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WORLD12h agoNetherlands denies visas to three Russian gymnasts for world championships, including Olympic champion Angelina MelnikovaDutch authorities denied visas to Russian artistic gymnasts Angelina Melnikova, Viktoria Listunova, and Anna Kalmykova, barring them from traveling to the world championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands.Meduza [en]
WORLD20h agoThe true story behind Moscow’s new big-budget racing movie: How Imperial Russia’s first Monte Carlo Rally team crossed Europe in 1912 without a windshieldOn October 8, Ilya Malanin’s film “Bitva motorov” (“Battle of the Motors”) opened in Russian theaters. Starring Yura Borisov and Ivan Yankovsky, it tells the story of a Russian team that competed in the 1912 Monte Carlo Rally in a Russo-Balt car. The historical adventure drama draws heavily on real events, though its creators emphasize that it takes plenty of artistic liberties. Writing for Meduza, history educator Andrey Aksenov, creator of the podcasts “Zakat imperii” (“Twilight of the Empire”) and “Vremya i dengi” (“Time and Money”), explains how the race actually unfolded.Meduza [en]
WORLD1d agoWho is Yuki Imai, the Japanese journalist Russia has arrested on espionage charges?A Japanese journalist has been detained on suspicion of espionage on Sakhalin, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said. The agency identified him as a Japanese national and a correspondent for the newspaper Hokkaido Shimbun but did not release his name. He was detained in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk shortly before he planned to leave Russia and taken to Moscow.Meduza [en]
WORLD1d agoFrance seizes tanker suspected of belonging to Russia’s shadow fleetFrance seizes tanker suspected of belonging to Russia’s shadow fleetAl Jazeera [en]
WORLD2d agoSoviet TV ‘healer’ Anatoly Kashpirovsky to be buried in Ukraine after his coffin travels from Russia through Turkey and PolandTelevision “healer” Anatoly Kashpirovsky will be buried in the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia, his nephew told TASS.Meduza [en]
WORLD4d agoPODCAST: Delhi protests, Trump's Russia diesel deal and Panama quake - ReutersPODCAST: Delhi protests, Trump's Russia diesel deal and Panama quake ReutersReuters World
WORLD6d agoOleshky situation shows limits of dialogue between Ukrainian and Russian OmbudsmenThe situation in Oleshky has demonstrated the limits of what dialogue between the institutions of the Ukrainian and Russian ombudsmen can achieve in the context of carrying out a large-scale humanitarian operation.Ukrinform [en]
WORLDOct 7EU agrees to sanction over 1,600 people and entities linked to Russia's warThe EU will soon add over 1,600 names, including 77 lawmakers who stood for election in the occupied territories of Ukraine, to its Russia sanctions. The decision comes amid an unsettling rise in hybrid attacks.EuroNews [en]
WORLDOct 5Number of Russians with residence permits rose 61% in Spain after 2021, while falling in Latvia, Estonia, and CzechiaThe number of Russian citizens holding valid residence permits in EU countries rose by nearly 105,000, or 14%, from 772,000 at the end of 2021 to 877,000 at the end of 2025. The Volna project reported the figures, citing Eurostat data.Meduza [en]
WORLDOct 55/10 in Nieuwsuur: Minors in sex advertisements • Solutions for full power grid • Plague in Russia?NOS Buitenland
WORLDOct 5Germany denies Russian art student a visa citing ‘security threat.’ Rights advocates call it a dangerous precedent.The German Embassy in Moscow has denied a study visa to a graduate of the Design program at the Higher School of Economics (HSE) who had been accepted into a similar program at a German art university. Molnia, a human rights project for students, reported the refusal after reviewing the letter denying the visa.Meduza [en]
WORLDOct 5Europe Today: Russia hits Kyiv as Merz visits; Bolsonaro wins Brazil's first round electionGerman Chancellor Friedriz Merz's visit to Ukraine was met with Russian missiles as he pledged €1.3 billion to Kyiv. In Iran, the country's deputy foreign minister says Washington is reviewing Tehran’s proposal to end the war. And in Brazil, Bolsonaro wins Brazil's first round election.EuroNews [en]
WORLDOct 3Writer: Netherlands still struggles to shake off narrative of Russia as Ukraine's “big brother”Lisa Weeda, a Dutch writer of Ukrainian descent, stated that in the Netherlands it is still difficult to shake off the narrative of Russia as Ukraine’s “big brother.”Ukrinform [en]
WORLDSep 30Bulgarian PM Rumen Radev urges European dialogue with Russia to avert nuclear attackEuroNews [en]
WORLDSep 29The Russian invasion of Thailand : Desperate to escape conscription and protect their wealth from Putin crumbling economy , IAN BIRRELL reveals how thousands are buying homes on the paradise island of PhuketThousands of Russians are reportedly buying homes in Phuket, Thailand, seeking to avoid conscription and protect their assets from Russia's declining economy. This mass migration is driven by current geopolitical and economic pressures in Russia.dailymail.com · United States
WORLDSep 25Remembering Marina Vlady, the cinema icon who embodied the ‘mysterious Russian soul’ for Europeans. To Soviet audiences, she was an enigmatic French star — and bard Vladimir Vysotsky’s muse.French actress Marina Vlady died on September 24 at 88. Born outside Paris to a Russian émigré family, she often played women with a “mysterious Russian soul” in European films — perhaps because of her background. Soviet audiences first knew her as the enigmatic witch in André Michel’s melodrama “The Blonde Witch,” and only later as Vladimir Vysotsky’s muse and wife. She appeared in numerous Italian films, including films with Marcello Mastroianni, and won the Best Actress award at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival for “A Modern Story: The Queen Bee.” Film critic Anton Dolin looks back on an actreMeduza [en]
WORLDSep 24Dmitry Glukhovsky’s new novel ‘Registration,’ about Russians seeking to cash in on the war, has been called an émigré’s rebuke to those who stayed behind. Is that fair?On September 17, Dmitry Glukhovsky posted his new novel, “Registratsiya” (“Registration”), online for free. Set in wartime Russia in the 2020s, it follows the pregnant girlfriend of a contract soldier as she tries to marry him as quickly as possible to qualify for benefits. The book is still stirring debate on social media. Many readers fault Glukhovsky, who has lived outside Russia since 2022, for judging those who stayed so harshly while he himself is relatively safe. Literary critic Liza Birger examines whom Glukhovsky condemns, and why.Meduza [en]
WORLDSep 23UN says Russia’s war against Ukraine threatens global food securityUkrinform [en]
WORLDSep 23Russians are leaving again, amid repression, economic strain, Ukrainian drone attacks, and rumors of another wave of mobilization. This time, earlier émigrés have left them a roadmap.New repressive laws, the economic crisis, increasingly frequent Ukrainian military strikes on Russian cities, and rumors of mobilization are driving more and more Russians to look for a way to leave the country. The independent journalists’ cooperative Bereg spoke with recent emigrants about what finally pushed them to leave, how they see their futures abroad, and whether they expect to return home. Meduza is publishing their stories in full.Meduza [en]
WORLDSep 22Can all Russians be held responsible for the war in Ukraine? A heated online debate runs up against international law’s principle of individual responsibility.An episode of “The Breakfast Show” featuring sociologist Konstantin Gaaze has prompted fierce debate on social media — particularly over his claim that Russians bear collective responsibility for Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Meduza [en]
WORLDSep 16France picks exiled Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev’s ‘Minotaur’ as its international Oscar entry. The Russian-language film previously won Cannes’ Grand Prix.France has submitted Andrey Zvyagintsev’s film “Minotavr” (“Minotaur”) for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, Variety reports.Meduza [en]
WORLDSep 15Europe Today: Trump claims Russia-Ukraine energy truce as AI slowdown rattles marketsGlobal tech stocks have slid after AI leaders called for a development slowdown. Also on the show: Trump's claim that Ukraine and Russia agreed to halt strikes on energy targets, an interview with Commission Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu, and a 2026 State of the Union preview.EuroNews [en]
WORLDSep 14Museum experts warned that moving Andrei Rublev’s fragile Trinity icon to a Russian monastery could destroy it. Three years later, its condition is reportedly critical.On September 12, Ekho reported that Andrei Rublev’s Trinity, housed for the past three years at the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius rather than in a museum, was in critical condition after its climate-controlled display case broke down. The next day, the Moscow Patriarchate said Tretyakov Gallery staff would examine the icon. Journalist Ksenia Luchenko writes that the Culture Ministry “came down on” the Lavra for concealing the problems with the Trinity. Here is what is happening with the icon.Meduza [en]
WORLDSep 5Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has neutral athlete status revoked, AP source saysRussian figure skater Kamila Valieva has had her permission to compete internationally as a neutral athlete revoked, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on…Japan Today
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