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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

Government and Politics·News

Lev Shlosberg Russia Ukraine war opposition politician sentenced 11 years Pskov court

Russia Ukraine War: Lev Shlosberg Sentenced to 11 Years for Opposing the Conflict

Lev Shlosberg, Russia's last prominent domestic anti-war politician, was sentenced to 11 years and one month in a penal colony for arguing the Ukraine conflict must end. His trial exposed a legal

August 18, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Andrei Klepach VEB RF chief economist fired Russia Ukraine war wartime economy

Russia Ukraine War: VEB Chief Economist Klepach Fired for Warning Moscow Cannot Win War of Attrition

VEB.RF has dismissed its 12-year chief economist Andrei Klepach after his warning that Russia cannot win the Ukraine war of attrition circulated at the highest levels. The firing reveals how little space

August 18, 2026

Business·Economy·Government and Politics·News

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Pyongyang summit, June 2024

Kim Jong Un Pledges ‘Excellent Future’ With Russia as Seoul’s Peace Offer Goes Unanswered

On the 81st anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japan, Kim Jong Un sent a message to Vladimir Putin pledging a "more excellent future" for Russian-North Korean ties, while Pyongyang offered no response

August 16, 2026

Government and Politics·News

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day in New Delhi on August 15, 2026

India Reaffirms Russia Ties as US Senate Targets Its Oil Purchases

India's foreign ministry thanked Moscow for its Independence Day wishes and said it looks forward to strengthening bilateral ties. The exchange lands six months after New Delhi traded away its Russian oil

August 16, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Vladimir Putin meets residents on Iturup Island in the disputed Kuril Islands, August 2026

Putin’s First Presidential Visit to Kuril Islands Triggers Japan Protest

Vladimir Putin made his first-ever presidential visit to Russia's disputed Kuril Islands Tuesday, touring facilities on Iturup Island. Japan summoned Russia's ambassador and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called the trip 'absolutely unacceptable.'

August 15, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Scientist working with algae-based hydrogel wound dressing at NUST MISIS biomedical engineering lab in Moscow

Russian Bioengineers Turn Brown Algae Into a Wound-Healing Gel

Bioengineers at Moscow's NUST MISIS developed a sodium alginate hydrogel that mimics the superoxide dismutase enzyme to block oxidative damage in wounds during the critical first twenty-four hours. Lab tests confirmed no

August 14, 2026

News·Science

Russian Federal Security Service FSB officers conduct counterintelligence operation after detaining Ukrainian agent in Crimea who mapped air defense positions

Russia’s FSB Arrests Ukrainian Agent in Crimea Who Mapped Air Defense Sites, Plotted Railway Attacks

Russia's Federal Security Service detained a Russian national in Crimea who passed air defense positions near Belbek Airport to Ukrainian intelligence since 2022 and was preparing sabotage attacks on railway infrastructure before

August 13, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a security meeting as Russia warns Japan that its drone investment in Ukraine constitutes a hostile act against Moscow

Japan Taking Hostile Steps Against Russia’s National Security With Drone Investment in Ukraine, Moscow Says

Russia's Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozdrev accused the Sanae Takaichi government of taking clearly hostile steps aimed at undermining Russia's national security, citing a Japanese drone company's acquisition of stakes in two

August 13, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Fires and emergency response following drone attacks on Russian territory as Ukrainian UAVs strike the Rostov Region overnight

About 90 Drones Shot Down Over Russia’s Rostov Region in Overnight Attack, Fires Break Out

Some 90 unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed overnight over Russia's Rostov Region, with fires breaking out in two villages, while a separate drone crash ignited a fire in an industrial zone in

August 13, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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

Russia Ukraine War: Lev Shlosberg Sentenced to 11 Years for Opposing the Conflict

Russia Ukraine War: VEB Chief Economist Klepach Fired for Warning Moscow Cannot Win War of Attrition

Kim Jong Un Pledges ‘Excellent Future’ With Russia as Seoul’s Peace Offer Goes Unanswered

India Reaffirms Russia Ties as US Senate Targets Its Oil Purchases

Putin’s First Presidential Visit to Kuril Islands Triggers Japan Protest

Russian Bioengineers Turn Brown Algae Into a Wound-Healing Gel

Russia’s FSB Arrests Ukrainian Agent in Crimea Who Mapped Air Defense Sites, Plotted Railway Attacks

Japan Taking Hostile Steps Against Russia’s National Security With Drone Investment in Ukraine, Moscow Says

About 90 Drones Shot Down Over Russia’s Rostov Region in Overnight Attack, Fires Break Out

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