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Finland Seizes Sanctioned Billionaire Boris Rotenberg's Villa – Yle

Rotenberg has been unable to transfer funds to Finnish bank accounts in recent years due to sanctions restrictions, Yle said.

3 Russia-Themed, Anti-War Films Shortlisted for Oscars

Film critics said the shortlisting of the three films sent a clear anti-war, anti-authoritarian message.
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Armed Guards Spotted on Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Vessels, Sweden Says

The head of operations for Sweden’s navy said the individuals were likely employees of private security companies.
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U.K. PM Warns Abramovich 'Clock Is Ticking' Over Chelsea Sale Fund

The frozen £2.5 billion generated from the sale of the club has been earmarked to help Ukraine's war victims.
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Roskomnadzor Signals Willingness to Unblock Roblox

The game platform said it would work with Russia to address shortcomings in its moderation of content and user chats.
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Roskomnadzor Seizes Domains Including Moscowtimes.ru Without Court Order

Russian domain registrar Reg.ru informed The Moscow Times’s Russian service that it had ceased delegating the moscowtimes.ru domain.
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Putin Says Oreshnik Missile Will Be Deployed by End of 2025

The missile, whose name means hazel tree in Russian, was revealed in November 2024 after it was used in a strike on Ukraine’s Dnipro.
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Tajikistan Calls for Impartial Investigation Into Moscow Region School Stabbing

The Central Asian Country’s foreign ministry summoned Russia’s ambassador after media reports identified the victim as an ethnic Tajik.
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AvtoVAZ Recalls Over 33K Lada Grantas Due to Driveshaft Defect

The recall applies to Lada Grantas sold between June 6 and Dec. 12, 2025, Russia’s standards watchdog Rosstandart said.
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Yekaterinburg Court Jails 5 Leftist Activists Over Alleged Coup Attempt

The group of men, who were all members of a Marxist discussion club, were arrested in the Bashkortostan capital of Ufa in March 2022.
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Russian Justice Ministry Outlaws German Broadcaster Deutsche Welle

State Duma lawmakers previously accused DW of spreading “anti-Russian propaganda” and training “disinformation specialists.”
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Netherlands to Host International Claims Commission for Ukraine

The commission for Ukraine will assess and rule on claims for war reparations, including any amount to be paid out, European officials said.
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Repair Work at Baikonur Launchpad to Last Until Early 2026

The launchpad’s service cabin was damaged in late November during a crewed Soyuz launch to the International Space Station.
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Putin Signs Controversial Law Allowing Logging Near Lake Baikal

Critics have warned that the provisions could enable broad clear-cutting under the guise of sanitary logging.
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10-Year-Old Student Killed in School Stabbing Near Moscow

Police said they received a report around 9 a.m. local time that a student had attacked a security guard and then fatally stabbed a fourth-grader.
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Trump Says Ukraine Peace Deal Closer Than Ever Before

The U.S. president said he had "very long and very good" talks with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders.
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Ukraine Claims It Hit Russian Submarine in Wartime First

Russia’s Black Sea Fleet acknowledged an attack had taken place but denied that any vessels were damaged.
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EU Sanctions Target Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’ Backers and Disinformation Network

Among the individuals targeted in the latest sanctions package is John Mark Dougan, a former U.S. Marine and Florida deputy sheriff who fled to Russia...
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Wildberries & Russ Acquires Cosmetics Chain Rive Gauche

Founded in 1995, Rive Gauche ranks as Russia’s fifth-largest perfume and cosmetics retailer by revenue.
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