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Homophobia as a wartime marketing tool: Some Russians fear the West will make them gay

The Russian Book Union recently sent a letter to the Russian Duma, one of the chambers of the country’s parliament, expressing concern that a proposed bill expanding the scope of forbidden LGBTQ+ “propaganda” could lead to the banning of works of classic literature, including books by Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky,…

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Discussing "sensitive" war topics, Russian Duma halts live broadcasts

Russia's Duma has indefinitely stopped broadcasting live plenary sessions to protect information from "our enemy", a leading lawmaker said on Tuesday as parliament's lower house debated topics related to the war in Ukraine.

Reuters

Russia invites US states to secede and join country

Comments came after another lawmaker called for Alaska to be returned

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Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin's mobilisation order was legal – but will Russians see it as legitimate?

Vladimir Putin’s edict announcing the call-up of thousands of reservists for his so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine appears to have caused widespread panic and protests among the Russian public. It seems that, for some at least, this executive order has finally brought home not just the gravity but also…

The Conversation

Russians paying £25,000 for seats on private planes after war mobilisation

Passengers heading to Armenia and Turkey amid fears Russia could soon close borders to men of fighting age

The Guardian - UK

Russia parliament may study annexation of occupied Ukraine on Thursday - TASS

The Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, may debate bills incorporating Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine into Russia on Sept. 29, the state-run TASS news agency said on Saturday, citing an unnamed source.

Reuters

Russia not interested in nationalising foreign enterprises, says minister

Moscow is not interested in nationalising foreign-owned enterprises operating in Russia, Trade and Industry Minister Denis Manturov said on Friday, in comments likely to provide only limited reassurance to Western businesses.

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Uber hired oligarch-linked Russian lobbyist despite bribery fears

Leak shows firm made effort to court several billionaires and state officials allegedly aligned with Vladimir Putin

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine battles to push back Russian advance in northern Donetsk

Ukraine has so far staved off any major Russian advance into the north of its Donetsk region, but pressure is intensifying with heavy shelling on the city of Sloviansk and nearby populated areas, the Ukrainian military said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Russia's stated war aims begin catching up with reality

The speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament said on Tuesday that Ukraine had become a "terrorist state" and was doing everything to ensure that Russia did not stop its invasion at the borders of the eastern Donbas region as advertised.

Reuters

Russia sanctions: Which brands are severing ties over Ukraine invasion?

Banks, businesses, oligarchs, politicians and military leaders all targeted with harsh economic penalties by Western democracies as punishment for Vladimir Putin’s actions

The Independent UK

Russia sanctions: Which brands are severing ties over Ukraine invasion?

Banks, businesses, oligarchs, politicians and military leaders all targeted with harsh economic penalties by Western democracies as punishment for Vladimir Putin’s actions

The Independent UK

Russia sanctions: Which brands are severing ties over Ukraine invasion?

Banks, businesses, oligarchs, politicians and military leaders all targeted with harsh economic penalties by Western democracies as punishment for Vladimir Putin’s actions

The Independent UK

What sanctions has the UK imposed on Russia, and could more be done?

Leader of Russian Orthodox Church, children’s rights commissioner and four top colonels all targeted by UK as latest round of economic penalties announced

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5 Critics Of Vladimir Putin Who Died In Dubious Ways

Vladamir Putin is known to the world for many things; most recently, though, he’s the Russian president who sent an army to invade Ukraine on Feb. 24.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Struggling in Ukraine, Russia Paves Way to Sign Up Over-40s for Army

In a sign of Russia's urgent need to bolster its war effort in Ukraine, parliament said on Friday it would consider a bill to allow Russians over 40 and foreigners over 30 to sign up for the military. The website of the State Duma, parliament's lower house, said the move…

Reuters

Russian parliament to consider ban on exchanging Ukrainian Azov prisoners

Russia's parliament will consider banning the exchange of Russian prisoners of war for captured members of Ukraine's Azov Regiment, the speaker said on Tuesday, after the last Ukrainian defenders of Mariupol's Azovstal steel works surrendered to Russian forces.

France 24

Turkey says it is ready to discuss NATO membership with Finland, Sweden

Turkey voiced readiness Saturday to discuss Finland and Sweden's plans to join NATO, despite accusing them of habouring "terrorist organisations". "A big majority of the Turkish people are against the membership of those countries who are supporting PKK terrorist organization ... but these are the issues that we need to…

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The Independent UK

Russia sanctions: Mercedes-Benz and L’Oreal join firms severing ties over Ukraine invasion - see full list

Banks, businesses, oligarchs, politicians and military leaders all targeted with harsh economic penalties by Western democracies as punishment for Vladimir Putin’s actions

Reuters

Russia should respond symmetrically to asset freezes by 'unfriendly countries' - Duma chairman

Russia should respond symmetrically to the freezing of Russian assets by some "unfriendly countries," Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman on Russia's state Duma, the lower house of parliament, wrote in a social media post on Sunday.

The Independent UK

MPs wear Russian sanctions as ‘badge of honour’

Moscow has banned nearly 300 current and former MPs from entering Russia in retaliatory action over the UK’s response to the invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

287 MPs banned from entering Russia for ‘whipping up Russophobic hysteria’

Moscow announced the move in response to the UK sanctioning 386 members of the lower house of the Russian parliament.

The Independent UK

Google blocks YouTube channel of Russia’s Duma

The US tech giant, which owns YouTube, said it was committed to compliance with ‘all applicable sanctions and trade compliance laws’.

Asharq Al-Awsat

YouTube Blocks Russian Parliament Channel, Drawing Ire from Officials

YouTube has blocked Duma TV which broadcasts from Russia's lower house of parliament, drawing an angry response from officials who said the world's most popular streaming service could face restrictions in response. On Saturday, a message on YouTube said the Duma channel had been "terminated for a violation of YouTube's…

Reuters

YouTube blocks Russian parliament channel, drawing ire from officials

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