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Videos of Russian Su-27 Fighter Intercepting US Bomber Over Black Sea Released

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On 28 August, two Su-27 fighters from the Southern Military District’s air defence forces on duty were scrambled after Russia’s air defence control systems detected an aerial target approaching the country’s state border over the neutral waters of the Black Sea, the National Defence Centre said. … Read More >Videos of Russian Su-27 Fighter Intercepting US Bomber Over Black Sea Released

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If Navalny was poisoned, unlikely it was by Putin: Italian professor pours cold water on ‘state-sponsored assassination’ theory

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Western media wasted no time in accusing the Russian government of attempting to kill Moscow protest leader Alexey Navalny with poison, but basic common sense points against the conspiracy theory, an Italian expert has argued. … Read More >If Navalny was poisoned, unlikely it was by Putin: Italian professor pours cold water on ‘state-sponsored assassination’ theory

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‘An internal issue’: Russia has shown ‘much more restraint’ in its response to events in Belarus than EU & US, says Putin

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Russia is closely following events in Belarus, which is gripped by post-election protests, but it has shown much more prudence than the West in doing so, President Vladimir Putin said, firing back at claims of meddling by Moscow. … Read More >‘An internal issue’: Russia has shown ‘much more restraint’ in its response to events in Belarus than EU & US, says Putin

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135 Professions: Fast-Track to Russian Residence Permit & Russian Citizenship

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Lo and behold the list of professions that open the doors to foreigners looking to get a Russian residence permit after just 6 months of living and working in Russia. Even better yet, foreigners can get Russian citizenship 6 months after getting residency in Russia significantly cutting down the wait time to just one year. … Read More >135 Professions: Fast-Track to Russian Residence Permit & Russian Citizenship

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Lazy Western caricatures claiming Russian media is overwhelmingly ‘state-run’ are out of date – the internet is where it’s at now

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If you rely on Western media to inform yourself about Russia, you may think Russians are being brainwashed by the state TV zombie box. But in the real world, there’s been a huge shift online, where content’s largely unregulated. … Read More >Lazy Western caricatures claiming Russian media is overwhelmingly ‘state-run’ are out of date – the internet is where it’s at now

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As Russia & China get ever closer, Beijing invites Moscow to form ‘Soybean alliance’ to help reduce reliance on US

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Western analysis of Russia and China’s growing relationship focuses on the political, but largely ignores the fact that in economic and trade terms, both tend to complement each other. One has what the other needs, and vice versa. … Read More >As Russia & China get ever closer, Beijing invites Moscow to form ‘Soybean alliance’ to help reduce reliance on US

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Moscow expels Norwegian diplomat in tit-for-tat move after Oslo boots out Russian official for ‘spying’

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The Russian Foreign Ministry has declared a senior diplomat stationed at the Norwegian embassy in Moscow “persona non grata” just days after Oslo ordered a Russian official to leave the country. … Read More >Moscow expels Norwegian diplomat in tit-for-tat move after Oslo boots out Russian official for ‘spying’

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‘I’ll strip them of their clothes’: When Navalny’s health recovers, businessman Evgeny Prigozhin plans to financially ruin him

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When Alexey Navalny recovers from his alleged poisoning, he’ll have another battle ahead. A businessman dubbed “Putin’s chef,” has vowed to take every single penny of a 88 million rubles ($1.2 million) debt owed by the activist. … Read More >‘I’ll strip them of their clothes’: When Navalny’s health recovers, businessman Evgeny Prigozhin plans to financially ruin him