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Russia rolls out AI-powered Internet traffic filtering system at a cost of 2.3 billion rubles

Roskomnadzor, Russia’s federal media regulator, has built a system that filters internet traffic using machine-learning ...
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A car exploded in Moscow. Telegram channels say it belongs to Sergei Zavorotny, former spokesman for Ukrainian ex-prime minister Mykola Azarov.

A Toyota exploded in Moscow’s Chertanovo district, according to the Telegram channels Mash, Shot, Baza, and Ostorozhno ...
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Cost of insuring Russian data centers against drone attacks skyrockets — rising more than 100-fold in some cases

Insurance for data centers in Russia has risen sharply, the Russian business daily Kommersant reported. In the first half ...
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Ukrainian drone attack sparks fire at Volgograd oil refinery, killing four. Lines form at gas stations across city.

Ukrainian drones attacked Russia’s Volgograd region, sparking a fire at an industrial facility and causing fatalities, regional governor Andrey Bocharov said.
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A Russian lawyer who defended people in political cases has been sentenced to 12 years for treason. She says she’ll pray for her ‘executioners.’

The Kaliningrad Regional Court has sentenced lawyer Maria Bontsler to 12 years in prison on treason charges, the human rights ...
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Kushner and Witkoff hold talks with Putin before heading to meet Zelensky as Europe seeks a seat at the peace talks

U.S. presidential envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff flew to Moscow on the morning of November 12, and their meeting with ...
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Days before major winter tournaments, Finland narrows a visa exception for Russian athletes, including those competing as neutrals

Finnish authorities have tightened visa rules for Russian citizens, including professional athletes. On November 12, the ...
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Putin wants to repeat the Oleshky humanitarian mission in occupied Kostiantynivka. Why there? And is it a ploy to resupply Russian troops?

Ahead of his meeting with U.S. presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed ...
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Why neither Russia nor Ukraine can turn the tide of the war — and how they still pull off successful offensives like Kyiv’s Operation Vivaldi

Ukrainian soldiers who took part in Operation Vivaldi say a new tactic made their successful offensive near the Siverskyi ...
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Human rights lawyers obtain a secret Russian registry of more than 3,000 suspected extremists. The hidden database targets prominent journalists and musicians.

The human rights group Department One has obtained access to a confidential registry maintained by Russia’s financial ...
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He sparked Belarus’ 2020 protests and brought his wife into politics, then spent five years in prison as she became the country’s opposition leader. Now he’s her loudes…

I’ve never met anyone as pure of heart as Sviatlana. I can’t hold a candle to her,” Siarhei Tsikhanouski said in 2025. “Now ...