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Meeting of Mikhail Mishustin with the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon
We welcome your visit to Tajikistan, dear Mikhail Vladimirovich. Russia is our important strategic partner and ally. Tajik-Russian relations…
Russian Tech Giant VK Orders Employees to Return From Abroad
Russian tech giant VK has effectively banned employees from working abroad permanently, state news agencies reported Wednesday, citing…
Putin Signs Law Banning Officials From Using Foreign Words
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed legislation that bans government officials from using foreign words in official documents and correspondence…
Explainer: What Is Russia’s PMC Ryodan Subculture?
The viral popularity of a newly emerged Russian subculture has in little more than a week caught the…
How Putin blundered into Ukraine — then doubled down
At about 1am on February 24 last year, Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, received a troubling phone call.…
Putinology: the art of analyzing the man in the Kremlin
As Russian President Vladimir Putin massed his military on Ukraine’s border in late 2021, many analysts doubted Putin…
Russia at War: Bakhmut still holds
Putinia, Putonia, Putinonia, Putonian {pronounce a state of dictatorship under the self-illusion of recreating a status quo by force…
Russia’s Futile Attempt to Defeat Ukraine
After a year since it invaded Ukraine, now Russia is in the brink of massive loss. On February…
Amid Ukraine War, Kremlin Orders Nationwide Bomb Shelter Overhaul
Bomb shelters across Russia are undergoing systematic inspections and repairs following a Kremlin order to upgrade the country’s…
Russian coronavirus-denying ex-monk sentenced to 7 years
MOSCOW (AP) — A former Russian Orthodox monk, who denied that the coronavirus existed and defied the Kremlin,…