Tag: Russia

Afghanistan/China/Russia. Xi reiterates China’s respect for Afghanistan’s sovereignty, stresses enhanced coordination with Russia on Afghan issue in phone call with Putin (Global Times)

Xu Keyue and Liu Xin Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday reiterated China's respect for Afghanistan's sovereignty, independence and its non-interference approach during a phone call with Russian...
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Russia/Ukraine/Crimea. Persecution of Critics Needs to End In Russia-Occupied Crimea (HRW)

Anna Yakutenko The health of a Ukrainian journalist in custody in Simferopol on the Crimean peninsula is reported to be deteriorating, following alleged torture by...
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Russia. Insufficient Home Services for Older People (HRW)

The Russian government is not providing adequate resources for home-based services for older people, denying some of them the ability to live independent and dignified lives, Human...
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Russia. Putin launches construction of new nuclear subs and warships (Defense News)

Vladimir Isachenkov, The Associated Press  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday launched the construction of new nuclear submarines and other warships, part of a sweeping...
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Afghanistan/Russia. Russia Casts a Pragmatic Eye on Afghanistan’s Taliban (VoA)

Margaret Besheer In the aftermath of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, Russia is looking south with a wary eye to see how it can benefit...
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Saudi Arabia/Russia. Saudis Sign Military Cooperation Agreement With Russia (RFE RL)

Saudi Arabia and Russia have signed a military cooperation agreement at an arms expo outside Moscow. Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman announced on...
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Russia. Russian Prosecutor’s Office Deems Four More Religious Groups As ‘Undesirable’ (RFE RL)

Russia's Prosecutor-General’s Office has deemed four evangelical groups from Latvia and Ukraine as "undesirable," saying they pose a threat to constitutional order and the...
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Russia/USA. Lessons for Russia From the U.S. Leadership Crisis (Carnegie Moscow Center)

Alexander Baunov U.S. President Joe Biden’s first speech following scenes of chaos and tragedy as the Taliban retook control of the Afghan capital Kabul contained...
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Ukraine/Crimea/Russia. Zelenskiy Looks To International Forum To Return Russia-Annexed Crimea (RFE RL)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has vowed to do "everything possible" to return Russia-annexed Crimea to Ukraine as an international forum on the issue looked...
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Moldova/Russia. Moldovan President Seeks ‘Pragmatic Relationship’ With Russia (RFE RL)

President Maia Sandu says Moldova wants its relations with Russia to be based on pragmatism and will work to prevent a destabilization of the...
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Afghanistan/Russia. An Afghan Specter Haunting Moscow? (RFE RL)

Beyond the gloating over the U.S. failure to build a stable, democratic Afghanistan over the past 20 years, how does Moscow perceive the situation...
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Russia. Russian Police Detain Journalists Who Back Media Freedom (VoA)

Russian police on Saturday detained several journalists who protested authorities' decision to label a top independent TV channel as a "foreign agent." The journalists held...
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Russian Police Detain Journalists Protesting Media Crackdown (RFE RL)

Russian police have detained several journalists who were protesting in Moscow on August 21 against a decision by authorities to label a top independent...
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Ukraine Bans Website Accused Of ‘Pro-Russian Propaganda’ (RFE RL)

An influential opposition news website has been banned in Ukraine in connection with sanctions against its editor, who faces sanctions in Kyiv for publishing...
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Thirty Years After Independence From Moscow, Ukraine Struggles To Throw Off Oligarch Yoke (RFE RL)

Todd Prince When Ukraine’s Constitutional Court dismantled much of the nation’s anti-corruption legislation in October 2020, dealing a blow to Kyiv’s reform agenda and its...
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Ukraine Sanctions Dozens Of Individuals For ‘Pro-Russian’ Propaganda (RFE/RL)

Ukraine will impose sanctions on a number of pro-Kremlin figures in Ukrainian politics, business, and media for spreading “pro-Russian” propaganda, the country’s National Security...
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