Jailed Russian journalist and activist Maria Ponomarenko has gone on a hunger strike to oppose her treatment in solitary confinement, her support group stated Thursday.Ponomarenko, who is serving concurrent prison sentences for spreading out fake news about Russia's invasion of Ukraine and presumably attacking prison guards, is not anticipated to be
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Moscow's proposition to carry Russian gas via Kazakhstan as an option to the shelved Power of Siberia 2 pipeline has actually stopped working to get traction in Beijing.The strategy, announced by Moscow in the fall of 2024, visualized the shipment of approximately 45 billion cubic meters (bcm) of Russian gas each year to China through Kazakhstan. But Chinese
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President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday met with Russian-Israeli national Alexander Troufanov, who was freed earlier this year after being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza, crediting Moscow’s longstanding ties with Palestinian groups for helping secure his release.

Troufanov, 29, was among the hostages freed in February after 498 days in captivity as

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Serbia on Wednesday said protesters' claims that they were targeted by a sound cannon were refuted by an investigation carried out by Russian intelligence officers.The officers with Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) concluded no sonic devices were used to strongly distribute a March 15 mass presentation that occurred in Belgrade, Serbian
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Japan’s government sent Russia a formal letter of protest over the closure of sea navigation around the Kuril Islands, Russian state mediareported Thursday.

Tokyo accused Russia of introducing restrictions on the navigation of foreign military and civilian ships around the southern Kuril Islands from April 16 to May 1, according to the state-run

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Russian President Vladimir Putin applauded Elon Musk on Wednesday, informing university students he was a leader equivalent to legendary Soviet rocket engineer Sergei Korolev.The remarks came as Russia and the United States created closer ties under President Donald Trump's administration, of which billionaire SpaceX founder Musk is a key figure. You
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