Governor Reshuffle in Border Regions Shows How Kremlin Is Militarizing Russia’s Elites, Experts Say ○
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Putin has named a highly decorated army general and a former official in occupied Ukraine to lead the Belgorod and Bryansk regions.
Sanctioned State Duma Lawmaker Appointed as Russia’s Next Human Rights Chief ○
Yana Lantratova is accused of playing a key role in the alleged systematic transfer of children from occupied Ukrainian territories to Russia.
Armenia‘s election will test its leader’s pivot to the West ⊕
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a story from The Economist ✅ › Europe
Let down by Russia, Nikol Pashinyan wants to make up with Azerbaijan and join the EU
BBC at the scene of Russian strikes in Kyiv ⊖⊖
Russia launched one the biggest air strikes on Kyiv since the start of the war with several apartment blocks hit.
Zimbabweans lured into Russia’s war as families plead for their return ○
Families call on governments in Moscow and Harare to secure the return of loved ones from Ukrainian front lines.
Latvian PM resigns after row over stray Ukrainian drones ⊖
Drones bound for Russia crashed down in Latvia last week, prompting a political fallout.
Russia launches hundreds more drones at Ukraine, killing three people ⊖⊖
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia fired 'more than 1,560 drones' at Ukraine since Wednesday.
Russia Is Building ‘Pragmatic’ Partnership With Taliban Government, Shoigu Says ⊖
Russia was the first country to recognize the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan last July after removing the Taliban from its list of terrorist organizations and accepting its ambassador to Moscow.
One dead and 40 injured as intense Russian strikes on Ukraine continue – Europe live ⊖⊖
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Russia has deployed more than 1,500 drones in the last two days, according to Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Things are heating up in Latvian politics today.
A major government crisis has been…
Russia pummels Ukraine with missiles and drones as ceasefire collapses ⊖
A 24-hour bombardment centring on Kyiv included 56 missiles and more than 1,000 explosive suicide drones