Russian President Vladimir Putin asked forgiveness to former German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday, saying he did not indicate to frighten her when he brought his animal Labrador to a meeting with her in 2007. Merkel, who has a well-documented fear of dogs, remembered the tense encounter in her memoir launched Tuesday, implicating Putin of inviting the family pet as a
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President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Thursday developing new crucial performance signs (KPIs) to assess regional governors, with a focus on birth rates, assistance for Ukraine war veterans and public trust.The upgraded rating system aligns with Putin's long-lasting advancement objectives outlined in his May Decrees, an executive order provided on his
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A Russian court on Thursday sentenced Dmitry Talantov, a popular legal representative who once protected imprisoned journalist Ivan Safronov, to 7 years in prison for slamming Russia's major intrusion of Ukraine on social media.Talantov was jailed in July 2022 after he compared Russian military actions in the Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Bucha to
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Since its intrusion of Ukraine in 2022, the Kremlin has actually intensified its project to promote a stringent interpretation of traditional values, reshaping social standards and asserting greater ideological control across Russia.Tanya Lokshina is a popular Russian human rights activist, journalist and researcher. She is understood for her work as the partner
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The number of September marriages registered in Russia dropped to an 18-year low this year, with nearly 92,000 marriages recorded — a 16% decline compared to the same period last year, according to data from the state statistics agency Rosstat.

That marks the lowest September figure since 2006 and underscores a continued downward trend in marriage

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Security personnel at an oil refinery in the republic of Bashkortostan opened fire on a civilian airplane Wednesday night after misinterpreting it for a Ukrainian drone, regional media reported Thursday.The Antonov An-2, a single-engine biplane more frequently called a Kukuruznik, was carrying out an aerial photography mission between the regional capital Ufa
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