4 d. ago Russian court extends jailing of teenage singer over street performance of anti

A Russian court has extended the jailing of an 18-year-old street singer on charges seen as punishment for performing anti-war songs

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4 d. ago Russian teenager gets 13 more days in prison for singing anti

Diana Loginova, who sings in a group called Stoptime, was arrested in her native St Petersburg.

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6 d. ago Russian activist held in Poland admits he worked as FSB agent, court papers say

Igor Rogov, who left Russia in 2021, due to go on trial accused of informing on other Russian opposition activistsA Russian opposition activist arrested in Poland and due to go on trial next month has admitted he worked as an undercover agent for Russia’s FSB security service and informed on other opposition figures, court documents claim.Igor Rogov, 30, has been associated with various opposition movements in the Russian city of Saransk, including Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation and Open Russia, linked to the exiled businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Nicolas Maduro pleads with Trump not to start 'crazy war' with Venezuela after US president threatened military action

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded with Donald Trump to avoid a 'crazy war' as an escalating US military campaign sent tensions soaring.

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3 w. ago Nicolas Maduro pleads with Trump to avoid 'crazy war' after boasting of having 'thousands' of Russian anti

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded with Donald Trump to avoid a 'crazy war' as an escalating US military campaign sent tensions soaring.

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3 w. ago Zelenskyy calls for more US Patriot air defences after Trump again sides with Putin

Ukrainian president ready to join Putin-Trump summit and asks for additional anti-missile batteries, paid for with frozen Russian assetsTrump suggests carving up Ukraine’s Donbas region to end war after meeting with ZelenskyyVolodymyr Zelenskyy has called for the delivery of an additional 25 US Patriot anti-missile batteries amid the rapidly escalating air war with Russia, as it became clear that Donald Trump had once again tacked sharply towards Moscow.The Ukrainian president added that he would be ready to join Vladimir Putin and Trump at their summit in Hungary if he was invited. Continue reading...

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