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20 people dead after synagogue and church attacks in southern Russia
Russia’s southern region of Dagestan held the first of three days of mourning today – following an attack by suspected Islamist militants which killed at least 20 people and injured scores more.
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The Estonian teenagers training for conflict and crisis
Estonia has just made defence training mandatory in all secondary schools.
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‘Russian aggressions have never pushed Georgia to deviate from its own path’, says Georgian President
We spoke to the Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili. We started by asking her what happens next if the government overrules her veto of their “foreign influence” bill.
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Why is Georgia’s ruling party so intent on adopting ‘foreign influence’ bill?
According to its critics, Moscow’s destabilising influence has been laid bare this week in neighbouring Georgia, with the passing of the “foreign influence” bill by parliament.
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‘Russia’s number one goal is to get troops closer to Kharkiv,’ says Ukrainian security analyst
As Russian forces advance on a city just beyond the Ukrainian border, a security analyst believes this is now the most prominent objective at this stage of the war. Fighting is ramping up in the Kharkiv region, where Russia has launched a major assault and Moscow said it had seized nine villages in the past…
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Fierce fighting on Russia-Ukraine border signals new front in war
Russia could force Ukrainian troops to divert from the east to the northeast.
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Russian deputy defence minister charged with ‘particularly large scale’ corruption
The Ukrainian city of Mariupol was the scene of a bitter siege until finally Russia took control of what was left of its destroyed buildings.
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Evan Gershkovich: One year since Wall Street Journal reporter jailed in Russia
It’s a year since the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia and accused of spying for the US.
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Vladimir Putin celebrates landslide victory – what happens next?
Germany called it a pseudo election while the United States claimed it was “obviously not free nor fair”.
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Navalny ally calls his hammer attack a ‘typical criminal “hello” from Putin’
A top aide to the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is recovering from a hammer attack outside his home in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius.
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Navalny was a ‘symbol of hope’ for a lot of people, says Russian journalist
We spoke to the exiled Russian journalist, Mikhail Zygar. I started by asking him if he was surprised that so many people came out to Navalny’s funeral in Moscow given the fact that the Kremlin was warning that they would be breaking the law.
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Alexei Navalny funeral: Anti-Putin chanting as thousands of supporters turn out
Iran counts Russia as a key ally. Iranian drone technology has helped Russia in its war in Ukraine. Both regimes have faced opposition on their streets – and have put them down brutally at times.
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Alexei Navalny was to be freed in prisoner swap, claims supporters
There’s a new claim by supporters of the late Russian opposition figure, Alexei Navalny today – they believe he was killed ahead of a planned prisoner swap between Moscow and Western governments.
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Navalny ‘immortal, a symbol… a big, big problem’ for Putin, says opposition leader’s friend
We spoke to Nina Khrushcheva, professor of international affairs in The New School in New York, and granddaughter of former Soviet Union leader Nikita Khrushchev – and also Boris Akunin, author and friend of Navalny, who was also put on Russia’s register of “extremists and terrorists” for his criticism of Moscow’s war in Ukraine at the end of last year.
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Russia launches massive missile and drone assault on Ukraine killing 5 people
Russia has launched another massive missile and drone assault on Ukraine – targeting its two biggest cities, Kyiv and Kharkiv.