato-style joint responses to Russian hybrid attacksCampaign this year has included drone attacks, bombs and arson, leading to calls for a stronger responseIrish Times World
POLITICSSep 28Amid concerns over Russia sanctions law, Foreign Secretary meets U.S. delegationForeign Secretary Vikram Misri raised the new law with the delegation, most of whom voted in favour of sanctions targeting India for importing Russian crude oilThe Hindu
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