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POLITICSOct 1Russian prosecutors file lawsuit against Kazakh businessman and new International Chess Federation president Timur TurlovRussia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has sued Kazakhstani businessman Timur Turlov and Freedom Finance, the holding company he founded, RBC reported. A deputy prosecutor general filed the lawsuit in Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTOct 1Russian war spending keeps rising while some regions slash death benefits for soldiers’ families by up to 95%In the fifth year of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia is spending more on its military and looking for new ways to fund the war. In recent months, however, several Russian regions have sharply cut payments to the families of those killed in the war. Here are a few examples.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTOct 1Estonian FM calls for Russian hybrid attacks to be called warUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTOct 1Russians attack Dnipropetrovsk region more than 30 times since morning, four injuredUkrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 1Putin bans taking more than one million rubles in cash from Russia to Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, and four other countries. What if you need to take more?Russian President Vladimir Putin has banned Russians and foreigners from taking cash exceeding 1 million rubles to other Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries — Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan — as well as Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The restriction took effect on September 29.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTOct 1Putin warns West that Russia is ready to use every weapon to protect KaliningradBBC World
POLITICSOct 1Latvians head to the polls with Russia on their mindsOn October 3, Latvians will elect a new parliament with Russia looming large over the campaign. Security fears dominate the agenda, but so does a debate over the economic cost of cutting ties with Moscow.DW News [en]
POLITICSOct 1How does the Kremlin want the loyalist media to report on Russia’s 2027 federal budget? Start with social benefits. Don’t mention that 44% goes to the military and security agencies.Russian state-run and government-aligned online news outlets have received guidelines on how to cover Russia’s proposed 2027 budget. The government submitted it to the State Duma on September 30.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTOct 1Europe braces for ‘severe hybrid attacks’ from Russia, says MerzFinancial Times
CONFLICTOct 1Russian drones strike Kyiv’s Southern Bridge in first attack on the city’s bridges since the full-scale invasion. A subway train was crossing it at the time.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 1'There is a list of people to eliminate': opposition figure Garry Kasparov says he is threatened by Russian servicesLe Figaro International
CONFLICTOct 1Russian drones hit school Kyiv, children escape unharmedNOS Buitenland
CONFLICTOct 1Russians attack Pavlohrad second time since morning, administrative building on fireUkrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 1Proekt investigation finds Russian officials flying on private jets apparently provided by oligarchs whose industries they overseeProekt has published an extensive investigation into senior Russian officials’ use of private jets. Its journalists examined a database from the border service of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) that leaked in 2023. It contained records of more than 100 million people who left Russia by air or other means in 2014–2023. The reporters spent a year analyzing international flight records for 1,064 senior Russian officials. We briefly summarize the investigation’s most important findings.Meduza [en]
WORLDOct 1Russian soccer’s all-time leading scorer Artem Dzyuba says he has retiredRussian soccer player Artem Dzyuba says his professional career is over.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 1Putin reportedly asked Russian business leaders to help fund the war. Moscow expects 471 billion rubles in ‘voluntary’ contributions from companies this year.Russian authorities expect to receive 471.4 billion rubles in voluntary contributions from businesses to the national budget in 2026, according to an explanatory note accompanying the draft 2027–2029 budget reviewed by The Bell.Meduza [en]
BUSINESSOct 1Money transfers between Russia and Kazakhstan fall nearly 12-fold after EU sanctions on Zolotaya Korona payment serviceMoney transfers between Russia and at least two former Soviet republics — Kazakhstan and Georgia — fell sharply after the EU imposed sanctions on the operator of the Zolotaya Korona payment system in late July, according to data from regulators in both countries reviewed by RBC.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 1G20: Russia criticises US and warns of trade order disintegrationSpeaking during a two-day gathering of G20 trade minister, Maxim Reshetnikov said the rules were being 'dismantled' while the new ones remain 'unclear'.Africanews [en]
WORLDOct 1Kanye West concerts in Russia cancelled after weeks of uncertaintyKanye West's concerts in Russia have been cancelled following a period of uncertainty. This is news regarding entertainment events and their cancellation.aol.co.uk · United Kingdom
CONFLICTOct 1Russia to Sharply Increase War Spending and Cut Social ProgramsBoth sides are finding it increasingly difficult to finance the conflict in Ukraine. Russia’s 2027 budget envisions more debt, higher taxes and lower social benefits.NYT World
CONFLICTOct 1Russia offers businesses tax breaks for building defenses against Ukrainian drones. The catch: the state gets whatever they build for free.Private business owners in Russia could reduce their taxes by building structures to protect their facilities from drones and transferring those structures to the state. The proposal is part of a bill the government has submitted to the State Duma. The news outlet Faridaily reported on the bill.Meduza [en]
MILITARYOct 1Russia plans to conscript 120,000 men into military service this fall. The General Staff says none will be sent to Ukraine.Russia plans to send about 120,000 people into compulsory military service during the fall draft, Colonel General Yevgeny Burdinsky, who heads the Russian Armed Forces General Staff’s Main Organizational and Mobilization Directorate, said in an interview with the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTOct 1Russian drone hits Kyiv school while children and teachers shelter inside, mayor saysMeduza [en]
WORLDOct 1Kanye West’s Russia concerts cancelled after weeks of uncertaintyRussia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova previously called the planned shows unacceptableThe Independent World