Russia

The State Duma, Russia's parliament, passed a law on Thursday banning so-called "LGBT+ propaganda," or the promotion of non-traditional sexual relations in the media, on the Internet, in advertisements, books and movies. It…
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Ukrainian forces could again rule the roost in Russian-occupied Crimea by the end of this year. Deputy Defense Minister Volodimir Havrylov said this in an interview with Sky News on Saturday. But, according to him, the war with…
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The Russian economy has entered a recession. According to the Russian statistics agency Rosstat, the country's economy contracted by 4 percent in the third quarter. The economic downturn follows a similar contraction of 4 percent…
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On Tuesday, on the sidelines of the G20 in Indonesia, Russia's head of diplomacy Sergei Lavrov branded Ukraine's conditions for starting talks to end the war as "unrealistic". “All the problems are caused by the Ukrainian side…
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The G20 countries, whose heads of government will meet in Bali later this week, are unlikely to reach a joint final statement. Russia and the United States failed to reach a consensus after a multilateral summit in Cambodia, which means…
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German authorities have invaded the Swiss bank UBS, where former ING boss Ralph Hamers is the top man. Offices in Frankfurt and Munich were searched in connection with an investigation into possible money laundering by a Russian oligarch.…
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Russia is back in the agreement to export Ukrainian grain via the Black Sea. The Russian army confirmed this after an earlier announcement by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that the export of Ukrainian grain via the humanitarian…
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Parts of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv are without electricity and water as a result of new Russian attacks, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reports. 350,000 households have been affected by power outages, and 80 percent of consumers are without water.…
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