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Jovo Bakić, a representative of the Student List, told the Kremlin-backed broadcaster RT Balkan that the incoming government would not impose sanctions on Moscow or abandon Russian gas supplies despite pressure from the European Union.
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Opinion: When Indigenous people seek autonomy, well-meaning liberals warn that they could end up with autocracy. But that is not inevitable, argues exiled Sakha politician Alexander Ivanov.
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A growing number of Russian soldiers who were still schoolchildren when the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began are being killed in the war. themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/26/sti…
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Opinion: Washington is not only seeking to extract maximum profit from ending the war, but engaging in magical thinking imagining it will create peace, writes @Charles_Hecker.
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For months, Turkey has tried to negotiate a maritime security agreement between Russia and Ukraine.
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In the latest edition of Regions Calling, our newsletter focusing on news beyond the Russian capital, we look at the Krasnodar region, where a Ukrainian drone attack on a shadow fleet-linked tanker has sparked fears of an environmental catastrophe. themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/22/reg…
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At least six Russian political prisoners have died in custody so far this year, according to rights advocates.

For relatives, fellow activists and supporters, preserving the memory of those who died has become an act of solidarity and resistance.
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The company said its three supercomputers, among the most powerful in the world, have been moved to more secure locations.
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Russia's Defense Ministry has accused Ukraine of repeatedly striking the Russian-controlled town of Oleshky ahead of a planned local ceasefire this week, something it said had thwarted the delivery of food and medicine and stopped people leaving.
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Nikita Parmenov is reportedly accused of making statements in support of a far-right paramilitary group composed of Russians fighting alongside the Ukrainian army.
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A growing number of Russian soldiers who were still schoolchildren when the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began are being killed in the war. themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/26/sti…
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Alexander Kondratov was best known for his work as an art and production designer for the 2007 post-World War II detective drama “Liquidation.”
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Officials in Moscow said they hope the incoming government in Belgrade will work “constructively” to preserve bilateral relations.
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The 78-year-old career diplomat has emerged as one of the Kremlin’s key intermediaries with the Trump administration in negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
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Another 17 people were injured amid the strikes, while reports suggested that drones targeted a synthetic rubber plant in the southern city.
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The death toll from the overnight attack on Belgorod rose to four after an injured man died in hospital, authorities said on Sunday evening.
Overnight Ukrainian drone attacks killed three people in southwestern Russia’s Belgorod region and damaged an industrial site in the Perm region of the Ural Mountains, officials said Sunday.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said that its drones had struck a cargo vessel bound for the Black Sea port of Chornomorsk during an overnight attack.

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Later on Sunday, southwestern Russia's Lipetsk region Governor Igor Artamonov said a Ukrainian missile strike on an industrial zone in the city of Yelets killed a security guard and injured a paramedic.
Artamonov said the security guard worked at one of the industrial facilities located on the site.
Overnight Ukrainian drone attacks killed three people in southwestern Russia’s Belgorod region and damaged an industrial site in the Perm region of the Ural Mountains, officials said Sunday.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said that its drones had struck a cargo vessel bound for the Black Sea port of Chornomorsk during an overnight attack.

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Moscow will host the 2030 World Weightlifting Championships, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announced on Sunday.
No world championships in an Olympic sport, summer or winter, have been held in Russia since the start of the war in Ukraine.
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“It's not enough to talk only to Kyiv; we need to talk to the whole of Europe, which fully supports Kyiv,” Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said an interview with state television on Sunday.

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Overnight Ukrainian drone attacks killed three people in southwestern Russia’s Belgorod region and damaged an industrial site in the Perm region of the Ural Mountains, officials said Sunday.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said that its drones had struck a cargo vessel bound for the Black Sea port of Chornomorsk during an overnight attack.

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