Despite loud Russian celebrations on the occasion of the “return” (and, in fact, occupation) of Crimea, the peninsula has been recognized only formally for eight years at the Russian level.
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Russia in flames: residents of Yakutia and Karelia fight forest fires on their own, while officials earn
While Russian President Vladimir Putin was writing an article about “one people” with Ukraine and sending special equipment to quench fires in Turkey, thousands of hectares of forest in Yakutia and Karelia were burning in Russia itself.
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Compulsory-voluntary vaccination: how Russia is testing “Sputnik V” in the occupied territories
At the same time, according to sources of the Ukrainian Security and Cooperation Center (USCC) in the Ukrainian special services, the Russian authorities have created such conditions in the occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions that it is almost impossible to avoid vaccination with doubtful vaccines.
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The Second World War and propaganda: Russia once again wants to ban history
The Russian authorities, which have always used history as a tool not only for propaganda and fakes but also for hybrid aggression, decided to “bury” some of the historical facts concerning the outbreak of the Second World War and the role of the USSR.
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Belarus authorities under Russia’s command pursue repressive policies
A wave of mass repressions against the opposition, activists and the media is underway in Belarus. The vast majority of cases end in real significant terms of imprisonment for their defendants. Moreover, according to our information from sources in the Ukrainian special services, the process of Russia’s creeping “absorption” of Belarus continues: the republican KGB currently employs many representatives of the FSB of the Russian Federation.