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Russia thwarts protests over the blocking of a popular messaging app, but frustration persists

Authorities in nearly a dozen regions across Russian have refused to authorize protests in recent weeks over internet censorship and the blocking of Telegram, a popular messaging app

The Independent UK

The history of health claims that have dogged Vladimir Putin

The Kremlin has always swiftly dismissed any claims that the Russian president has a severe illness

The Independent UK

What to know about Russia's election, sure to hand Putin another term

Putin forever? Russia's president goes into this week's election with no serious contenders, cementing his already quarter-century hold on the Kremlin through at least 2030.

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Kremlin rejects antiwar politician from Russian presidential ballot

Kremlin rejects antiwar politician Boris Nadezhdin as a candidate in Russian presidential election, signaling no tolerance for opposition to Ukraine invasion.

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Russia’s election commission says the ruling party wins the most votes in occupied Ukrainian regions

Russia’s Central Election Commission says the country’s ruling party won the most votes in elections held in occupied Ukrainian regions

The Independent UK

Local elections take place across Russia, but Ukraine is 'not on the agenda'

Local elections are taking place this weekend in 79 regions of Russia

The Independent UK

Russia holds elections in occupied Ukrainian regions in an effort to tighten its grip there

Russian authorities are holding local elections this weekend in occupied parts of Ukraine in an effort to tighten their grip on territories Moscow illegally annexed a year ago and still does not fully control

The Independent UK

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Prigozhin's final months were overshadowed by questions about what the Kremlin had in store for him

The final two months of Yevgeny Prigozhin's life are shrouded in mystery

The Independent UK

Prigozhin's purported demise seems intended to send a clear message to potential Kremlin foes

When Yevgeny Prigozhin launched his armed rebellion that challenged the Kremlin, Western officials predicted Russian President Vladimir Putin would seek vengeance against the mercenary leader

The Independent UK

Putin says he tried but failed to oust Prigozhin after Wagner mutiny

President tells newspaper he met mercenary chief to negotiate terms for fighters’ continued participation in Ukraine war

The Guardian - UK

‘Ghost trains’ and armoured limos: how Vladimir Putin travels in secret luxury

Images of the interior of Vladimir Putin’s luxury train, equipped with anti-ageing machines and a Turkish bath, have been leaked for the first time – offering a rare glimpse into the Russian president’s day-to-day life.

The Week

Russian mercenary leader Prigozhin’s commanders met Putin after short-lived mutiny, pledged loyalty

On June 29, Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and his commanders met for three hours with Russian President Vladimir Putin, vowing loyalty to the government.

Chicago Sun-Times

Kremlin says Prigozhin pledged loyalty following short-lived Wagner rebellion

Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin pledged loyalty to the Russian government in a Kremlin meeting with President Vladimir Putin five days after the commander led a short-lived rebellion, a senior government spokesman said Monday, the latest twist in a baffling episode that has raised questions about the power and influence both…

France 24

Russia-Ukraine war live: Russian plans for nuclear weapons in Belarus ‘dangerous and irresponsible’ – as it happened

Senior US administration official says there are no signs Moscow intends to use its nuclear weapons

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Moscow ‘has deal with Belarus to station nuclear weapons’, says Putin – as it happened

Russia’s president says deal struck to station weapons on ally’s territory, according to Tass news agencyWhat we know on day 395 of the invasion

Al Jazeera

Russia puts Putin’s ex-speechwriter on wanted list over Ukraine

Abbas Gallyamov wrote speeches for Vladimir Putin during the Russian leader’s 2008-12 time as prime minister.

The Independent UK

Putin's Ukraine gamble seen as biggest threat to his rule

Russian President Vladimir Putin's gamble to invade Ukraine a year ago seems to have backfired spectacularly

ABC News

Russia appoints top soldier Valery Gerasimov to oversee Ukraine campaign

In the latest shake-up of Russia's military command, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov will replace the man known as "General Armageddon".

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Daily Mirror

'Vultures' circling Vladimir Putin as aide 'plots coup' and minister 'depressed'

Russian president Vladimir Putin is said to be surrounded by 'vultures' who are trying to take power in Russia amid reports that he is suffering from cancer while the war in Ukraine continues

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin visited Iran to 'arrange bolthole in case he's forced to flee Kremlin'

Vladimir Putin's former speech writer Abbas Gallyamov - who now lives overseas - said the hush-hush nature of his visit to Tehran on Tuesday was so he could agree an asylum deal for himself, his family, and his cronies if his cruel war sparks domestic civil unrest

Al Jazeera

Under pressure, Russia admits one dead, 27 missing from Moskva

Families had pushed back against official line that the entire crew managed to evacuate before the ship sank.

The Independent UK

Sailors' families seek answers about Russian ship sinking

It took the Russian military over a week to acknowledge that one serviceman died and two dozen others were missing after one of its flagship cruisers sank in the Black Sea, reportedly the result of a Ukrainian missiles strike

Al Jazeera

Putin’s Russia: From a ‘great power’ to a ‘pariah state’

Will the invasion of Ukraine prove to be the Russian president’s undoing?

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