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Russia Doles Out First ‘Fake News’ Fine Over Moscow Protest Interviews

Authorities deemed the interviews to be “actions aimed at stirring up the public masses.”
clandestine combat

Russian Reporters Receive Threats After Investigating Secret Military Group

"This is all simply an attempt to make us nervous,o distract from our journalistic work," Proekt's editor-in-chief said.
who to trust?

Chechen Leader’s Inner Circle Being Held, Tortured in Secret Prisons – Novaya Gazeta

The crackdown is targeting officials deemed to be showing disrespect and disloyalty toward Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.
Slow thaw

Russians Feel More Positive Toward Ukraine Since Zelenskiy’s Election, Poll Says

A prisoner exchange between the two countries last month also influenced Russians' improving opinions of their neighbor.
Butting heads

Kremlin Envoy Calls Turkish Military Operation in Syria 'Unacceptable'

He confirmed that Russia had brokered an agreement between the Syrian government and Kurdish forces.
shifting paradigm

U.S. ‘Hands Over’ Syrian City to Russia, Reports Say

Russia has said that its military police are now patrolling the contact line between Syrian and Turkish forces.
Indicted abroad

Belarus Detains Russian Accused of U.S. Election Meddling

The Internet Research Agency (IRA) translator and data analyst was reportedly detained at the request of the U.S.
CRIMEAN CASH

Moscow Considers More Tax Breaks for Crimea

A Kremlin-loyal business group has suggested discount loans to build hotels and tax exemptions to boost tourism on the peninsula.
WEDDING PHOTOS

Skripal Poisoning Suspect Spotted at Russian Spymaster’s Daughter’s Wedding

Media outlets find footage showing contact six months before the incident that has strained U.K.-Russian relations.
TOP OF THE CLASS

Russian Universities Named the Best in Eastern Europe

Moscow, St. Petersburg and Novosibirsk took the top three spots.
SYRIA DISARRAY

Russian Women Stranded in Syrian ISIS Prison Seek Help as Turkey Mounts Offensive – RTVI

The women from Dagestan and the Caucasus refused to obey Kurdish guards’ orders to leave.
NUCLEAR TESTING

Massive Nuclear War Games Start in Russian Arctic

More than 12,000 troops are taking part in nuclear war games across Russia’s arctic regions this week.
DOLLAR LOSSES

Putin’s Dollar Dump Costs Russia $8 Billion

By ditching the greenback, Russia lost out on huge potential returns over the last 12 months.
opposition investigations

New Wave of Police Searches Targets Allies of Opposition Leader Navalny Across Russia

Raids have been confirmed in cities including Yekaterinburg, Krasnodar and Arkhangelsk.
Special status

Thousands March in Kiev in Protest Against Donbass Peace Plan With Russia

Around 20,000 people took part in the rally against what they say are unacceptable concessions by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
strong ties

Saudi Visit Signals Putin's Deepening Middle East Influence

The two sides signed more than a dozen memoranda of understanding, including in the fields of energy, petrochemicals and transport.
arms race

Russia Will Hold Major Test of Its Strategic Missile Forces

The aim of the exercise is to test the readiness of Russia's command structure and how efficiently its orders are carried out.
BRUTAL FOOTAGE

Russian Prison Warden Faces Probe After Video Surfaces of Inmate Being Beaten

Ivan Savelyev has been identified as one of two men shown kicking and punching a cornered inmate in surveillance footage published last week.
political protests

Russia Arrests Four Opposition Protesters in New Police Violence Case

Several protesters have already been jailed on charges of assaulting police at the rallies.
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