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CONFLICTSep 18Russians face mounting economic woes due to Putin’s war on Ukraine as country goes to pollsThe frictions in Russia’s wartime economy are growingThe Independent World
POLITICSSep 18‘I’m Russian, and I support my country’: Washington Capitals star Ovechkin on why he appeared in United Russia’s campaign videoAlexander Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals winger, addressed his appearance in a United Russia campaign video, saying he supports his country and wishes everyone peace and love. Ovechkin told reporters:Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 18Russians fear Putin will send them to war once election is overstraitstimes · singapore
CONFLICTSep 18Russian strike destroys shopping center in Zaporizhzhia, fire extinguishedUkrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 18What Putin’s war in Ukraine means for Russian elections as polls openPutin has been facing declining approval ratings, mounting casualties and ‘net-zero’ territorial gains since March this year as polls open today. Experts tell Maira Butt what this could mean for the future of RussiaThe Independent World
POLITICSSep 18Why Russia Holds Elections, and How the Kremlin Gets the Results It WantsRussian elections like the parliamentary vote that begins today are hardly free. But they are critical to the government as a source of legitimacy.NYT World
CONFLICTSep 18Ukrainian drones damage homes in Russia’s Rostov region. Moscow mayor says 350 drones were headed for the capital.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 18FIDE presidential race faces new scrutiny over Wadim Rosenstein’s Russia-linked businessWith the FIDE presidential election approaching in Samarkand, one of the candidates, Wadim Rosenstein (pictured), has become the subject of a formal appeal by a Ukrainian lawmaker. Oleg Dunda, a member of the Verkhovna Rada, is asking Ukrainian and German officials to examine whether Rosenstein and WR Group Holding may have violated sanctions rules. The [...]eureporter_co · united kingdom
POLITICSSep 18Russia votes for new parliament in controlled electionsRussia is holding its first State Duma election since invading Ukraine, with voting also imposed in occupied Ukrainian regions. President Vladimir Putin's party is expected to dominate the tightly controlled contest.DW News [en]
POLITICSBREAKINGSep 18Russians begin 3 days of voting in a parliamentary election set to cement the Kremlin's power - AP NewsRussia begins 3 days of voting in a parliamentary election set to cement the Kremlin’s power AP NewsAP News
POLITICSSep 18Russians go to polls against backdrop of Ukraine war and Vladimir Putin’s tightening gripUnited Russia party facing little by way of meaningful competition and set to extend hold it has had on parliament for 23 yearsIrish Times World
POLITICSSep 18Russians begin voting in parliamentary election in shadow of warPolling stations opened 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 year of war with Ukraine. It will be Russia’s first parliamentary election since Moscow sent troops to Ukraine in February 2022. The conflict has since killed hundreds of thousands. Only parties that support Putin and the Kremlin’s dragging military campaign have been registered to run. Moscow has also organised voting in occupied...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 18Russia votes in parliamentary election as war in Ukraine drags onPolls opened in Russia's Far East on Friday as the country began three days of voting for its parliamentary election, the first since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin's main party, United Russia, is poised to keep its grip on power alongside other parties aligned with President Vladimir Putin, as the only party that criticised the war was removed from the ballot.France 24 [en]
POLITICSSep 18Russia’s parliamentary election: Who’s on the ballot, and why it mattersUnited Russia won more than two-thirds of the Duma's seats in the 2021 election and is poised to dominate the body againAl Jazeera [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGSep 18Ukraine-Russia war latest: Poland says Putin is planning to launch drone or missile attack on a Nato countryThe Independent World
CONFLICTBREAKINGSep 18Fire engulfs Zaporizhzhia shopping centre after Russian strikeAl Jazeera [en]
POLITICSSep 18Rehabilitation of Stalin, restriction of alcohol and abortion... In Vologda, Governor Filimonov's crusade for "Russian values"RÉCIT - À la tête de sa région située dans le nord du pays, ce politicien ultraconservateur, ancien conseiller au Kremlin, a entrepris une série de mesures pour contrer le «génocide par l’alcool» et le déclin démographique.Le Figaro International
POLITICSSep 18Morning service 18/9: Elections in Russia • First session of the Meerstad parent murder caseGoedemorgen! In Rusland beginnen de verkiezingen voor de Doema, het lagerhuis van het parlement. Kritische oppositiepartijen zijn uitgesloten van deelname. Het weer: vandaag schijnt de zon geregeld en komen ook stapelwolken voor. Vooral in het noorden vallen vanochtend nog enkele buien, die tijdens de middag via Duitsland het land verlaten. Het wordt 17 tot 20 graden bij een matige tot aan zee vrij krachtige wind. Ga je vandaag op pad? Hier vind je het overzicht van de files en wegwerkzaamheden en hier alles over de situatie op het spoor. Wat kun je vandaag verwachten? Wat heb je gemist? De poNOS Buitenland
POLITICSSep 18Russia and China veto US-backed resolution to monitor Iran nuclear sanctionsThe proposal, which the United States had drafted to extend the UN expert panel’s mandate for a year was defeated by a vote of 11-2, with Somalia and Pakistan abstaining because of the Russian and Chinese vetoes.EuroNews [en]
CONFLICTSep 18Russia loses 1,420 soldiers over past dayUkraine's General Staff has updated data on Russian losses: Russia lost 1,420 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day.pravda_uk · ukraine
CONFLICTBREAKINGSep 18Live: At least five injured in Russian drone strikes in Kyiv regionFrance 24 [en]
POLITICSSep 18In Russia, anti-war activists seek to resist Putin's electoral machineOrchestrated and tightly controlled by the Kremlin, the parliamentary elections scheduled for September 18 to 20 are expected to deliver another victory for United Russia, the party of President Vladimir Putin. Despite ongoing repression, some Russians intend to use the vote to express opposition to the regime and the Ukraine war.Le Monde [en]
MILITARYSep 17Finnish foreign ministry official details how Russia's 'hybrid warfare' reshaped border securityFinland built 124 miles of border fencing after Russia allegedly weaponized migration as hybrid warfare against the Nordic NATO member state.Fox News World
POLITICSSep 17Russia put Meduza journalist and podcast host Vladislav Gorin on its wanted list. The basis for his criminal case? ‘Disseminating informational materials about political and social processes.’Meduza [en]