Day: April 29, 2023
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Pro-Putin Bikers Launch Rally Bound for Berlin
Hundreds of Kremlin-loyal bikers under the banner of the Night Wolves motorcycle club took to the streets of Moscow on Saturday for a “patriotic” rally across Europe. The motorcade headed by club founder and leader Alexander Zaldastanov, known as “The Surgeon,” aims to complete the rally in Berlin by May 9. Several participants at…
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Crimea Fuel Depot on Fire, Russian-Held Towns Shelled in Ukraine
A huge fire erupted in Moscow-annexed Crimea after a suspected drone attack hit an oil depot on Saturday, as fighting intensified on the southern Ukrainian front and shelling deprived Russian border villages of power. The attacks came one day after Kyiv said preparations for a long-awaited counteroffensive were nearly complete, having vowed to expel Russian…
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5 Russian Villages Without Power After Ukraine Shelling
Five Russian villages on the border with Ukraine were without power as a result of Ukrainian shelling, the governor of Russia’s southwestern Belgorod region that borders Ukraine said Saturday. The region has been hit by attacks throughout Moscow’s more than year-long offensive in Ukraine. “The village of Novaya Tavolzhanka came under Ukrainian shelling today,” Belgorod…
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Poland Seizes Russian High School Building in Warsaw
Poland on Saturday said it had seized a high school building near Moscow’s Embassy in Warsaw meant for the children of diplomats, a move the Russian envoy called “illegal.” The spat over the 1970s multi-story building, nicknamed the “spy nest” by Warsaw citizens, has been going on for a year. “This building belongs to the Warsaw…
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Russian Rhubarb? Mais Oui!
Rhubarb is a plant with many virtues. Although it is sometimes overlooked today, a hundred or more years ago it was used in many ways in many different dishes. From ancient times it has been used in pies, salads, fruit drinks and as an accompaniment to meat. For example, in the “Chef’s Calendar” published in…