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The ruthless campaign waged in Western Circassia culminated in the Circassian genocide, which the victims themselves called the Tsitsekun.

The body, which counts 46 countries as members, is the oldest political organisation in Europe and was created three years before the European Coal and Steel Community.

Moscow enjoys near total control of the media landscape, with all of Russias largest newspapers and broadcasters either fully or partially funded by the state.

Russia has built itself up as a dominant military superpower since the 1700s. Aside from the United States, Russia’s military was seen as one of the most feared in military history—that was until their invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Russia has built itself up as a dominant military superpower since the 1700s. Aside from the United States, Russia’s military was seen as one of the most feared in military history—that was until their total invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

More than 24 hours after someone flew two drones into the Kremlin, in a spectacular display caught on video, it's still not clear who was responsible. If Ukraine did do it, as Russia alleges and Kyiv denies, it would be a major embarrassment for Moscow.

A justification of sorts. im thinking of the second chechen war, for example. we have heard from a spokesperson for ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy that they have no information about this incident and went on to say that they do not attack russia, they merely defend and liberate ukrainian lands. thats an important statement to make because while we have had a lot of mystical suggestions or hints by ukrainian officials over the past year that they might go for russian territory, in fact,...

As far as Chechen volunteers are concerned, Ukraine is the just the start of the fight against Russia.

Is the regime responsible — and does Russia play a role?

In the past week, Russia has been facing new accusations of war crimes committed in the invasion of Ukraine after two videos surfaced online of Russian soldiers beheading Ukrainian prisoners of war. The videos have drawn international condemnation, with the European Union and United Nations denouncing the footage.  The first video emerged and was propagated...

Since their appearance in the Donbass, Russia’s ‘heavy flamethrower’ thermobaric artillery quickly gained a reputation for their ability to inflict devastating damage against enemy fortifications, vehicles and anyone unfortunate enough to find themselves in their zone of fire. Where do these weapons originate and how do they work? Sputnik explains.