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POLITICSSep 18Russia’s Parliamentary Elections Offer Rituals, Not ResultsPolling shows that United Russia is all but certain to maintain its power.Foreign Policy
POLITICSSep 18Russian pro-peace parliamentary candidate Yulia Kuznetsova resurfaces after going missing, saying a ‘difficult conversation’ left her needing psychological and medical helpYulia Kuznetsova, a State Duma candidate from the Greens party who disappeared a day earlier after a meeting with voters, has posted a video.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 18Russia labels Cannes-winning director Andrey Zvyagintsev a ‘foreign agent’Acclaimed Russian film director who won 2026 Grand Prix award at Cannes, ⁠has been critical of the war in Ukraine.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 18‘Who washes Putin’s underpants?’ Pet Shop Boys revisit Navalny’s poisoning in a new song released as Russia votes in parliamentary elections.The British pop group Pet Shop Boys has released a new song, “A Top Secret Washing Machine,” on its YouTube channel. The track was timed to coincide with Russia’s State Duma elections.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 18Will Russia Ever Be ‘Normal’?Empires inevitably decline, and Putin’s project will be no exception.Foreign Policy
POLITICSSep 18Trump to sign Russia sanctions bill today, source saysPresident Trump will sign the recently passed Russia sanctions bill Friday, a White House official tells CBS News. CBS News' Weijia Jiang has more on that and the rest of the news coming out of the White House.CBS News
POLITICSSep 18Do elections in Russia make a difference?Millions of people are choosing a new lower house of Parliament.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 18Trump likely to sign Russia Sanctions Bill today, says White House officialIndia and China are among the major purchasers of Russian crude, making their continued energy trade with Moscow a significant element of the debate surrounding the legislation.moneycontrol · india
POLITICSSep 18Macron orders France to prepare its critical infrastructure for drone and cyberattacks amid a growing ‘Russian hybrid threat’Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 18Russia holds first parliamentary election since war in Ukraine beganRussia is holding the country's first parliamentary elections since the war in Ukraine began. NBC News' Matt Bodner has details on the elections and what critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin had to say about the process.NBC News
POLITICSSep 18Seven men who could lead Russia after PutinAhead of a parliamentary election on Sunday, President Vladimir Putin's grip on power is as strong as ever. But when the time comes, here are some potential successors.Washington Post World
POLITICSSep 18‘There are no decent parties left’: Sham elections underscore Putin’s grip on RussiaAfter a clampdown on anti-war candidates, the choices for Russian voters are even more limited than usual in this weekend's parliamentary elections.Politico Europe
POLITICSSep 18Financial Times: EU proposal would unfreeze Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov’s assets and lift his travel ban while keeping him on the sanctions listIreland and the European External Action Service have proposed keeping Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov on the sanctions list while unfreezing his assets and allowing him to enter the European Union, European diplomats told the Financial Times.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 18Russia’s exiled opposition wants voters at polling stations at noon on the main day of the Duma elections. Its new video borrows from a 1971 American ad against the Vietnam War.Actor Nikita Kukushkin, who condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and left the country, has recorded a video supporting the “Noon for a Peaceful Russia” campaign, which Ilya Yashin and several other Russian opposition figures in exile are promoting. They are urging Russians to turn out at polling stations at noon on September 20 — the third and main day of voting in the State Duma elections — as a legal way to register their opposition to the war.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 18Russia’s Justice Ministry labels filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev a ‘foreign agent.’ At Cannes, where his new film took the Grand Prix, he had called on Putin to stop the war.Russia’s Justice Ministry has added film director Andrei Zvyagintsev to its register of “foreign agents.”Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 18Zelensky meets with Vučić to discuss European integration and Russian attacksUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed European integration and the situation regarding Russian attacks with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 18Russia’s State Duma elections begin with record online turnout, a million votes in occupied Donetsk, and attempts to bribe observers.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 18Macron to call emergency G7 meeting as energy prices spike and Russian hybrid attacks mountPolitico Europe
POLITICSSep 18Russian man swims from Kaliningrad to Lithuania in failed asylum attemptA 68-year-old Russian man swam down the Nemunas River from Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave to neighbouring Lithuania to seek asylum, only to be returned to Russia.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSSep 18Macron to convene G7 on energy, warning of 'Russian aggression'Emmanuel Macron is calling for a "protection plan" against "Russian hybrid attacks". According to the French president, "the nature of Russian aggression and threats in Europe is changing".EuroNews [en]
POLITICSSep 18Russian election officials in one region forgot to put two candidates on the ballot. Now the vote is postponed until 2027.Officials in Russia’s Kirov region have postponed a legislative election in single-mandate district No. 25 until 2027 after two registered candidates were left off the ballot.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 18Kremlin orders Russia businesses of Nestle, Auchan seized - AP NewsKremlin orders Russia businesses of Nestle, Auchan seized AP NewsAP News
POLITICSSep 18Russia, China veto UN resolution to monitor Iran sanctionsThe resolution that would have authorised UN experts to continue monitoring sanctions reimposed on Iran last year over its nuclear program was shut down on Thursday, according to Reuters. The post Russia, China veto UN resolution to monitor Iran sanctions appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
POLITICSSep 18Russia, China veto UN resolution to monitor Iran sanctionsPremium Times