Video: Russian Soldier Shows ‘Awful’ Camp Condition, Says Half of Men Sick

  Backlink: NEWS WEEK The video was shared on Twitter Sunday afternoon by Julia Davis, the creator of the media watchdog group, Russian Media Monitor. In it, an unknown man who was recently drafted into the Russian military claims to face extremely poor conditions at a camp, with theft and sickness rampant.       […]

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Putin May Force Lukashenko to Join War as Fear of Losing to Ukraine Grows

  Backlink: NEWS WEEK Russian President Vladimir Putin may eventually force Alexander Lukashenko, his Belarusian counterpart, to join his war against Ukraine, according to a Russia expert. Days after Lukashenko vowed to conduct joint deployments with Russian forces, the dictatorial leader of Belarus announced Friday that he has introduced “counterterrorist measures” in the country “in connection with […]

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Exclusive: Russia is prepared to quit Black Sea grains deal, writes to UN with demands

  Backlink: REUTERS Moscow has submitted concerns to the United Nations about an agreement on Black Sea grain exports, and is prepared to reject renewing the deal next month unless its demands are addressed, Russia’s Geneva U.N. ambassador told Reuters on Thursday.       […]

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Russia tells NASA space station pullout less imminent than indicated earlier

  Backlink: REUTERS Russian space officials have informed U.S. counterparts that Moscow would like to keep flying its cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) until their own orbital outpost is built and operational, a senior NASA official told Reuters on Wednesday.       […]

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McMaster on Putin threat: ‘If you use a nuclear weapon, it’s a suicide weapon’

  Backlink: THE HILLL Former national security adviser H.R. McMaster on Sunday cautioned Russian President Vladimir Putin against carrying out his threat of a nuclear attack, saying it would be a “suicide weapon.”Vladimir Putin against carrying out his threat of a nuclear attack, saying it would be a “suicide weapon.”       […]

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VTB Bank Urges Putin to Curb Western Grain Traders’ Russian Ops

  Backlink: VISIONTIMES Sanctions-hit VTB Bank has urged President Vladimir Putin to curb the activities of Western grain traders in Russia, citing the need to strengthen Russian traders’ role in the global market. In the letter, dated Sept. 14, VTB Chief Executive Andrei Kostin asked Putin to issue a decree to prohibit companies belonging to […]

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EU proposes fresh sanctions on Russia after ‘sham referendums’ in Ukraine

  Backlink: EURO NEWS The European Union aims to impose a price cap on Russian oil and further restrict commercial links with Moscow with a fresh package of sanctions announced on Wednesday by Ursula von der Leyen. The latest proposal comes in direct response to the referendums held in four Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine and the decree of partial […]

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