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POLITICS4d agoTrump announces deal with Putin to release Russian dieselBBC World
POLITICS4d agoTrump, Putin agree on deal to release Russian diesel to US, world marketsDW News [en]
POLITICS4d agoTrump says US to get diesel from Russia in stunning bid to ease pricesSouth China Morning Post
POLITICS4d agoTrump lifts sanctions on Russian diesel, suggests US may buy amid surging fuel pricesThe move comes weeks ahead of the midterm election.Politico Europe
POLITICS4d agoTrump says US to get diesel from Russia, relaxing pressure on Moscow to ease prices before midterms - AP NewsTrump strikes deal with Putin to get diesel in sharp reversal of US policy weeks before midterms AP NewsAP News
POLITICS4d agoGerman Alsace and Austria, "peace talks" between Russia and Ukraine… The geopolitical aspirations of the AfD are causing concernRÉCIT - Entre provocations et véritables projets idéologiques, les positions du parti d’extrême droite, récemment arrivé en tête de deux élections régionales en ex-RDA, font couler beaucoup d’encre.Le Figaro International
POLITICS4d agoTrump agrees deal with Putin for Russia to release diesel on to global marketPact between Washington and Moscow comes just weeks before critical US midterm electionsFinancial Times
POLITICS4d agoTop Trump aide's daughter photographed with pro-Russia politician in BosniaKatie Wiles, the daughter of White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, recently traveled to Republika Srpska, the Bosnian-controlled territory led by pro-Russian Serb Milorad Dodik. CBS News' Emmett Lyons explains more.CBS News
POLITICS4d agoRussian prosecutors cancel criminal case against investigator over missing jewelry seized from influencer Valeria ChekalinaSome of the jewelry seized during a search of blogger Valeria Chekalina’s home has gone missing, Interior Ministry spokeswoman Irina Volk said on Telegram. Authorities opened a criminal investigation into one of the investigators in the case against Chekalina, who is known as Lerchek.Meduza [en]
POLITICS5d agoMontenegro expels founder of Russian pro-war Telegram channel Rybar, citing ‘potentially dangerous’ activitiesMontenegro is expelling Mikhail Zvinchuk, founder of the Russian pro-war Telegram channel Rybar, from the country. News of his detention emerged on the morning of October 9.Meduza [en]
POLITICS5d agoNikolai Rybakov, chairman of Russian opposition party Yabloko, fined 1,000 rubles for writing ‘For Peace’ on his ballotA St. Petersburg court fined Nikolai Rybakov, chairman of Yabloko, 1,000 rubles on an administrative charge of petty hooliganism.Meduza [en]
POLITICS5d agoArrested German spy chief lashed out at his old agency over allegations he spied for RussiaPolitico Europe
POLITICS5d agoUkrainian woman detained at Russia's request leaves Kazakhstan and is now in EU – lawyerUkrainian national Liubov Rozhanska, who was detained in Kazakhstan at Russia's request on suspicion of abducting a child, has managed to leave Kazakhstan and travel to an EU country.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICS5d agoEU paid €7.9bn for Russian Arctic LNG amid record importsEuroNews [en]
POLITICS5d agoHead Of Russian Pro-War Blog Detained In MontenegroThe head of a leading Russian pro-war blog linked to the country’s Defense Ministry has been detained in Montenegro, along with several other people who work for the blog.RFE/RL
POLITICS5d agoPutin offers help to end Iran war while Russia continues its own in UkraineThe Russian president met Pezeshkian in Turkmenistan and pledged to do “everything in our power” to end the ongoing war between the US and Iran, despite Russia not being among the official mediators.EuroNews [en]
POLITICS5d agoMontenegro Detains Co-Founders of Pro-Russian Telegram ChannelPolice arrest Russian military blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk and four associates from pro-Russian Rybar channel suspected of trying to exert malicious influence on Montenegrin politics.Balkan Insight
POLITICS5d agoMontenegro detains founder of Rybar, one of Russia’s most popular pro-war Telegram channels. Here’s what we know.Montenegrin authorities detained the creator of the Telegram channel Rybar. Mikhail Zvinchuk, his wife, and three other Rybar staffers were detained in the town of Risan on the morning of October 9. According to reporting by the local outlet Vijesti, they found “sophisticated digital equipment,” drones, and “electronic devices” on them. Montenegrin security services had been monitoring Zvinchuk and his team for several days. Media reports said the operation was aimed at “suppressing the hybrid activity” of the Rybar network of channels.Meduza [en]
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