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Everyone is talking about Wagner. Who are Russia's other mercenaries?

Russia's Wagner mercenary group often hits the headlines. But who are the country's other guns for hire? And what are they doing?

16/05/2023

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Gallery – Europe in pictures this week

The best photos from across the continent this week: Moscow celebrations, Ukraine fighting, and the Eurovision Song Contest.

13/05/2023

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The propaganda behind Russia's invasion of Ukraine

'Soviet Book Syndrome' - How the Kremlin is playing on the past to exploit citizens' fears and sell its justification for the invasion of Ukraine

12/05/2023

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Why pulling out of Russia is no easy feat for European businesses

Many foreign companies continue to do business in Russia and are giving various explanations for this. Those who decide to withdraw from the country face a lengthy and difficult procedure.

10/05/2023

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France wants the EU to list Wagner mercenaries as 'terrorist group'

France's National Assembly adopted a resolution calling on the European Union to list Russian Wagner mercenaries as a "terrorist group".

10/05/2023

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Putin and heads of post-Soviet nations lay wreaths on Victory Day

Russian President Vladimir Putin and six heads of post-Soviet nations took part in Moscow's Victory Day celebrations.

09/05/2023

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'A real war has been unleashed' against Russia: Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin tells a crowd gathered for Moscow's Victory Day parade that 'a real war has been unleashed against our Motherland'.

09/05/2023

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Euroviews. Russian TV is a propaganda terror box that failed

Although Russian TV does help shape the official discourse of the rogue state gone terrorist, it is unclear whether it has any success with the audience in convincing it to believe the lies it peddles, Aleksandar Đokić writes.

08/05/2023

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Russia finalises Victory Day preparations amid drone strike tensions

Russia is finalising preparations for its most important secular holiday: Victory Day However, concerns over domestic security after a series of recent drone strikes and sabotage operations have seen cities and regions cancel celebrations.

08/05/2023

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Russia blames Ukraine for car bomb attack on pro-Kremlin writer

Russia has blamed Ukraine for the car bomb attack on the pro-Kremlin writer Sakhar Prilepin, calling it a "terrorist attack".

07/05/2023

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Mixed signals: Do Russians support the Ukraine war?

Has a deeply unpopular invasion been forced upon powerless Russians or is this wishful thinking? Can we believe everything we see in Russian polls?

04/05/2023

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Russia 'likely staged' Kremlin drone attack, claims ISW

The US-based think-tank suggested the attack was possibly intended to pave the way for drafting more conscripts.

03/05/2023

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Russian 'ghost ships' near Nord Stream before blast - reports

The pipeline carrying gas from Russia to Europe was blown up last September.

03/05/2023

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Russia dismisses US effort to calm situation in Nagorno-Karabakh

The US is hosting new talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan after Russian and European efforts failed to defuse tension

02/05/2023

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Tinder to pull out of Russia, citing human rights concerns

Match, which owns Tinder, Hinge, Plenty of Fish and other dating apps, says it will withdraw from Russian market altogether by 30 June.

02/05/2023

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‘Red Dior’ couturier Slava Zaitsev dies aged 85

Viacheslav “Slava” Zaitsev, the couturier who gained international fame for his Soviet fashion designs infused with vibrant Russian folkloric motifs, has died at the age of 85.

01/05/2023

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Russians rehearse for Moscow's annual victory parade

Russians remember World War II each year with a victory parade on May 9th. Although events have been called off in some cities near the Ukraine border, soldiers have been rehearsing for the event in Moscow.

28/04/2023

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Euroviews. The Black Sea Grain Deal might be Russia's Trojan horse for Ukraine

Failures to rethink and redo how Ukraine gets its grain out of the country would gravely undermine the war effort and security in Europe, Cristian Gherasim writes.

28/04/2023

Culture news

Post-invasion fashion: Moscow's old Zara store opens its doors as Maag

A Lebanese clothing brand called Maag has taken over a flagship store site in Moscow that had been vacated by Spanish brand Zara when it ceased operations in Russia. Zara, and other brands owned by the same company, sold their shop sites to a Russian business after withdrawing from the country.

28/04/2023

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EU 'becoming militarised', claims Russian FM

Russia's top diplomat said there is now "very little difference" between the EU and NATO.

26/04/2023

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Europe pays tribute to Kremlin critics

The Council of Europe paid tribute on Monday to Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza and to other Russian and Belarusian political prisoners.

24/04/2023

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Volunteers from Ukraine’s Spartan assault brigade are training hard

As rumours of a counter-offensive grow, recruits to Ukraine's National Guard are training near Kharkiv, practising the skills they'll need to win, but also to protect themselves in the line of fire.

23/04/2023

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More explosives found after Russia bombed its own city

Seventeen apartment buildings in Belgorod were cleared by an unexploded bomb alert on Saturday as engineers cleared an area accidentally bombed by one of its own planes this week.

22/04/2023

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Russian court decides anti-war schoolgirl can remain with her family

A court in Russia has ruled that a teenage girl who drew an anti-war picture can stay with her family

21/04/2023

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Russia accidentally bombs its own city Belgorod injuring three people

Moscow admits one of its warplanes accidentally bombed the Russian city of Belgorod injuring at least three people and damaging residential buildings

21/04/2023

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Russia scrubs Kyiv and Ukraine from school textbooks, reports

Some Russian textbooks have allegedly removed references to Kyiv and Ukraine, with analysts claiming Moscow is "rewriting history".

20/04/2023