A Russian authorities who resigned after a federal legislator accused him of remaining in a relationship with a male hasfled the country and knocked Moscow's war against Ukraine.In April, State Duma deputy Alexander Khinshtein outed Denis Leontovich, an ex-employee of the Samara area's youth policy agency, as a member of what he declared to be a secret
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Poland on espionage charges went on trial Wednesday for allegedly distributing brochures and stickers promoting the Wagner mercenary group, a Polish court said.The pair, recognized by Polish counterintelligence as Alexei T. and Andrei G., were detained in August 2023 for distributing brochures about the Wagner Group in the cities of Warsaw and Krakow. The leaflets contained links to recruitment sites for the well-known mercenary outfit.Wagner was dissolved and rearranged after its creator Yevgeny Prigozhin passed away in an aircraft crash in 2015 following an aborted mutiny in Russia.The 2 Russian males appeared in a Krakow court on Wednesday, its spokeswoman told AFP. They confront 10 years in jail on espionage charges.Local media also reported that the pair had actually dispersed sticker labels promoting Wagner, including the phrase â$We are here. Join us, â$ along with a QR code directing individuals to a Russian website about the mercenary group.â$The Russians had more than 3,000 propaganda leaflets on them promoting the Wagner group. The material was offered to them in Moscow, â$Poland's counterintelligence firm stated in August 2023. The guys were set to receive â $ up to 500,000 rublesâ$($5,000)for their activities, Polish authorities stated.
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Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has declared a “blood feud” against three federal-level lawmakers hailing from the neighboring republics of Dagestan and Ingushetia. 

The statement was yet another twist in the months-long dispute between Tatiana Kim, the CEO of Russia’s largest online retailer Wildberries, and her estranged husband Vladislav B

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that Berlin wishes to explore ways of ending the war in Ukraine, hinting at possible talks with Moscow, but worrying that any efforts to bring a resolution to the dispute would require to occur in cooperation with authorities in Kyiv. Alongside clear assistance for Ukraine, it is time for us to do
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A man who died in police custody amid a regionwide crackdown on protesters and activists in Russia’s republic of Bashkortostan earlier this year was beaten to death by police, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported Wednesday, citing an independent forensic analysis conducted at the request of his family.

Rifat Dautov was among more than 80 people

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Russian pro-war singer Shaman filed to trademark the phrase “Ya Russky” (“I’m Russian”) for alcoholic beverages, various household products and even sex toys, the Moskva news agencyreported Wednesday, citing documents it obtained.

“Ya Russky” has become Shaman’s calling card after he emerged from relative obscurity with patriotic pop songs in the wa

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