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A historical prisoner swap is underway in between Russia and the West, leading Western media reported Thursday, pointing out confidential sources acquainted with the scenario. U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich, ex-U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, Russian-U.K. opposition figure and reporter Vladimir Kara-Murza and Russian-U.S. reporter Alsu Kurmasheva were freed in

Details: Category: Russia; Published: 02 August 2024

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The Estonian government on Thursday revealed plans to introduce full customs controls on its border with Russia to combat sanctions evasion, with the measures scheduled to go into effect on Aug. 8.

"The goods that allow [Russia] to wage war against Ukraine, undermine Europe's and Estonia's security shouldn't be imported there," Estonian Prime

Details: Category: Russia; Published: 02 August 2024

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Users across Russia started experiencing sharp declines in YouTube loading speeds on Thursday, according to online monitoring platforms, coming after Russian authorities criticized the video streaming website for failing to restore pro-Kremlin channels.

Online platforms Downdetector, Brand Analytics, and Sboi.rf noted spikes in YouTube outages in

Details: Category: Russia; Published: 02 August 2024

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Moldova on Thursday declared an employee of the Russian embassy in Chisinau as persona non grata, in the second espionage case to emerge in the country in recent weeks.

The move came after prosecutors on Wednesday announced the detention of two officials suspected of treason and conspiring against the country.

They did not identify the officials by

Details: Category: Russia; Published: 02 August 2024

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The Kremlin declined to comment on Thursday when asked about reports that Russia and the West could be gearing up for their biggest prisoner swap since the Cold War.

Several prisoners in Russia and Western countries have reportedly been moved from their cells in recent days, fuelling speculation of an imminent exchange.

"I still have no comment on

Details: Category: Russia; Published: 02 August 2024

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Former State Duma lawmaker turned opposition figure Ilya Ponomaryov was injured in a drone strike at his home outside the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday, in what appears to have actually been an assassination attempt. Today seems to be my 2nd birthday, Ponomaryovwrote on X (previously Twitter), declaring that the aerial attack marked the 5th time he