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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…

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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…

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Lithuania’s top administrative court overturns entry ban on Russian rapper Morgenshtern — Meduza

2026-04-15

Lithuania’s Supreme Administrative Court has overturned the entry ban on Russian rapper Alisher Morgenshtern, the Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT…

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Nearly half of Russia’s embassy staff in Hungary may have ties to intelligence services — Meduza

2026-04-08

Nearly half of the staff at Russia’s embassy in Hungary may have ties to intelligence services, the independent Russian investigative outlet Agentstvo…

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Zelensky says Ukraine proposed energy truce to Russia through U.S. intermediaries — Meduza

2026-04-06

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv had passed a proposal to Moscow through American intermediaries for both sides to halt strikes…

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Russia to grade school students’ behavior as ‘exemplary,’ ‘acceptable,’ or ‘unacceptable,’ Kommersant reports — Meduza

2026-04-06

Russia’s Education Ministry announced that schools across the country will adopt a three-tier behavior grading system, rating students as “exemplary,”…