Plans are underway to turn the South Caucasus country of Georgia into a transit center for Russian tourists flying to Europe, the RBC organization daily reported Thursday, pointing out the part-owner of a Russian airline company and major airport. Russia has actually been mostly cut off from Europe because its intrusion of Ukraine sparked mutual airspace bans between Moscow and

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At least 204 Russian athletes have changed their sport nationality in order to continue competing in international events and avoid bans over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the independent Kholod news website reported Thursday, citing publicly available information.

An athlete's sport nationality refers to the country they officially represent in

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President Vladimir Putin's participation at next month's BRICS top in South Africa is bogged down in unpredictability as the International Criminal Court (ICC) seeks his arrest and an aborted mercenary mutiny has shaken Russia's domestic stability, 3 Russian authorities along with independent professionals informed The Moscow Times.In what would be his very first

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Thousands of Ukrainian civilians held by Russian forces are tortured and required to dig trenches for the military, the Associated Pressreported Thursday, pointing out lots of former detainees, Ukrainian authorities and satellite imagery.The report explains a system of detention and abuse of civilians-- most without legal status under Russian law-- that t

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Russian security services have actually apprehended a minimum of 13 senior military officers and suspended or fired 15 others in the wake of the Wagner mercenary group's mutiny last month, the Wall Street Journalreported Thursday, mentioning anonymous sources familiar with the matter. The detentions have to do with cleaning up the ranks of those who are believed can't be tru

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Companies with understood links to Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin have been awarded over 1 billion rubles in federal government contracts since his attempted topple of Russia's military management last month, the RTVI tv network reported Thursday, pointing out public information. The nine agreements, which are all for the provision of food services to

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