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POLITICSSep 17Russia election: Could other parties challenge United Russia?Russians vote for the first time since 2022. Can opposition parties challenge Putin-backed United Russia in this vote?Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 17Russians Vote In First Parliamentary Election Since 2022 Ukraine InvasionRussians cast ballots to choose lawmakers for the State Duma, with the more-than-4 ½-year-old war on Ukraine and a slowing economy looming over the country’s first parliamentary elections since the 2022 invasion.RFE/RL
POLITICSSep 17Russia and China veto U.S. proposal for U.N. experts to keep monitoring sanctions on IranRussia and China vetoed a United Nations resolution Thursday that would have authorized U.N. experts to keep monitoring sanctions that were reimposed against Iran last year over its…Japan Today
POLITICSSep 17Russians begin voting in controlled election as war dragsPolling stations opened early Friday in Russia's Far East, kicking off a three-day election that President Vladimir Putin's party is all but guaranteed to win in the fifth…Japan Today
POLITICSSep 17US Senator Shaheen: China Will Feel Impact Of Russia SanctionsJeanne Shaheen, the senior senator from New Hampshire, spoke to RFE/RL shortly after the passage of sanctions legislation intended to target Russia’s energy revenues. Shaheen said the sanctions will force other countries, notably China, to wean themselves off of Russian oil and gas.RFE/RL
POLITICSSep 17Russia, China veto UN mandate to monitor Iran sanctionsAl Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 17In Russia, how Vladimir Putin's party prepared for its announced legislative victoryDÉCRYPTAGE - Le Kremlin s’est employé à verrouiller les élections des 18, 19 et 20 septembre qui devraient permettre, sans surprise, au parti présidentiel, Russie unie, d’arriver en tête du scrutin.Le Figaro International
POLITICSSep 17Russia’s elections weren’t always this dishonest. Here’s how the system broke down and why voting can still expose fraud.Russians will vote for members of the State Duma from September 18 to 20. The authorities are counting on a solid — though not triumphant — victory; the opposition is both uniting and quarreling as it searches for the best protest-voting strategy; and many potential voters are growing more skeptical about the whole idea of showing up at a polling station or using the remote electronic voting system, since the results will be “faked” anyway. How reasonable is that view? Are elections in Russia really illegitimate from the outset? Which ones were the most dishonest? And how do you find the motivMeduza [en]
POLITICSSep 17India vows to protect energy security after new US tariffs over Russian oilIndia has warned Washington that new measures to levy tariffs over the purchase of Russian oil could impact bilateral ties, the South Asian nation's foreign ministry said on Thursday, hours after the U.S. made a ​new move to ‌punish such buyers. Earlier in the day, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a sweeping sanctions and tariff bill intended ⁠to increase economic pressure on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell reports.France 24 [en]
POLITICSSep 17Russia and China Veto U.S. Bid to Renew U.N. Monitoring of Iran Nuclear ProgramNYT World
POLITICSSep 17‘I’m Russian’: NHL star Ovechkin defends Putin ad appearanceWashington Capitals captain under fire for appearing in an election campaign video for Putin's United Russia party.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 17In 2024, people across Russia poured brilliant green antiseptic into ballot boxes. This weekend, pharmacies in the city of Tyumen have been advised not to sell it in bulk during the elections.In 2024, people across Russia poured brilliant green antiseptic into ballot boxes. This weekend, police in the city of Tyumen have told pharmacies not to sell it or iodine in bulk during the elections.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 17Inherited property from a corrupt official in Russia? The country’s prosecutor general says the state can still seize any assets acquired through crime.Seizing the assets of people implicated in corruption from their heirs is “fully consistent with the spirit of the law and with justice,” Russian Prosecutor General Alexander Gutsan said in a speech at the 11th meeting of the Interstate Council for Countering Corruption in Minsk.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 17Russia’s International Youth Festival reportedly drew representatives from 191 countries. Foreign attendees got unrestricted internet access. Russian attendees did not.The International Youth Festival has wrapped up in Yekaterinburg after running from September 11 to 17. Rosmolodezh, the festival’s organizer, had said 10,000 people would attend: 5,000 from Russia and another 5,000 from other countries. Representatives from 191 countries reportedly took part — nearly the entire world. The United Nations has 193 member states.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 17A war-fatigued and anxious Russia picks a new parliamentFuel shortages, drone strikes and mobilization rumors are fueling anxiety and war fatigue in Russia. As support for peace talks grows among Russians, the Kremlin is watching closely ahead of parliamentary elections.DW News [en]
POLITICSSep 17Russian academics signed an anti-war letter four years ago. Now the FSB is questioning them again, and universities are refusing to renew some of their contracts.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 17Masked police detained an election observer from Russia’s anti-war Yabloko party at a polling station in the Rostov regionPolice officers wearing balaclavas detained Boris Miklyukov, an election observer for the Yabloko party, in Russia’s Rostov region, where early voting has begun, according to the party’s press service.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 17Russia places Zhanna Nemtsova, daughter of murdered politician Boris Nemtsov, on its international wanted listRussia has placed Zhanna Nemtsova — the daughter of politician Boris Nemtsov and founder of his namesake foundation — on its international wanted list.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 17Congress says U.S. law on Russian oil purchase is an ‘affront’ to India’s sovereigntyThe government is projecting the recently concluded BRICS Summit’s joint declaration as a symbol of the world’s trust in India, but is now facing ‘aggressive bullying from a strategic partner’, party general secretary K.C. Venugopal saysThe Hindu
POLITICSSep 17Moscow turns to Africa as "Russian Houses" close in EuropeCette annonce intervient une semaine après que l'Allemagne a annoncé la fermeture de la Maison russe de Berlin, reprochant à Moscou un incident impliquant un drone à l'aéroport de Leipzig/Halle.BBC Afrique
POLITICSSep 17New Russia sanctions amid war risk even higher gas pricesThe House voted Thursday to pass legislation that would place a new set of sanctions on Russia, drawing significant Democratic support despite opposition from party leadership.The bill, first introduced by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in 2025, was previously approved by the Senate in an overwhelming vote, meaning that the legislation now awaits President Donald Trump’s signature. The bill also extends sanctions against Iran. Democratic leaders raised concerns about the bill, specifically the provision that would allow Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100% on any country that is among Responsible Statecraft
POLITICSSep 17‘I’m really afraid’: Russia election candidate runs risky campaign opposing Ukraine warPolina Lermant is one of some dozen candidates in Moscow from liberal party Yabloko contesting the election to the State DumaIrish Times World
POLITICSSep 17New voices, old friends: How Russia targets its messaging in the Global SouthThe latest report in the Atlantic Council's Russia Tomorrow series examines the themes and methods that Russia uses to target audiences in the Global South. The post New voices, old friends: How Russia targets its messaging in the Global South appeared first on Atlantic Council.Atlantic Council
POLITICSSep 17China hits back as US Congress approves tariffs on top buyers of Russian energyBeijing has pushed back after the US Congress passed a bill on Wednesday that would allow US President Donald Trump to sanction Russia and its largest energy importers, including China. The bill, named after the late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, authorises tariffs of up to 100 per cent on the top five importers of Russian oil and natural gas. In response to a question about the bill, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said Beijing had always opposed “long-arm jurisdiction”...South China Morning Post
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