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POLITICSOct 2Russian political researcher Alexander Finiarel has lived in Spain without papers for two years. But soon he (and half a million other refugees) will be able to get documents. This is his story.In 2026, Spain is granting legal status to large numbers of undocumented migrants. The authorities initially planned to grant status to about 500,000 people, but nearly 1.2 million applied. Russian political researcher and journalist Alexander Finiarel is among those seeking legal status in Spain. He has lived there without it for two years and closely follows migration policy in Europe’s most attractive destination for migrants. At Meduza’s request, Finiarel explains how undocumented migrants live in Spain, what Spaniards think about migration, and how the mass legalization process works fromMeduza [en]
POLITICSOct 2Russian supermarket workers say they were fired over a viral reel about post-election grocery price hikesSochi bloggers Svetlana Izhilenko and Alisa Kunyashova said they were fired from a local Pyaterochka grocery store after posting a video about rising grocery prices the day after the elections.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 2The U.S. seized $5.4 million from ‘Orthodox oligarch’ Konstantin Malofeyev and sent it to support Ukrainian veterans. Russia has now opened a criminal case over the confiscation.Russia’s Investigative Committee, the country’s main federal investigative agency, said it has opened a criminal case over U.S. authorities’ “misappropriation” of funds belonging to Russian businessman Konstantin Malofeyev, founder of the Tsargrad channel. The “Orthodox oligarch” himself filed the complaint seeking an investigation.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 2A Ukrainian grandmother came to Kazakhstan to collect her grandson. Instead, she was detained at Russia’s request.Ukrainian citizen Liubov Rozhanska was detained at Astana’s airport after arriving from Istanbul. She is now being held in a pretrial detention center, and a court hearing is expected within three days. Russia requested her detention through the Collective Security Treaty Organization, her lawyers told DW. Rozhanska could be extradited to Russia, where she is being investigated for child abduction.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 2Putin warns the West that Russia is ready to use all means to protect KaliningradLe dirigeant russe insiste sur le fait que Moscou « ne menace personne » et ne fait que répondre aux déclarations des dirigeants occidentaux.BBC Afrique
POLITICSOct 2US Targets Russia A7 Network In New Iran Sanctions Pushorlandoecho.com · United States
POLITICSOct 2US Targets Russia's A7 Network In New Iran Sanctions PushRFE/RL
POLITICSOct 2After Russia's Elections, An Expert On Fraud Is Arrested And Reportedly BeatenRFE/RL
POLITICSOct 2Russia sentences founder of exile news outlet Astra to seven years in absentia. Her lawyers say she was convicted of violating ‘foreign agent’ regulations despite never being designated one.Ulyanovsk’s Zavolzhsky District Court has sentenced Anastasia Chumakova, Astra’s founder and editor-in-chief, in absentia to seven years in prison.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 2Why Russia remains stubbornly insignificant to the Middle EastThis article explores the reasons why Russia's influence in the Middle East has remained consistently insignificant. It provides an analysis of geopolitical dynamics and international relations in the region.middleeasteye.net · Israel
POLITICSOct 2Vladimir Putin and the Russian apocalyptic temptationLe Figaro International
POLITICSOct 1Latvian parliament adopts amendments on minority languages, restricting use of RussianLatvia's public-service media will be allowed to produce content in Russian only in an emergency, under a state of emergency, or for the targeted debunking of disinformation.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 1U.S. designates Russia-linked sanctions-evasion payment network A7 a ‘significant transnational criminal organization’The U.S. Treasury Department has designated A7, a Russia-linked payment network created to evade sanctions, a “significant transnational criminal organization.”Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 1How Vyacheslav Volodin secured a record third term as speaker of Russia’s State Duma — and why Putin keeps him thereNewly elected State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin opened the new parliament’s first session with some advice for lawmakers:Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 1Latvia bans its public broadcaster from producing regular Russian-language content (except during emergencies)Latvia’s parliament, the Saeima, has passed a law that effectively bans the public broadcaster LSM from producing content in Russian.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 1Russian prosecutors file lawsuit against Kazakh businessman and new International Chess Federation president Timur TurlovRussia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has sued Kazakhstani businessman Timur Turlov and Freedom Finance, the holding company he founded, RBC reported. A deputy prosecutor general filed the lawsuit in Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 1Putin bans taking more than one million rubles in cash from Russia to Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, and four other countries. What if you need to take more?Russian President Vladimir Putin has banned Russians and foreigners from taking cash exceeding 1 million rubles to other Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries — Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan — as well as Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The restriction took effect on September 29.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 1Latvians head to the polls with Russia on their mindsOn October 3, Latvians will elect a new parliament with Russia looming large over the campaign. Security fears dominate the agenda, but so does a debate over the economic cost of cutting ties with Moscow.DW News [en]
POLITICSOct 1How does the Kremlin want the loyalist media to report on Russia’s 2027 federal budget? Start with social benefits. Don’t mention that 44% goes to the military and security agencies.Russian state-run and government-aligned online news outlets have received guidelines on how to cover Russia’s proposed 2027 budget. The government submitted it to the State Duma on September 30.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 1'There is a list of people to eliminate': opposition figure Garry Kasparov says he is threatened by Russian servicesLe Figaro International
POLITICSOct 1Proekt investigation finds Russian officials flying on private jets apparently provided by oligarchs whose industries they overseeProekt has published an extensive investigation into senior Russian officials’ use of private jets. Its journalists examined a database from the border service of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) that leaked in 2023. It contained records of more than 100 million people who left Russia by air or other means in 2014–2023. The reporters spent a year analyzing international flight records for 1,064 senior Russian officials. We briefly summarize the investigation’s most important findings.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 1Putin reportedly asked Russian business leaders to help fund the war. Moscow expects 471 billion rubles in ‘voluntary’ contributions from companies this year.Russian authorities expect to receive 471.4 billion rubles in voluntary contributions from businesses to the national budget in 2026, according to an explanatory note accompanying the draft 2027–2029 budget reviewed by The Bell.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 1G20: Russia criticises US and warns of trade order disintegrationSpeaking during a two-day gathering of G20 trade minister, Maxim Reshetnikov said the rules were being 'dismantled' while the new ones remain 'unclear'.Africanews [en]
POLITICSOct 1Russian dissident Garry Kasparov says US warned him of danger to his lifeBBC World