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Local action key to beating authoritarians

Authoritarians do not teleport fully formed into national leadership. They first must learn how to rule anti-democratically, usually at the local level. Stopping authoritarianism globally requires all of us to identify our hometown autocrats, and make sure that local governments are as democratic as possible.

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Ukraine war updates: Regions vote on joining Russia, Putin orders a draft (Sept. 26)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

WEKU

Putin Grants Russian Citizenship to Edward Snowden

President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to former US security contractor Edward Snowden, according to a decree signed by the Russian leader on Monday. Snowden is one of 75 foreign nationals listed by the decree as being granted Russian citizenship. The decree was published on an official government website.…

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Russia: Vladimir Putin grants US whistleblower Edward Snowden Russian citizenship

The famous whistleblower fled the United States in 2013 after revealing mass surveillance efforts by the US government

Evening Standard

Transparency International urges EU sanctions on Russian diamonds, miner Alrosa

The European Union should bar Russian diamond imports and blacklist diamond miner Alrosa and its head Sergei Ivanov, Transparency International told Reuters on Monday, as the 27-nation bloc prepares new sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine.

Reuters

Russian military recruitment offices come under attack after draft order

There have been 17 attacks on military recruitment centers and administrative buildings since the draft announcement.

Axios

Russian men flee the country. Many are showing up in Istanbul

Men are fleeing Russia by land or air days after President Vladimir Putin said he was mobilizing more forces into Ukraine. NPR met Russians arriving in Turkey, where they don't need visas to enter.

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Nuclear rhetoric heats up between US, Russia as UN marks weapons eradication day

As the UN marks the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, the United States has warned Russia of "catastrophic" consequences if it uses nuclear weapons as part of the Ukraine invasion.

Radio France Internationale

Women, minorities in Russia's Dagestan protest Putin’s mobilisation, fight police

At least 120 people were arrested in protests in the capital of Russia’s Dagestan province on September 25 after President Vladimir Putin announced the partial military mobilisation of citizens for the war in Ukraine. Videos shared online show Dagestan residents, often women and minorities, fighting back against police, who attempted…

France 24

Russia’s Yevgeny Prigozhin admits owning Wagner mercenary force

Businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin says he is ‘proud’ of founding Wagner Group staffed by Russian war veterans.

Al Jazeera

Anti-war protesters burn portraits of Vladimir Putin as anarchy spreads over Russia war

Vladimir Putin portraits are being burned as protests against the president continue across Russia - thousands have been forced to fight in the war against Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Orthodox Church leader says Russian soldiers dying in Ukraine will be cleansed of sin

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has said that Russian soldiers who die in the war against Ukraine will be cleansed of all their sins, days after President Vladimir Putin ordered the country's first mobilisation since World War Two.

Reuters

Giorgia Meloni has won big in Italy, but there are many more obstacles to come

The far-right leader may have little impact on European politics, says Guardian US columnist Cas Mudde

The Guardian - UK

Inside chaotic Russia as it descends into anarchy with violent protests and mass exodus

Vladimir Putin ordered the "partial military mobilisation" of hundreds of thousands of civilian reservists last week after the Kremlin's troops took a vicious beating by Ukraine

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The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: UK sanctions Russians over ‘sham referendums’

Two more mass graves found in Izium, says Volodymyr Zelensky

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin will face ‘catastrophic consequences’ if he uses nuclear weapons

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the United States would respond to any Russian use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine after President Putin declared he would use them

The Independent UK

Giorgia Meloni: Who is the far-right leader set to become Italy’s first female prime minister?

Brothers of Italy figurehead opposes LGBT+ rights and immigration but insists fascism is dead

Reuters

Kremlin says Russia and U.S. have 'sporadic' contact over nuclear weapons

The Kremlin said on Monday it was in "sporadic" contact with the United States on issues related to nuclear arms, days after President Vladimir Putin said he was "not bluffing" over his readiness to use such weapons if Russia felt its territorial integrity was under threat.

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Al Jazeera

‘No to war!’: Anger over troop conscription rages in Russia

Thousands of men of fighting age have flocked to airports and Russia’s land border crossings to avoid military service.

Reuters

Kremlin says no decisions taken on border closure amid mobilisation

The Kremlin said on Monday that no decisions had been taken on closing Russia's borders, amid an exodus of military-age men since President Vladimir Putin declared a partial mobilisation last Wednesday.

Reuters

Russians flee to Georgia after Putin's mobilisation order

Russian men are fleeing into neighbouring Georgia to avoid being called-up to fight in a war they do not agree with following Russian President Vladimir Putin's order to mobilise hundreds of thousands of reservists for the conflict in Ukraine.

Salon

Russia expert: How Putin blew it

Author of "Putin's Wars" says the Russian president is doomed — but the West's anti-Russian rhetoric is dangerous

Reuters

Russian lawmaker says draft-age men should not be allowed to leave country

Russian men of fighting age should not be allowed to travel abroad, a senior lawmaker was quoted as saying on Monday, amid growing public concern that wider border closures will be announced to stop people fleeing the draft.

The Independent UK

Italy shifts to the right as voters reward Meloni's party

Near-final results show a party with neo-fascist roots, the Brothers of Italy, has swept Italy’s national elections

Salon

Russia warned against nuclear endeavors

"Any use of nuclear weapons will be met with catastrophic consequences," says a U.S. National Security Advisor

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