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Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and President Vladimir Putin seated across a table at the Kremlin

Putin Backs Reshuffle Nominating Finance Chief Siluanov as Deputy PM

Russia's finance minister, Anton Siluanov, is nominated for a new post of deputy prime minister and finance minister after Putin backed a five-name cabinet reshuffle on Monday. Far East envoy Yury Trutnev

October 19, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Smoke rising from Yandex's Sasovo data center hub in Russia's Ryazan region after a drone strike on October 8

Russian Taxi Drivers Told to Use Google Maps After Drones Hit Yandex

Drone strikes took three Yandex data centers offline in four days, and Russian taxi drivers were told to navigate with Google Maps while payments, retailers and rail websites failed. Replacement hardware could

October 13, 2026

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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaking at a lectern in front of an EU flag

EU Blacklists 826 Russian Firms as Washington Eases Diesel Curbs

European firms and banks were barred Monday from dealing with 826 Russian companies and 743 executives, the EU's largest sanctions listing yet. It lands days after Washington eased Russian diesel curbs, leaving

October 12, 2026

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Smoke rises over Moscow following Ukraine's record drone attack on the Kapotnya oil refinery, September 2026

Ukraine Hits Moscow Oil Refinery in Record Drone Attack, Shredding Trump Ceasefire Claim

Ukraine launched over 1,000 drones at Russia on September 20, striking Moscow's main oil refinery in the largest drone attack on the capital on record. Two people were killed, 20 wounded, and

September 21, 2026

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Russian State Duma election 2026 results showing United Russia leading with constitutional majority

United Russia Secures Constitutional Majority in First Wartime Duma Vote, Results Show

With more than 83 percent of precincts counted, Vladimir Putin's United Russia held 57.82 percent of the party-list vote — on track for a two-thirds constitutional majority in the first Duma election

September 21, 2026

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Voters at a polling station in Russia during the 2026 State Duma election

United Russia Claims Duma Victory as Fraud Reports Mount

Russia's Duma election closed September 20 with United Russia leading exit polls at 53.5% as fraud was reported at thousands of polling stations and Ukraine struck Moscow's Kapotnya refinery during Russia's three-day

September 20, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Smoke rising from Kapotnya oil refinery in Moscow after Ukraine drone strike during Russia Duma elections

Ukraine Strikes Moscow Refinery in Largest Drone Attack on Capital as Russia Votes

Ukraine fired more than 1,000 drones at Russia overnight, striking the Gazprom Neft refinery in Kapotnya in what Moscow's mayor called the largest-ever drone attack on the capital — a calculated blow

September 20, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Voters queue at polling stations during Russia's State Duma election September 2026

Russia Votes on Day Two of Wartime Duma Election as Annexed Territories Cast Ballots for First Time

Russia's three-day parliamentary election enters its second day with a historic first: 3.5 million residents of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia voting in a federal election as citizens of Russia. United Russia

September 19, 2026

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses troops on the Ukraine war front

Ukraine War: Zelensky Warns Russia Could Redeploy 300,000 Troops to Kyiv Direction After Duma Vote

Zelensky warned Sunday that Russia could redeploy 300,000 mobilized troops toward the Chernihiv-Kyiv direction if Moscow succeeds in Donetsk, as internal Russian documents confirm a post-Duma mobilization plan targeting up to 500,000

August 23, 2026

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Russian politician Lev Shlosberg outside Pskov City Court after being sentenced to 11 years in a penal colony for anti-war speech

Russia Jails Yabloko’s Shlosberg for 11 Years in Anti-War Speech Crackdown

Russia's Pskov City Court sentenced Lev Shlosberg, deputy chairman of the Yabloko party, to 11 years and one month in a penal colony on Monday — the same day Russia's Supreme Court

August 18, 2026

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Putin Backs Reshuffle Nominating Finance Chief Siluanov as Deputy PM

Russian Taxi Drivers Told to Use Google Maps After Drones Hit Yandex

EU Blacklists 826 Russian Firms as Washington Eases Diesel Curbs

Ukraine Hits Moscow Oil Refinery in Record Drone Attack, Shredding Trump Ceasefire Claim

United Russia Secures Constitutional Majority in First Wartime Duma Vote, Results Show

United Russia Claims Duma Victory as Fraud Reports Mount

Ukraine Strikes Moscow Refinery in Largest Drone Attack on Capital as Russia Votes

Russia Votes on Day Two of Wartime Duma Election as Annexed Territories Cast Ballots for First Time

Ukraine War: Zelensky Warns Russia Could Redeploy 300,000 Troops to Kyiv Direction After Duma Vote

Russia Jails Yabloko’s Shlosberg for 11 Years in Anti-War Speech Crackdown

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