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Kara-Murza, Yashin, Navalnaya and Russia’s opposition paradox – Part two

Russia’s most celebrated opposition figures have captured global sympathy for their defiance of Vladimir Putin’s regime. But as part two of our investigation reveals, their visions for a “free Russia” often leave untouched the deeper imperial assumptions that have shaped the country for centuries — raising hard questions about what kind of Russia they truly hope to build after Putin.

28 April 2025, 12:23 PM

Russia plans 1.8B cubic meters of gas supply to Iran in 2025

Russia could supply 1.8 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Iran this year, Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev announced on April 25.

25 April 2025, 05:46 PM

Russia must abandon imperial dreams, Polish FM Sikorski warns

Russia will no longer hold sway anywhere in Europe, Poland’s Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said on April 23, delivering a sharp rebuke during his annual address to the Sejm, Poland’s parliament, according to the Polish Press Agency (PAP).

23 April 2025, 07:55 PM

Warlord Kadyrov appoints 17-year-old son as Chechnya’s Security Council secretary

Adam Kadyrov, the 17-year-old son of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, has been named secretary of the Chechen Republic’s Security Council, marking his sixth official role, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Kavkaz.Realii reported on April 23.

23 April 2025, 04:25 PM

US to exit peace talks unless both Ukraine, Russia cede territory, says Vance

The United States will withdraw from mediating peace talks between Ukraine and Russia if both nations refuse to make territorial concessions, Vice President J.D. Vance said on April 22, according to Bloomberg.

23 April 2025, 01:06 PM

Russia resumes wheat deliveries to Syria under post-Assad rule

Russian ship carrying wheat arrived at the Syrian port of Latakia, marking the first delivery of its kind since former president Bashar al-Assad was overthrown in December, Reuters reported on April 20.

21 April 2025, 03:00 PM

Kara-Murza, Yashin, Navalnaya and Russia’s opposition paradox – Part one

They were welcomed as heroes of conscience — survivors of prison cells and poisonings, voices of defiance against Putin’s brutal regime. But as Russia’s most celebrated opposition figures reentered the spotlight in late 2024, a more complicated picture began to emerge. Behind their calls for democracy and justice was a familiar undertone — one that suggested they opposed Putin’s rule, but not necessarily the imperial logic that has long underpinned it.

21 April 2025, 02:21 PM

Russia’s military gear flows to China for copycat production

Chinese citizens have been illegally exporting bulletproof vests, tactical backpacks, uniforms and other military equipment from Russia, with the intention of studying and producing cheaper replicas, the Russian propaganda outlet Izvestia claimed on April 21.

21 April 2025, 01:37 PM

Russians plan to revive ‘Immortal Regiment’ march in Washington

A group of Russians in Washington plans to hold an “Immortal Regiment” march on May 3 to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the “Great Patriotic War,” according to a flyer distributed by the organizers and reported by Ukrinform on April 21.

21 April 2025, 11:30 AM

Russia jails teenager for expressing solidarity with Ukraine

A Russian court sentenced Darya Kozyreva, a 19-year-old activist who used poetry and graffiti to protest the war in Ukraine, to two years and eight months in prison, Reuters reported on April 18.

18 April 2025, 11:45 PM

Russia dodges ceasefire, points finger at Ukraine

A full ceasefire in Ukraine is “unrealistic” at this stage, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya claimed at a press briefing on April 17.

18 April 2025, 09:12 AM

Ethnologist explains how Russia tried to suppress and replace Easter in Ukraine

Ethnologist Yaroslava Muzychenko, a researcher at the Ivan Honchar National Center of Folk Culture, told NV how Russia has repeatedly attempted to alter and erase the celebration of Easter in Ukraine.

17 April 2025, 02:22 PM

Putin snubs U.S.-Ukraine ceasefire offer, angles for concessions

Russia continues its efforts to deflect blame onto Ukraine for the Kremlin's ceasefire rejection in an attempt to gain additional concessions from the United States, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on April 16.

17 April 2025, 10:19 AM

Danish troops to train in Ukraine to study drone warfare, top general says

Danish Army troops will soon head to Ukraine to study battlefield tactics—specifically Kyiv’s cutting-edge use of drones—said Danish Army Commander Maj. Gen. Peter Boysen in an interview with Denmark’s TV 2 on April 16.

16 April 2025, 03:27 PM

Rutte draws red line: Ukraine’s NATO path off-limits in talks with Moscow

Ukraine's path to NATO membership cannot be reversed and will not be part of any potential peace deal with Russia, Alliance Secretary General Mark Rutte told the We-Ukraine TV channel on April 15.

16 April 2025, 10:11 AM

Drone swarm sparks fires in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast, governor claims

At least 53 drone strikes were reportedly carried out on Russia’s Bryansk Oblast over the past day, regional Governor Alexander Bogomaz claimed on Telegram late on April 15.

16 April 2025, 08:31 AM

Russian court jails soldier for surrendering in Ukraine

A Russian military court has sentenced a soldier to 15 years in a high-security penal colony after convicting him of surrendering to Ukrainian forces and attempting to surrender a second time, Russian outlet Kommersant reported on April 15, citing sources familiar with the case.

15 April 2025, 01:45 PM

Medvedev’s $100 million yacht changes name, sails to US

Universe, a 74‑meter-long yacht linked to former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, has unexpectedly been renamed Casino Royale and left Russian territorial waters, The Moscow Times reported on April 14.

14 April 2025, 11:44 PM

ISW warns Russia may fabricate ceasefire violations

Any future ceasefire or peace deal between Russia and Ukraine must include robust monitoring mechanisms to prevent Moscow from making baseless accusations, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) warned in its April 13 report.

14 April 2025, 03:17 PM

Ukrainian officials report 14 police injured in deadly Sumy missile strike, local teen hailed a hero

At least 14 Ukrainian police officers were injured in the April 13 Russian missile strike on the city center of Sumy, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko confirmed on April 14, according to Hromadske.

14 April 2025, 02:51 PM

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