Hundreds of thousands of Russians left the nation after Moscow launched its full-blown invasion of Ukraine in February 2022-- leaving mobilization, political pressure, or merely looking for a more stable life abroad. Some have actually considering that made the challenging and typically controversial decision to return.Through thorough conversations with these returnees, The
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A court in Siberia handed down Russia’s first-ever prison sentence under the country’s ban on the so-called “international LGBT movement,” the independent news website Mediazona reported Wednesday.

Russia’s Supreme Court outlawed the “international LGBT movement” as an “extremist” organization in November 2023, adding it to the country’s lists of te

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday implicated U.S. President Donald Trump of catching Russian disinformation, remarks that may further drive a wedge in between Kyiv and the brand-new U.S. administration.Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Trump echoed several Kremlin talking points about the war in Ukraine, blaming authorities
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Relations between Russia and Azerbaijan, whose leaders once showcased their exceptionally friendly relationship, have been deteriorating since the Dec. 25 crash of an Azerbaijani plane headed for Russia. 

In the months since the deadly crash, Baku’s leadership has repeatedly pressed the Kremlin to take responsibility for the incident and moved to c

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Russian video streaming platforms remain in talks with significant Hollywood studios about restoring their film libraries for the first time because Russia attacked Ukraine, the RBC news outlet reported Wednesday, mentioning market sources. The circumstance has altered somewhat in recent days, said Artyom Sargsyan, head of PR at Russia's leading video-on-demand se
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At least 120 residents of Russia’s northwestern Vologda region have filed a formal complaint to President Vladimir Putin over their “bewildering” governor, the Vedomosti business newspaper reported Wednesday.

The letter, reportedly written by “supporters” of the ruling United Russia party — of which Governor Georgy Filimonov is also a member — did n

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