The Kremlin on Thursday endorsed a post by the U.S. investigative reporter Seymour Hersh that alleges the United States was behind the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines, saying it ought to be taken seriously.The self-published post declared that the U.S. Navy helped Norway plant dynamites on the pipelines running under the Baltic
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A new director has been appointed to the State Tretyakov Gallery, among Russia's most renowned arts museums, following a reported clash with the Culture Ministry over its exhibitions' alignment with state values.Zelfira Tregulova, who has actually functioned as the Tretyakov Gallery's basic director given that 2015, will step down from her function, the Culture
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Russia’s Wagner mercenary group has halted its recruitment of prisoners to join the fight in Ukraine, the head of the notorious paramilitary outfit said Thursday. 

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s claims, which could not be immediately verified, follow independent media reports of Wagner resuming its prisoner recruitment process this winter as it takes heavy

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International private investigators stated Wednesday there were strong indicators that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally approved the supply of the rocket that shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014. The group stated they were stopping their probe into the disaster since there was not adequate evidence to prosecute more
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Foreign tourism to Russia fell below 4% of its pre-pandemic levels in 2022 as the nation faced global condemnation over its invasion of Ukraine, the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) has said.A simple 200,100 travelers traveled to Russia last year, according to ATOR's breakdown of Federal Security Service (FSB) border service d
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Russian President Vladimir Putin likely chose to provide the missile that shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine, but there is no sensible possibility of prosecuting him or others, investigators said Wednesday.Investigators said there were strong indications Putin had actually personally approved the transfer of the missile to pro-Russian
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