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Kremlin Says Trump's Sanctions Threat Is Nothing New: 'We Don't See Any New Elements Here'

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the president used similar demands during his first term in the White House

International Business Times · Jan 23, 2025

Kremlin promotes ‘traditional values’ – but leaves some battles to the governors

As 2025 begins, Russia ends its official “Year of the Family.” But the state has been promoting what it calls “traditional” or “pro-family” values for more than a decade – and looks likely to continue.

The Conversation · Jan 23, 2025

Putin defies Trump’s threats over Ukraine war and launches huge drone attack on Zaporizhzhia

Kremlin indicates it sees nothing new in President Trump’s threat to hit Russia with new sanctions and tariffs

Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,063

Here are the key developments on the 1,063rd day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Jan 22, 2025

Putin and Xi hold video call in show of unity hours after Trump inauguration

Timing may show two leaders want to coordinate approach in engaging with new US administration over Ukraine

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2025

The Westminster whistleblower: how my friend Sergei tried to expose the Kremlin plot against Britain

Russian-born UK citizen and Tory party activist Sergei Cristo fought to make MI5 sit up and take notice of the Russian political interference operation now threatening democracy in Britain – and around the world

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2025

Suicides, new tactics and propaganda iPads: details from captured North Koreans expose new foe in Ukraine

Discovery of two injured servicemen sent from Pyongyang and disguised as Russian fighters blows apart myth that Zelenskyy’s fight is solely with Moscow

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2025

African troops 'forced to Ukraine frontlines' while Russians stay in camp

A large number of Africans have joined the Russian army since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. While some have voluntarily taken up arms via private companies under contract with the Kremlin, others were lured by false promises. One Cameroonian, who thought he was going to Russia to work…

Radio France Internationale · Jan 17, 2025

Russia Sentences Navalny Lawyers To Years Behind Bars

Russia on Friday sentenced three lawyers who had defended Alexei Navalny to several years in prison for bringing messages from the late opposition leader from prison to the outside world.

International Business Times · Jan 17, 2025

Navalny’s lawyers jailed as Putin’s crackdown on dissent reaches new heights

Alexei Navalny’s lawyers have been accused by Russian authorities of passing him information while he was in prison

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2025