Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalnysaid Thursday he expects a Russian court to deliver a “Stalinist” verdict on extremism charges on Friday as he urged supporters to continue “cold-blooded” opposition activities.

Prosecutors have requested a jail term of 20 years for Navalny on charges that include financing extremist activities, publicly inciting

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Russian authorities have authorized a draft contract with China to develop an international secured location for rare tigers and leopards, the Russian Natural Resources Ministry said Tuesday. The proposed Russian-Chinese nature reserve-- called Land of Big Cats-- will incorporate habitats in the southwest of Russia's Primorye region and the install
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A Russian grocery store owner who has openly opposed the war in Ukraine was sentenced to one-and-a-half years in jail on Thursday, independent mediareported.Dmitry Skurikhin, 48, got prestige for featuring pro-Ukrainian mottos and posters on the exterior of his shop beyond St. Petersburg following Russia's addition of Crimea in 2014. Sku
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Upgraded to reflect that the final variation of the legislation does not introduce fines for abortion propaganda, as was previously reported.Russia's republic of Mordovia has actually become the country's first area to outlaw the act of coercing females into going through abortion, independent media reported.The regional-level law passed Thursday possibly
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At least 8,500 members of the Russian Airborne Forces have been wounded in the year and a half since Russia invaded Ukraine, the elite troops’ commander said Wednesday.

Airborne Forces commander Mikhail Teplinsky disclosed the figures in a video message congratulating comrades on Paratroopers’ Day, which marked 93 years since the founding of the c

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Upgraded with new downed drone count.Russian air defense systems shot down seven Ukrainian drones outside Moscow, Russia's military and regional authoritiessaid Thursday.The drones were obstructed while trying to fly through western Russia's Kaluga area overnight, Kaluga Governor Vladislav Shapshawrote on the messaging app Telegram.The
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