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Russia's loss is Armenia's gain as the small ex-Soviet republic benefits from an influx of Russian talent in the wake of the Ukraine war.

Mute Witness has landed new distribution deals with Arrow Video, Shudder, and several other countries around the world

With Putin mired in the Ukraine war and facing unrest at home, it is time the West tried to negotiate a way back from the brink, writes Anatol Lieven

Deep below ground in the bomb shelter, they could hear the Russian shells pounding the edges of Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital. Victor Greenchuk, wearing camouflage pants and squatting on a pile of old tires, peered through the ill-lit gloom at two laptops perched precariously on a scuffed computer tower.

Oscar-nominated Den Tolmor was trying to finish his eight-part series about politics — and porn — in Ukraine. Then came war.

On 27 May the Belarus president forwarded the bill on amending the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus to the lower chamber of the Belarusian parliament in line with part 1, article 99 and article 138 of the Constitution of Belarus.

Veneetsia disainibiennaali raames avati 12. juunil Eesti jätkusuutliku disaini näitus "Second Chance" ("Teine võimalus").

Whether out of superstition, scorn or steadfast denial, Russian President Vladimir Putin famously avoids saying Alexei Navalny’s name out loud. But across the vast country Putin rules, the leading opposition figure is known to practically everyone. Five months ago, Navalny lay comatose in a Berlin hospital, having narrowly escaped death by poisoning with a military-grade nerve agent. In the face of overwhelming evidence of a Kremlin role, Putin’s government denied any responsibility. Now th...

Russia is my country: Dissidents daring return sparks protests. Now what? Laura King © (Dmitri Lovetsky / Associated Press) People clash with police during a protest Saturday in St. Petersburg, Russia, against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. (Dmitri Lovetsky / Associated Press) Whether out of superstition, scorn or steadfast denial, Russian President Vladimir Putin famously avoids saying Alexei Navalny’s name out loud. But across the vast country Putin rule...