The Russian governor of the city of Sevastopol in annexed Crimea has called on Russians not to celebrate Valentine’s Day on the grounds that the holiday is alien to the country's traditions and was "imposed by the Western entertainment and consumption industry."

Instead, Mikhail Razvozzhayev suggested in a telegram post on Tuesday that people write

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Russian anti-Kremlin activist group Pussy Riot has actually canceled its upcoming performance at a music festival in Germany due to the addition of a pro-Putin singer in the celebration lineup.Pussy Riot had been scheduled to carry out at the International May Festival in Wiesbaden, among Germany's earliest cultural celebrations, however the group pulled out after the
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A Russian airports operator has bought a stake in running an airport in northwestern Kazakhstan near to the Russo-Kazakh border.With its very first foreign acquisition, Russia's Airports of Regions company is hoping to develop the Oral airport as a regional hub, probably to serve travelers affected by the shortage of flights out of Russia owing to i
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An elite Russian naval infantry unit made up of mostly mobilized troops has lost nearly all its troops in fighting near the eastern Ukrainian town of Vuhledar, Russian media reported Monday, citing one of the survivors.

The 5,000-strong 155th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade has been “nearly destroyed” after up to 300 marines per day were killed in Rus

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The European Union added Russia to its tax haven blacklist on Tuesday, the latest in a series of economic and diplomatic measures taken against Moscow since its invasion of Ukraine. 

In a statement, the bloc said Russia's 2022 tax legislation had failed to allay concerns over its opaque treatment of the tax affairs of international holding

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Russia on Tuesday slapped down as completely unproven allegations from Moldova that Moscow was plotting to strongly topple the country's pro-European leadership with the help of saboteurs. Such claims are completely unfounded and unverified, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.Moldova's President Maia Sandu on Monday implicated Russia of
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