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Russia’s 2025 federal budget outlines record military and ‘top secret’ spending — and tax hikes for ordinary citizens
The Russian government has submitted its draft federal budget for 2025–2027 to the State Duma, a roughly 7,000-page document ...
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New leaked version of Russian authorities’ statement of refusal to investigate Navalny’s death includes list of injuries found on his body
A Russian Telegram channel that purports to have close ties to Russia’s security agencies has published a document that it ...
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‘It could become a trigger’: Fearing public discontent, the Kremlin tells Russian state media not to report on its defense spending hike
In late September, the Russian government submitted a draft budget for 2025–2027 to the State Duma for approval. The plan ...
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American historian Amy Knight sizes up Russia’s ‘war weary’ elites
American historian Amy Knight has been studying Russian elites for decades. She spent 18 years at the U.S. Library of ...
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The fall of Vuhledar: How Ukraine lost the ‘fortress town’ and what its capture could mean for the war’s future
Russian forces have captured the town of Vuhledar in the southwest of Ukraine’s Donetsk region. Fighting over the settlement ...
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Russian authorities reportedly planning to send 40 percent of criminal defendants to war after changes to legislation
The Russian authorities plan to use new legislation to send approximately 40 percent of criminal defendants to fight in the ...
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Russia surrounds key ‘fortress town’ in southern Donbas as battlefield crises mount for Ukraine
Like our earlier reports on the combat situation in Ukraine, this article takes stock of the recent developments on the ...
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Seeking to distract from the war in Ukraine and rising prices at home, the Kremlin is amplifying anti-migrant rhetoric
Despite a nationwide labor shortage, Russian governors are actively taking measures to restrict economic migration. Since the ...
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Women’s rights activists lead the charge in Armenia’s fight against domestic violence
The Women’s Support Center (WSC) in Yerevan, an advocacy and support group for domestic violence victims, was established ...
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A baker, a nurse, and a drone pilot: Photos from a rehab center for Ukrainians wounded in Russia’s war
Tens of thousands of Ukrainians have lost limbs as a result of Russia’s full-scale invasion. To help provide them with ...
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Who is Andrey Matus, the ‘fixer’ who reportedly gave Navalny’s team info linking a Khodorkovsky ally to attacks on Russian dissidents?
September, Alexey Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) released an bombshell investigation accusing former Yukos ...