Putin's Stamp And The $2 Million Heist
How a committee Vladimir Putin ran in the early 1990s became enmeshed in a bribery scandal and a plan to spirit millions of dollars in illicit cash out of Russia.
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Internet Severed Again in Tajikistan's GBAO – The Diplomat
For much of the last six months, the internet has been either inaccessible or heavily curtailed in Tajikistan’s eastern autonomous region.
Kuhistoni Badakhshon United States Tajikistan General Parviz Mullojanov Altynay Karimova Mahmadboqir Mahmadboqirov
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Russian Teen Issues Public Apology After Shouting 'Putin Is the Devil'
Following its invasion of Ukraine, Moscow passed a law that allows it to impose a jail term of up to 15 years on anyone spreading "false information" about the Russian army.
Czech Republic Russian Federation Zukhra Albekova Vladimir Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin Armed Forces Of The Russian Federation
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Vladimir Putin And The Missing Cocaine
What's the connection between the largest cocaine bust in Russian history and the man who was the city's deputy mayor at the time, Vladimir Putin? Current Time reporter Andrei Soshnikov and RFE/RL Enterprise Editor Carl Schreck join guest host Mike Eckel to discuss a mostly overlooked but revelatory entry in Putin's political trajectory as well as findings made in the first of a multipart series looking at the Russian president's backstory.
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Family In Buryatia Grieves Over Son Killed In Ukraine War: 'If We Stop Now, What Has It Been For?'
Stepan Oseyev, a 31-year-old career soldier from the settlement of Ust-Kiran in Russia's Buryatia region, was buried in late March after being killed in combat in Ukraine. His family and friends remember a determined young man for whom the military was the only escape from a life of poverty.
Kyyivs Ka Oblast Irkutskaya Oblast Orenburgskaya Oblast Robert Coalson Alevtina Darmayeva Lidiya Oseyeva
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Russia Could 'Blackmail' World Amid Global Food Crisis, Ukrainian Presidential Adviser Warns
In an interview with Current Time, Ukrainian president adviser Mykhaylo Podolyak has warned that Moscow aims to destroy Ukraine's agricultural infrastructure and exploit a global food crisis set off by the war.
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Putin's Nuclear Threats Shouldn't Deter Western Leaders: Poroshenko
Putin "only understands force" and will "go as far as the world allows him," said former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in a Saturday interview.
Ukraine General Bob Menendez Petro Poroshenko Bret Baier Volodymyr Zelensky Us Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Ukraine Won't End the War Against Russia on the Battlefield: Zelensky
Zelensky said that the fight against Russia will continue to be "bloody," but that diplomacy would be the only way to end the conflict decisively.
Ukraine General Kharkivs Ka Oblast Vladimir Putin Petro Poroshenko Volodymyr Zelensky Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
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'Putin Only Understands Force,' Says Ukrainian Ex-President In Call For United Response Against Russia
In an interview with Current Time, former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says that he doesn't believe Russian President Vladimir Putin will use nuclear weapons and that he has mended his rift with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
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Tajikistan: Tensions Escalating in Autonomous Region – Human Rights Watch
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Gorno Badakhshan Kuhistoni Badakhshon Ulfathonim Mamadshoeva Alisher Mirzonabot Zamir Nazrishoev Syinat Sultanalieva
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