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POLITICSSep 26China rejects 'Cold War' mentality; Germany's FM Wadephul meets Russian counterpart Lavrov. Follow DW's UN General Assembly updates.Beijing called on the US to "immediately" lift its blockade against Cuba, advocated for post-conflict reconstruction of Gaza, and said the sovereignty of Middle Eastern nations "should be respected." DW has the latest.DW News [en]
POLITICSSep 26Propaganda in Russian schools prepares students to die for their countryThe Russian government wants children to learn about patriotism from an early age. DW spoke to students in Siberia about their views on propaganda, the war in Ukraine and their future.DW News [en]
POLITICSSep 26Inside the Russian classrooms where 'patriotism lessons' prepare children to die for their countryThe Russian government wants children to learn about patriotism from an early age. DW spoke to students in Siberia about their views on propaganda, the war in Ukraine and their future.DW News [en]
POLITICSSep 26Jaishankar meets Iranian, Russian Foreign Ministers on UNGA marginsExternal Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met his counterparts from Iran and Russia, with discussions ranging from bilateral issues, cooperation in the BRICS grouping and the Gulf conflictThe Hindu
POLITICSSep 25Putin says Russia will not attack Europe and blames Ukraine for the breakdown in peace talksShortly before the State Duma elections, Ukraine said it was ready to return to negotiations. Russia was prepared to resume contact after the elections. But on the main voting day, Kyiv attacked Moscow, launched more than 1,600 drones, and struck polling stations. After what they did, we’ll consider how to respond. We’ll decide whether to resume negotiations based on our own interests. Ukraine must feel the effects of Russia’s retaliatory strikes. The strikes are so destructive that Ukraine is raising the prospect of a ceasefire and trying to stop Russia’s “Geran” drone strikes. Kyiv’s provocaMeduza [en]
POLITICSSep 25Russian historian Yuri Dmitriev, who uncovered mass graves of victims of Soviet repression, transferred to hospital with suspected stroke, rights group saysHistorian Yuri Dmitriev, 70, was rushed from Penal Colony No. 18 in Mordovia to a prison medical facility in the village of Barashevo after a suspected stroke, the human rights group ZPCh reported.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 25Spain, trapped between the threats of Morocco and RussiaEl vecino alauí fortalece su alianza con Israel mientras Putin aumenta su ofensiva LeerEl Mundo
POLITICSSep 25The EU lifted sanctions on Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman but extended restrictions on more than 3,000 others for three years. Here’s how that deal works.On September 22, EU countries agreed to remove two Russian billionaires from the sanctions list: USM Holdings founder Alisher Usmanov and Alfa Group co-founder Mikhail Fridman.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 25Russian elections expert Alexander Kynev stayed in the country to keep studying its politics. After criticizing the latest vote, he was arrested on drug charges.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 25Six Russian Words for a Country Sliding Into AuthoritarianismHow ordinary people describe power, repression, absurdity, and life under Putin.Foreign Policy
POLITICSSep 25Russia not preparing for conflict with Europe – PutinRussia is not preparing for "any kind" of conflict with Europe, Putin said Friday, following warnings from some European NATO members The post Russia not preparing for conflict with Europe – Putin appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICSSep 25Russia’s first post-election protest over alleged fraud in the State Duma vote goes ahead in the northern city of Syktyvkar. About 100 people showed up.A protest against alleged fraud in the State Duma election took place in Michurinsky Park in central Syktyvkar, the news outlet 7×7 reported. The Communist Party’s regional branch organized the rally.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 25Putin dismisses Russia’s ambassadors to Britain and France. The Kremlin says it’s in no hurry to name replacements.Russia is in no hurry to appoint new ambassadors to the U.K. and France, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 25Russia’s Justice Ministry designates Khodorkovsky Live, a YouTube news project with over 3.4 million subscribers, a ‘foreign agent’Russia’s Justice Ministry designated Khodorkovsky LIVE a “foreign agent,” according to an announcement posted on the ministry’s website on September 25.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 25Russian Media Reacts to Trump's G20 Invitation to Putin: 'White Noise'Russian tabloid Moskovsky Komsomolyets said Putin has nothing to gain by going to the G20 conference in Miami in December.newsweek · united states of america
POLITICSSep 25Four years after Russia’s wartime exodus began, another wave may be starting. Political scientist Margarita Zavadskaya on what we’ve learned about Russian emigration since 2022.In 2026, Russians are once again leaving the country en masse. For them, the long process of building a new life almost from scratch is only beginning. Meanwhile, many emigrants have already lived in several countries — and still haven’t found a place to settle down. Others have found a genuine new home, while still others have returned to Russia. Meduza spoke with political scientist Margarita Zavadskaya, a senior research fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs and one of the co-founders of the OutRush project, which studies Russian emigration, about adapting to life abroad,Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 25Zelenskyy: US proposed trilateral meeting with Russia and Ukraine in UAEUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that during his meeting with US President Donald Trump, Washington proposed holding technical-level trilateral talks in the United Arab Emirates involving the US, Ukraine and Russia. According to Zelenskyy, no date has yet been set for the meeting, and Ukraine is awaiting the US proposal on the matter.israelnationalnews · israel
POLITICSSep 25Ukraine ready for trilateral talks with U.S. and Russia at leaders’ level, FM Sybiha saysUkraine is ready for trilateral meetings with the United States and Russia at the leaders’ level, while Moscow has given no indication that it is ready for such dialogue.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSSep 25Russian political scientist and election analyst Alexander Kynev arrested in Moscow on drug chargesMoscow’s Perovsky District Court ordered the arrest of political scientist Alexander Kynev on September 25 in a drug case, the independent Russian news outlet Mediazona reported, citing court records and defense attorney Mikhail Biryukov.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 25United Russia won 349 of 450 seats in Russia’s new State Duma. Parliament will include 46 war participants.The head of the Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova, announced the results of the State Duma elections, held September 18–20.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 25Vladimir Putin has an eight-year-old granddaughter — Elza Tikhonova. Her parents are the Russian president’s younger daughter and ballet dancer Igor Zelensky.Vladimir Putin has an eight-year-old granddaughter, the daughter of Katerina Tikhonova, head of the Innopraktika foundation and the Russian president’s younger daughter, and ballet dancer Igor Zelensky. Journalists with the Russian investigative outlet Proekt found that the girl is named Elza Igorevna Tikhonova.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 25Russia boost fleet of ships sailing under its flag by a third in defiance of sanctionsIt comes after Western countries ramp up seizures of Russia’s shadow fleet, a move criticised by president Vladimir Putin as ‘piracy and robbery’The Independent World
POLITICSSep 25One in three members of Russia’s new State Duma has ties to the war in Ukraine. Some are accused of war crimes. Here’s who they are — and what they’ve done.Meduza [en]
POLITICSSep 25A Russian Software Company Duped the Secret Service, U.S. Prosecutors SayExecutives from a Russian-owned company are accused of misrepresentation in order to secure U.S. government contracts.NYT World