A court in the northwestern city of Pskov has actually positioned opposition politician Lev Shlosberg under home arrest pending trial on charges of discrediting the Russian military, independent media reported Wednesday.Shlosberg, a senior member of the liberal celebration Yabloko, wasarrested and charged with Russia's wartime censorship offense on Tuesday.On
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A Russian military court sentenced Leonid Volkov, a top aide to the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, to 18 years in prison in absentia on charges including extremism and wartime censorship, Russian news agencies reported on Wednesday.Volkov, who has lived in Lithuania because 2019, was put on a desired list in 2021 following across the country protes
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Russia has returned the bodies of 1,212 Ukrainian soldiers killed in combat under a deal reached during last week’s peace talks in Istanbul, authorities in both countries said Wednesday.

Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War confirmed the repatriation, as did Russian lawmaker Shamsail Saraliyev, following days of

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Russia's Gymnastics Federation revealed Wednesday that its professional athletes and judges will make a return to worldwide competitions.In a declaration published on its website, the federation said Russian professional athletes prepare to complete in numerous upcoming events, consisting of the 2025 Trampoline World Cup, the World Trampoline Championships and the 2025
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Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said Wednesday that it foiled a tried assassination of a Russian war veteran.FSB officers detained an alleged Ukrainian representative in the northwestern city of Novgorod as he was reportedly retrieving an improvised explosive gadget suggested to blow up the veteran's vehicle.The police did not
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Several major grain-producing regions in southern Russia and annexed Crimea have declared emergencies in their agricultural sectors due to severe drought and spring frosts.

“Farmers have to work under extremely unfavorable weather conditions this year,” Rostov region Governor Yury Slyusar wrote Wednesday on Telegram.

His office said more than

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