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Despite the official support for Russias invasion shown by many religious leaders, most notably those in the Moscow Patriarchate, small numbers of clergy and laypeople in Russia continue to protest for explicitly religious reasons against the renewed war in Ukraine. They often face detention, prosecution, and the loss of their jobs in consequence. One, Fr Ioann Burdin, told Forum 18 he is appealing against being fined "so that life is not a bed of roses for the authorities and judges".

Six Russian military recruitment offices in Russia were attacked with Molotov cocktails, revealing Russian dissent towards Putin.

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Arshak Makichyan, 27, began fighting a one-man war in Russia years before troops from his country invaded Ukraine.

Photo of Russian protest in Moscow against the American involvement in Pakistan’s Affairs went viral on social media. The India Today Anti Fake News War Room found that the viral photo was digitally altered.

Symbolizes how far relations between the west and russia have fallen. mcdonalds announced all restaurants in rausch would close temporarily, including the very first which opened more than 30 years ago. >> this is a story of cooperation and understanding among people. this is a story of mcdonalds people from around the world getting along with their neighbors in the soviet union. >> that was the scene january 31st, 1990 in moscows pushkin square, just months before the collapse of the soviet uni...

Now, weve seen even more global companies distancing themselves from russia. and now some extremely iconic u.s. brands. who are they? >> yeah. mcdonalds, that is the one we put a star, talking about. i noticed you tweeting tab last night, jonathan. its hugely symbolic for moscow. i cant describe that much, when the first mcdonalds opens in 1990, pushkin square, thousands of russians trying to get their taste of the big mac. it was the first collapse of the soviet union, two years before the offi...

Through all the russians. 30,000 of them eager to try american fast food. for the first-time. 20 years later after that historical -- in 2010. mcdonalds executives veggie did the location as part of an effort to highlight its successful expansion interests up. at that point the pushkin square restaurant had become a normal part of life in russia. having served -- 130 million customers. earlier this month that mcdonalds in pushkin square were closed. along with every other mcdonalds store in the ...

NAZARETH have played there so often a journalist joked the band "have probably visited more Russian cities than Putin" and but for the war…