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Russian disinformation network Storm-1516 is flooding the West with fake stories, and JD Vance repeated one of them — Meduza

2026-04-29

At Meduza, we are committed to transparency about our use of artificial intelligence in the newsroom. The story you’re reading was written by one…

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Latvia can now revoke residence permits over as little as three traffic violations — Meduza

2026-04-29

Amendments to Latvia’s immigration law took effect April 29, allowing authorities to revoke temporary residency permits for repeated administrative offenses.…

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Boiling oil spills onto street outside Russian refinery after drone strike ignites storage tank — Meduza

2026-04-28

Boiling oil spilled onto a street outside an oil refinery in Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai, after a storage tank boiled over during a fire…

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Estonia proposes barring Russian and Belarusian citizens without permanent residency from buying property — Meduza

2026-04-28

Estonia’s Internal Affairs Ministry has drafted legislation that would bar Russian and Belarusian citizens from buying real estate…

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Report: Russia’s internet regulator investigates state TV channel over host’s on-air insults directed at blogger Viktoria Bonya — Meduza

2026-04-27

Russia’s state media regulator, Roskomnadzor, has opened an investigation into the Russia-1 television channel over an April 16 episode of the…

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Kommersant reports Syria plans to convert Russia’s Khmeimim air base into military training and humanitarian hub — Meduza

2026-04-27

Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, plans to convert Russia’s Khmeimim air base into a training and humanitarian hub, the Russian…

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Hungary’s new leader outlines sweeping changes after defeating Orban — Meduza

2026-04-23

On April 12, Hungary held parliamentary elections that all of Europe was watching. Right-wing populist Viktor Orban, who had held…

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Russia’s Interior Ministry proposes banning extradition of all foreigners granted asylum in the country — Meduza

2026-04-20

Russia’s Internal Affairs Ministry has proposed legislation that would ban the extradition of any foreigner granted asylum in Russia, regardless…

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Latvia and Lithuania bar Slovak prime minister’s plane from their airspace on route to Moscow for May 9 parade — Meduza

2026-04-20

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said Latvia and Lithuania will not allow his plane to use their airspace for…

RRussia

Russian police chief’s son accused of raping sleeping woman during livestream — Meduza

2026-04-17

The son of a district police precinct chief in Yakutsk invited a young woman to his home, got her drunk, and raped her…

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Russia’s Leningrad Region to deploy mobile fire groups at critical sites to counter drone attacks, staffed by reservists — Meduza

2026-04-17

The Leningrad Region will establish additional mobile fire groups at industrial facilities and critical infrastructure sites, staffed by reservists, Governor…

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Report: Telegram works without a VPN for some users in Russia, but reason is unknown — Meduza

2026-04-16

Telegram users in Russia began reporting on the evening of April 16 that the blocked messenger had been working without a VPN…