Who Is Leonid Nevzlin, the Controversial Exiled Kremlin Critic Accused of Ordering Attacks on Navalny Allies?

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Leonid Nevzlin, a Russian-Israeli businessman and outspoken Kremlin critic, was accused Thursday by late opposition figure Alexei Navalny’s team of ordering a number of attacks against Navalny allies. Nevzlin, a close associate of exiled Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky, was accused of ordering assaults against Navalny ally Leonid Volkov in Lithuania, Navalny aide Ivan Zhdanov in…

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Russian State TV Reporter Discharged From Hospital After Drone Attack Injury

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Russian state broadcaster Rossiya-24 said Friday that its war correspondent Yevgeny Poddubny was discharged from the hospital over a month after being seriously injured in a Ukrainian drone attack. Poddubny was hospitalized after a drone struck the vehicle he was riding in during a reporting assignment on Ukraine’s surprise incursion into the Kursk region early…

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Moscow Expels 6 British Diplomats Over Suspected Spying

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Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) on Friday announced that the accreditation of six British diplomats had been withdrawn, accusing them of espionage and “threatening Russia’s security.” “As a measure of reprisals to the multiple unfriendly acts of London, the Russian foreign ministry… has withdrawn the accreditation of six employees from the political department of the British…

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Team Navalny Accuses Ex-Khodorkovsky Partner of Ordering Hammer Attack on Volkov

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The team of late Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny on Thursday accused a Russian-Israeli billionaire of ordering the violent March attack on Navalny ally Leonid Volkov, citing evidence it obtained. Volkov, Navalny’s ex-chief of staff and former chairman of his Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), was attacked with tear gas and a hammer outside his home in Lithuania on March…

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Russian Spy Agency Accuses U.S. of Plotting Election Unrest in Georgia

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Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) accused the United States of weaponizing European election observers to discredit next month’s elections in Georgia and spark pro-Western street demonstrations. “The U.S. State Department intends to use a new tool to interfere in Georgia’s parliamentary elections on Oct. 26 in order to prevent the victory of Georgian Dream,” the…

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Kursk Region Governor Says Over 150K Civilians Evacuated From Border Areas

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Authorities in southwestern Russia’s Kursk region said Wednesday that more than 150,000 people living in communities near the border with Ukraine have been forced to evacuate their homes in the weeks since Kyiv launched its surprise incursion early last month. Kursk region Governor Alexei Smirnov said those who had been displaced due to cross-border clashes were…

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Kremlin Believes U.S. Has Authorized Long-Range Ukrainian Strikes on Russia

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The Kremlin said Wednesday it believes Washington has already given Ukraine approval to strike targets inside Russia using U.S.-supplied long-range rockets. “All these decisions have most likely already been made, it can be assumed with a high degree of probability,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.  “At this point, media outlets are simply carrying out…

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Russia Says ‘Terrorist Act’ Caused Freight Train Derailment in Belgorod Region

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A freight train derailed overnight in southwestern Russia’s Belgorod region near the border with Ukraine, law enforcement authorities said early Wednesday, claiming it was caused by an “act of terrorism.” A locomotive and several wagons derailed in the Novooskolsky district shortly before midnight due to unspecified “interference,” according to the regional branch of state-owned Russian…

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Russian Streaming Website Kinopoisk Fined $110K for ‘LGBT Propaganda’

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A Moscow court fined the popular Russian movie streaming website Kinopoisk 10 million rubles ($110,000) on Tuesday for charges related to “propaganda” of LGBTQ+ lifestyles and pedophilia. The Tagansky District Court imposed a 3 million ruble ($33,000) fine on Kinopoisk for “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations and preferences, as well as sex changes.” The same court…

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Ukraine Blames Russian General Wanted by ICC for Deadly Children’s Hospital Strike

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Ukrainian authorities on Tuesday accused a Russian air force commander wanted by the International Criminal Court of being behind a missile attack on a children’s hospital in Kyiv this summer. “Lieutenant General Sergei Kobylash held the post of long-range aviation commander for the Russian aerospace forces at the time, and after delivering this strike, was…

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1 Killed, Several Injured in Major Ukrainian Drone Attack Near Moscow

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Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks on Russia since the full-scale invasion, targeting regions across the country, including near Moscow where one woman was killed after a drone smashed into an apartment complex, Russian authorities said early Tuesday. The overnight attacks, which saw 144 drones destroyed over Russian territory, disrupted air traffic at several major…

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The Biggest Surprises and Non-Surprises of Russia’s Regional and Municipal Elections

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Russia’s 2024 regional and municipal elections ended in few surprises, with the ruling, pro-Kremlin United Russia party solidifying its control in over 4,000 races nationwide, including in occupied Ukrainian territories. With the invasion of Ukraine in its third year, the Kremlin effectively banned any independent opposition candidates and thinned out the list of Kremlin-approved candidates…

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Kursk Evacuees Say Still Awaiting $100 Payment Promised By Putin

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Many of the evacuated residents of southwestern Russia’s Kursk region have not yet received payments promised by President Vladimir Putin over one month into Ukraine’s surprise incursion, the independent news outlet Agentstvo reported Monday, citing regional volunteers.  On Aug. 8, two days after Ukrainian forces crossed into the region and captured settlements there, Putin promised one-time…

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Russian Official Wanted by ICC Marries U.S.-Sanctioned Media Mogul – Reports

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Russian children’s rights ombudsman Maria Lvova-Belova married U.S.-sanctioned media tycoon Konstantin Malofeyev, Russian media reported Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The couple wed on Sunday at a restaurant in the elite Moscow region village of Deauville, according to the Telegram news channel Baza, which has ties to Russia’s security services. The independent news…

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Germany Accuses Russia’s GRU Military Intelligence of Cyberattacks on NATO, EU

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German authorities warned Monday that a notorious Russian military intelligence unit carried out cyberattacks against targets in Europe and around the world. The German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) said unit 29155 of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) “carried out cyberattacks and other reconnaissance activities against targets in NATO and EU…

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Romania Condemns Fresh Airspace Breach by Russian Drone Attack on Ukraine

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Romania on Sunday said a Russian attack drone targeting civilian infrastructure in neighboring Ukraine overnight had entered its airspace, strongly condemning the “renewed violation” brought on by Moscow’s “illegal attacks.” Since launching its invasion in February 2022, Russia has repeatedly carried out nightly attacks on cities across Ukraine, frequently targeting ports in the southern Odesa…

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‘Russians at War’: Documentary About Russian Troops in Ukraine Criticized at Venice Film Fest

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“All this must be filmed,” director Anastasia Trofimova said to explain why she began filming “Russians at War.” The documentary was presented in the category of “Out of Competition” at the 81st Venice Film Festival. Trofimova, who studied in Canada, had previously worked with RT (formerly Russia Today) and then with the French service of…

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Anti-War Professor Arrested, Fined in Russia’s Volgograd

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A university professor fired for sharing anti-war videos has been arrested for disobeying police orders and fined under Russia’s wartime censorship laws, local media in the city of Volgograd reported Thursday, citing anonymous law enforcement sources. Roman Melnichenko, who previously taught constitutional and municipal law at Volgograd State University, was fired in April 2022 and subsequently…

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U.S. Urges Big Tech to Boost Anti-Censorship Tools for Russians – Reuters

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The White House urged Google, Microsoft and other major U.S. tech companies to increase access to state-funded software that helps Russians bypass online censorship, Reuters reported Thursday. In response to Moscow’s growing crackdown on wartime dissent, the U.S. government-backed Open Technology Fund (OTF) has been financing several American firms to offer free virtual private networks…

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Russia Charges Singer Monetochka for Breaking ‘Foreign Agents’ Law

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Russian law enforcement authorities pressed criminal charges against exiled singer Monetochka for breaking the country’s law on “foreign agents,” Moscow’s Prosectuor’s Office announced Friday. Monetochka, whose real name is Elizaveta Gyrdymova, fled Russia following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine due to her opposition to the war. She was designated a “foreign agent” last year. Authorities…

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