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POLITICSOct 15Getting into a Russian university could soon come with a new financial hurdle for some students: paying a full semester’s tuition upfrontRussia’s Ministry of Science and Higher Education has proposed requiring tuition-paying university students to pay for their first semester before enrolling, according to a draft ministry order.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTOct 15Ukraine at OSCE: Strikes on Russian oil refineries can stop only under mutual “energy truce”Ukraine remains ready for a mutual halt to strikes on energy infrastructure, including Russian oil refineries, but Russia must stop attacking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and demonstrate a genuine readiness to de-escalate.Ukrinform [en]
CONFLICTOct 15How far will Ukraine go to disrupt Russian air travel? Zelensky has yet to approve a more aggressive plan involving AI-guided drones, The Atlantic reports.Ukraine’s campaign to paralyze airport operations in Russia is “only just getting started,” sources told The Atlantic’s Simon Shuster.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 15Russian court fines former parliamentary candidate over T-shirt bearing Alexey Navalny’s ‘party of crooks and thieves’ slogan against ruling United RussiaThe Sverdlovsky District Court in Kostroma fined Andrey Tarasov, a former State Duma candidate for the Yabloko Party, 1,000 rubles for “displaying extremist symbols” under Article 20.3, Part 1, of Russia’s Code of Administrative Offenses.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 15EU criticizes Trump's diesel deal with Putin, but still imports Russian gas itselfDe dieseldeal die de Amerikaanse president Donald Trump afgelopen week sloot met Rusland leverde hem in binnen- en buitenland felle kritiek op. Ook van Europese leiders, terwijl de EU zelf nog altijd voor miljarden aan Russisch gas importeert. Hoe zit dat precies? Rusland gaat per direct 300.000 ton diesel op de wereldmarkt brengen. Tot aan april volgend jaar kan dat oplopen tot 4,8 miljoen ton. Om dit te regelen, heeft Trump sancties opgeheven die hij minder dan een maand geleden nog zelf instelde. Landen die Russische olie en gas kochten, riskeerden daardoor hoge Amerikaanse importheffingen.NOS Buitenland
MILITARYBREAKINGOct 15Air defense neutralizes 125 of 138 Russian drones since morningUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 15'We're done': Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian oil refineries as 'only leverage' for peace talksFrance 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 15Russia adds journalist Alexander Nevzorov to federal register of ‘terrorists and extremists’Rosfinmonitoring, Russia’s financial monitoring agency, has added journalist and commentator Alexander Nevzorov to its list of “terrorists and extremists.”Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 15Russian prosecutors withdraw asset-seizure lawsuit against Timur Turlov, the new president of the International Chess FederationRussia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has dropped its lawsuit seeking to seize the assets of International Chess Federation (FIDE) President Timur Turlov for the Russian state.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTOct 15Russian drone strikes enterprise in Poltava community, one injuredOne person was injured after a Russian drone struck the grounds of an enterprise in the Poltava community.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 15Germany expels 21-year-old Russian citizen of Yazidi descent who narrowly avoided deportation to Russia, where activists say he risked conscriptionGerman authorities have expelled a 21-year-old Russian citizen of Yazidi origin, the local outlet ND reported, citing human rights advocates. He had faced deportation to Russia but was ultimately allowed to leave voluntarily for Armenia.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 15Russian investigators question chief of independent paper 'Novaya Gazeta'Sergei Sokolov was released after his home was searched as part of a criminal case involving one of his colleagues, the newspaper said. 'Novaya Gazeta' is classed as a 'foreign agent' by Russian authorities.Le Monde [en]
POLITICSOct 15Dutch knowledge platform Raam blacklisted in RussiaHet Nederlandse kennisplatform Raam, dat informatie deelt over Rusland en Oost-Europa, is in Rusland bestempeld als ongewenste organisatie. Het is voor het eerst dat een Nederlandstalig medium op deze lijst is gezet. Hierdoor lopen Russische en Belarussische auteurs die voor Raam schrijven mogelijk extra risico's. Volgens het platform riskeren die journalisten een boete of strafvervolging. Een buitenlandse organisatie wordt door Rusland als ongewenst aangemerkt als de activiteiten "een bedreiging vormen voor de fundamenten van de constitutionele orde van de Russische Federatie, het defensieverNOS Buitenland
CONFLICTOct 15‘We’re done,’ Zelensky says, as Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian oil refineries. The Kremlin claims the attacks never stopped.Meduza [en]
MILITARYOct 15Russia builds new attack drone launch base in Rostov region in six weeks, Reuters reportsUkrinform [en]
HEALTHOct 15Pneumonic plague in Russia exposes a world still dangerously dividedSix months after a hantavirus outbreak threatened international spread, and amid a stubbornly persistent Ebola emergency, reports that a Russian laboratory worker may have died from pneumonic plague offer another stark warning. Deadly pathogens recognize no borders, yet the international cooperation needed to contain them is fractured by geopolitical rivalries, mistrust, and failures of transparency.  Russian officials have downplayed reports that pneumonic…The Hill
CONFLICTOct 15Russia arrests Swedish national, claims he's Ukraine fighterDW News [en]
CONFLICTOct 15Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian refineries; Zelenskyy blasts 'dangerous' U.S. policy on RussiaSeeking Alpha Tech
POLITICSOct 15Internet trashes FBI Director Kash Patel for his ‘From Russia with Love’ post‘We don’t have to look very hard for the collusion anymore,’ one critic saidThe Independent World
MILITARYOct 15Russia builds new base for launching jet-powered drones near Ukraine’s border in just six weeksRussia has nearly completed construction of a major new base for launching jet-powered drones near the Ukrainian border in just six weeks, Reuters reported, citing satellite imagery.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 15"Prison in Russia did not break me": Evan Gershkovich, the American journalist imprisoned by PutinVU D’AILLEURS - Le correspondant du Wall Street Journal a passé 491 jours en prison en Russie avant d’être libéré lors d’un échange de prisonniers. Il raconte cette épreuve dans Ce beau pays maudit, qui paraît dans plusieurs pays dont la France, chez Grasset le 28 octobre.Le Figaro International
MILITARYOct 15Trophylab: Hundreds Of Foreign Companies Access Research On Russian Weapons Captured In UkraineA Ukrainian platform that shares captured Russian and North Korean military hardware for “destructive testing” and other research has granted access to 376 foreign companies and agencies since its launch, RFE/RL has learned.RFE/RL
WORLDOct 15Another Russian adaptation of a Strugatsky brothers sci-fi classic has arrived. But where have all the talking dogs gone?Russian streaming platforms Kion and Okko are airing Klim Kozinsky’s new series Noon, based on Beetle in the Anthill, a novel by Soviet science fiction writers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. The story belongs to their Noon Universe, a vision of a prosperous future in which humanity has achieved communism and made contact with extraterrestrial civilizations. But this utopian world is far from perfect: intelligence agencies still call the shots on Earth, and people have yet to learn to trust one another. Critic Anton Khitrov reviews the novel’s first screen adaptation.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTOct 15Injury toll after Russian strike on store in Odesa region rises to fourUkrinform [en]