NewsRussian military base in Syria’s Khmeimim attacked by unknown assailants, reports of possible casualties20 May 2025
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NewsLatvian firm supplied Western industrial automation equipment to Russian defense sector despite EU sanctions20 May 2025
NewsRussia outlaws international NGO Amnesty International as “undesirable” in latest crackdown on dissent19 May 2025
NewsKremlin aide Yuri Ushakov says 9-for-9 prisoner exchange in the works after Trump-Putin call19 May 2025
NewsWeekly Russia-Ukraine war summary: Russia’s “tactical breakthrough” east of Myrnohrad, third F-16 lost, peace talks in Istanbul17 May 2025
NewsRussia’s lead negotiator Vladimir Medinsky misquotes made-up Bismarck line, invents new Napoleon quote while commenting on Ukraine talks16 May 2025
NewsArrests, blacklists, and a legal precedent: Key details of Russia’s first crackdown against book publishers under the “LGBT extremism” law16 May 2025
News63-year-old Russian political prisoner Alexei Gorinov “may not survive” after being diagnosed with TB and held in cold cell, says lawyer16 May 2025
InvestigationsFour rotors and a prayer: How Russia built a billion-ruble drone industry using Chinese parts16 May 2025The Insider
NewsThreats from Moscow, “detached” demands, largest POW exchange to date: Key takeaways from the Russia-Ukraine talks in Turkey16 May 2025
NewsRussian botnet begins sending out fake European articles defending Putin’s decision not to meet with Zelensky in Istanbul15 May 2025
NewsU.S. Justice Department seeks to deport Russian biologist working at Harvard for “smuggling” frog embryos15 May 2025
NewsMajor Russian publishers detained in “extremism” raids over books allegedly spreading “LGBT propaganda”15 May 2025
NewsEstonia attempts to detain “civilian vessel” in Gulf of Finland, ship confirmed as member of Russia’s “shadow fleet”14 May 2025
NewsGermany bans far-right secessionist “Kingdom of Germany” group, arrests leaders including self-declared “sovereign”14 May 2025
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NewsCommander known for using prisoners in “meat grinder” assaults to supervise Russian youth policy, IStories reports13 May 2025
NewsDrone strikes hit Moscow’s new naval base in Sudan, says Telegram channel linked to Russia’s Defense Ministry13 May 2025
NewsSix Bulgarian FSB spies jailed for up to 10 years over plot to kidnap investigative journalists Christo Grozev and Roman Dobrokhotov12 May 2025
NewsHamburg court bars media from referring to Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov as owner of $600M yacht Dilbar12 May 2025
News“Clock is ticking”: Germany gives Russia until midnight to enact ceasefire under threat of sanctions, Moscow says “ultimatums” unacceptable12 May 2025
NewsPoland expels diplomats, moves to close Russian consulate in Krakow after blaming Moscow for Warsaw mall arson12 May 2025
NewsCzech investigative journalism NGO Fond 19/29 declared “undesirable organization” in Russia8 May 2025
AntifakeKremlin spokesman claims the USSR could have defeated Hitler without allied help — but Zhukov, Khrushchev, and even Stalin disagreed7 May 2025The Insider
NewsUkrainian forces launch drone strikes on Russian military air display teams ahead of Victory Day parade7 May 2025
NewsLithuania and Latvia close airspace to Serbian President Vucic ahead of planned May 9 Moscow visit7 May 2025
NewsChechnya head Ramzan Kadyrov claims he has requested to step down — for the fourth time in 8 years6 May 2025
NewsWeekly Russia-Ukraine war summary: AFU “defeated” in Kursk, evacuations in the Dnipropetrovsk Region, North Korea confirms troop deployment3 May 2025
NewsRussia drops to a record-low position in RSF's World Press Freedom Index, ranking 171st out of 180 countries2 May 2025
NewsSpain declares blackout investigation over suspected cyberattack “secret” as judge points to GRU-backed disruption of Ukraine’s power supply30 April 2025
InvestigationsR&R behind enemy lines: Rectors of universities tied to Russia’s military-industrial complex acquire luxury properties in Italy30 April 2025The Insider