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Majority of Russians didn’t even know Navalny’s ‘Smart Voting’ election app existed, despite Western media focus & legal ban

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The ban on an anti-Kremlin voting app launched by jailed activist Alexey Navalny became a central part of Western media reporting on last month’s Russian parliamentary elections. However, most voters didn’t even know it existed. … Read More >Majority of Russians didn’t even know Navalny’s ‘Smart Voting’ election app existed, despite Western media focus & legal ban

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EU blames RUSSIA for delay in bloc approving Moscow’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine, claiming it’s Kremlin that’s politicizing jabs

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Brussels’ top diplomat in Moscow has claimed that any politicization of the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine is the fault of the Kremlin, not of EU officials, despite a months-long delay in approving the tried and tested formula. … Read More >EU blames RUSSIA for delay in bloc approving Moscow’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine, claiming it’s Kremlin that’s politicizing jabs

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Russia invites China for crunch talks with Taliban on Afghanistan’s future after American troop withdrawal from war-torn state

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Moscow has called the key players in Central Asia together for a summit to discuss the security of the region and the situation in Afghanistan. Russia has invited both diplomats from Beijing and representatives of the Taliban. … Read More >Russia invites China for crunch talks with Taliban on Afghanistan’s future after American troop withdrawal from war-torn state

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Russia is fulfilling ALL its contractual obligations for gas orders & is NOT to blame for soaring prices, Germany’s Merkel says

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has rejected suggestions that the increased price of gas is due to Russian policy. Instead she has pointed the finger at the EU’s own approach asking whether the bloc could have acted differently. … Read More >Russia is fulfilling ALL its contractual obligations for gas orders & is NOT to blame for soaring prices, Germany’s Merkel says

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Russia’s real life Robocop: Remote Far Eastern Vostochny spaceport to trial unmanned self-driving combat robot for patrol duty

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Russia’s space agency will check if a newly developed self-driving combat robot prototype is capable of repelling attacks on the Vostochny spaceport in the Far East. The technology could be eventually used for Moon exploration. … Read More >Russia’s real life Robocop: Remote Far Eastern Vostochny spaceport to trial unmanned self-driving combat robot for patrol duty

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Russia is ready to beat back potential US invasion with drones & jets, Moscow’s military scientists claim in new conflict analysis

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Specialists at a top Russian military training academy have revealed how the country would defend against an incoming amphibious invasion by US forces along one of its vast coastlines, by deploying vast fleets of attack aircraft. … Read More >Russia is ready to beat back potential US invasion with drones & jets, Moscow’s military scientists claim in new conflict analysis

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Russia rejects Council of Europe demand to repeal country’s so-called ‘gay propaganda law’ & accuses body of ‘abuse of power’

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Russia has rejected calls from the Council of Europe’s Commission against Racism and Intolerance to repeal the country’s controversial ban on the dissemination of information about “non-traditional” sexualities among minors. … Read More >Russia rejects Council of Europe demand to repeal country’s so-called ‘gay propaganda law’ & accuses body of ‘abuse of power’

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Russia bans Scientology: Justice ministry puts key Scientologist groups on list of ‘undesirable’ organizations

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Russia’s Justice Ministry has blacklisted two Church of Scientology entities, banning them from operating in the country. Moscow has taken numerous measures against the group, arguing that it’s a business masquerading as religion. … Read More >Russia bans Scientology: Justice ministry puts key Scientologist groups on list of ‘undesirable’ organizations

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Kiev is unreliable partner for transporting gas to West, top Russian lawmaker argues amid row over decision to circumvent Ukraine

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The head of Russia’s parliamentary energy committee has warned that Ukraine is an unreliable gas transit partner for both Moscow and the West, arguing its aging Soviet-built pipe network poses serious safety risks for the future. … Read More >Kiev is unreliable partner for transporting gas to West, top Russian lawmaker argues amid row over decision to circumvent Ukraine