Day: May 1, 2023
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Kadyrov Tells of Plans to Create International Mercenary Force
Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya, has revealed in an interview with Russian news agency RIA Novosti that he is considering creating a private army that could potentially fight anywhere around the world to protect what he called “oppressed peoples.” Kadyrov, who has previously refused to rule out the creation of his own mercenary force,…
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Twitter Restricts Dmitry Medvedev’s Account Over Offensive Poland Tweet
Twitter has restricted the English-language account of former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev for a post he made arguing that Poland “should not exist.” Medvedev, who is currently deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council and an outspoken supporter of the war in Ukraine, wrote that Poland should not exist “as long as no one but Russophobes…
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South Africa Warns Putin Could Face Arrest While Attending BRICS Summit
The South African authorities have been attempting to dissuade Russian President Vladimir Putin from attending the BRICS summit it is hosting in Gauteng in August over fears that it would be compelled to arrest him following a warrant for his arrest issued by the International Criminal Court in The Hague in March. Attending the summit alongside…
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A Russian Artist Who Doesn’t Hide Behind Words
Vladimir Kuznetsov is an artist who protests in his work in Russia today. A former journalist and activist in Penza, a city about 600 km (325 miles) to the southwest of Moscow, he is now working on a storytelling project called “1,000 Faces — 1,000 Words.” “I had different motivations for starting the project, and one…
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Russian Freight Train Derails After Hitting ‘Explosive Device’
It said the front locomotive and seven wagons derailed “after the intervention of unauthorized persons.” “As a result of the incident, the locomotive caught fire,” it said in a statement. It later said that the fire had been put out by 12.30 pm local time and that passengers of two Moscow-bound trains in the area…
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Calls in State Duma to Increase Length of Russian Military Service
In an attempt to improve the professionalism of the Russian military, the first deputy chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee has said that Russia must increase the length of its military service. “I have long been in favor of increasing the period of military service. The longer soldiers and sailors spend in the army, the more…