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US government and Gulf billionaires back Todd Boehly bid for Lukoil assets

Russia’s State Duma election delivered record turnout and a landslide for United Russia. Kremlin insiders say the results were achieved ‘through very dirty means.’

Ballistic Strikes Paralyze 90% of Ukraine Steel Production

Pro-Putin party gets record 355 parliamentary seats, anti-war party a tiny regional foothold

Zelensky announces new Ukrainian long-range operations in response to Russian strikes

UN condemns 'shocking pattern' of sexual violence by Russia in Ukraine

Zelensky announces new ‘Carpathian Eight.’ Tusk and Vučić attend its first summit (but Fico doesn’t)

Russian officials trying to move assets abroad and open foreign bank accounts amid mobilization rumors, Bloomberg reports

How Ukraine Scored Major Frontline Breakthrough by Fooling Russia

EXCLUSIVE: Putin envoy and far-right AfD prepare talks to get Russian gas back for Germany, sources say

Russia’s Attacks on Europe Are Getting More Brazen and More Dangerous

Ukraine Successfully Tests New Interceptor Against Russian Jet Drones, Zelensky Says

Russian General Who Oversaw Capture of Ukraine’s Kostiantynivka Dies

Ukraine's drone strikes force 3 of Russia's largest diesel refineries to halt or slash output, Reuters reports

NHL Star Alex Ovechkin Appears in Campaign Ad for Putin’s United Russia Party

Rumors of another mobilization have pushed some Russians from contingency plans to packed bags. Readers tell Meduza where they’ve fled.

Ukraine says it's open to halting attacks on Russian energy after Trump's claims of deal

Lukashenko Floats Mobilization, Says Attacking Neighbors Would Be ‘Tantamount to Death’

Russia's Sochi port hit in fiery strike by Ukrainian sea drone, officials claim

Russia Sends 14th-Century Prince’s Relics to Front Line to Help Troops “Win” in Ukraine

Germany 'ready to provide missiles for Patriots,' Zelensky says

At Least 11 Climbers Killed in Avalanche

Finland finishes 200-kilometer fence along Russian border

'Mayday' starring Ryan Reynolds, Kenneth Branagh has one scene that forced nearly everyone off the set: 'That was scary'

China secretly supplied Russia with components for killer drones

Ukrainian Drones Hammer Major Russian Oil Refinery, Knocking Out Key Gasoline Unit

Putin announced battlefield encirclements that the evidence doesn’t show, but Russia’s real offensive is accelerating elsewhere

After CIA director visit to Moscow, Putin pushes harder for military win

Ukraine’s SBU accuses Russian Volunteer Corps deputy commander Stepan Kaplunov of working for the FSB and plotting an Independence Day assassination. He says he was tortured into confessing.

Russia may force more men to fight in Ukraine as military faces heavy losses

Children’s Hospice Founder Arrested and Charged Over ‘War Fakes’

Kyiv Reports Shootout Between Two Intelligence Agencies

Zelenskyy says airlines should avoid Russian airspace as Ukraine expands drone operations

Why doesn’t Russia kill Ukraine’s leaders? Putin says he needs ‘some kind of negotiators’ left in Kyiv

Russia doesn’t need a military economy, it’s a ‘complete breakdown of the system,’ says former Finance Minister Mikhail Zadornov

BREAKING: Zelensky vows 'Russian sky will be de facto closed,' warns airlines, insurers, foreign governments

Is Russia’s fuel crisis a temporary squeeze or the collapse of an industry? Two leading economists debated the question, unable to agree on how much refining capacity is left.

The Price of Russian Paranoia

Putin could be in danger of losing his grip on Russia, spymaster says

The case for de-escalation with Russia The Americans are leading the way

Putin-Trump-Zelensky summit possible only to 'formalize agreements,' Peskov says

Zelensky calls for Ukraine to launch 1,000 drones at Russia daily

Ukrainian drones target one of Russia's largest oil refineries in Yaroslavl, Tu-95 bomber at Engels base in overnight attack

Russian serviceman killed in explosion in St. Petersburg, media reports

Russia is in the grip of a second fuel crisis. Meduza analyzed nearly half a million crowdsourced reports to find out how bad it really is.

Car Explosion in St. Petersburg Kills Russian Military Officer, Reports Say

A car bomb detonated in a military zone of St Petersburg, killing a Russian lieutenant colonel and wounding his wife, sparking immediate international scrutiny.

Putin Moves to Escalate War in Ukraine With Talks at Dead End

Putin’s surprise turn from stalled talks to possible nuclear‑linked strikes on Kyiv ignites market unease.

Putin signs decree allowing state seizure of drone-hit businesses

Six Chinese nationals among seven killed in Russian gas plant fire

Russia mobilisation fears grow amid reports of intimidating tactics

Mobilisation fears grip Russians as Moscow's forced recruitment spikes

A Drone Killed Three Ukrainians. It Was Guided Entirely by A.I.

Ukraine targets Russian e-commerce giant Ozon

It’s ‘Black August’ in Russia, but Putin is sweeping this summer’s crisis under the rug

Putin will draft 300,000 new troops after September elections, Zelenskiy says

President Zelenskiy states that Russia will draft 300,000 new troops following upcoming September elections.

Putin Is Struggling to Hide Russia’s Rage: Top Russian Economist

Russian expert warns of impending social crisis as Ukraine death toll rises

Russian children's cartoon targeted in Zelensky's latest sanctions against Moscow's war machine

Jet-Powered Drones Reported Near Crimea Power Plant as Cities Lose Power

Putin visits newly unearthed remains of medieval Russian prince