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Russia’s Domestic Policy
Putin signs law expanding telecom operators’ obligations at FSB request
MOSCOW (Realist English). President Vladimir Putin has signed amendments clarifying the obligations of telecommunications operators, according to a document published...
Kremlin confirms use of VPN services for official Telegram channel
MOSCOW (Realist English). Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has confirmed that virtual private network (VPN) services are used in the operation...
Chelyabinsk deputy governor detained in major bribery probe
CHELYABINSK (Realist English). Deputy Governor of the Chelyabinsk Region Andrey Faleychik was detained on Thursday morning as part of a...
Russia’s election commission approves full rollout of new digital voting system
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has approved the transition to a new version of the State Automated...
Kremlin official outlines value framework and vision of “ideal Russia”
MOSCOW (Realist English). A senior Kremlin official has presented a new conceptual framework defining Russia’s core values and competing visions...
Russia moves to tighten migration health controls and enforcement
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s State Duma is preparing a package of legislative initiatives aimed at tightening and recalibrating the country’s...
United Russia maps out 2026 election strategy after autumn Duma session
MOSCOW (Realist English). A meeting of the parliamentary faction of United Russia focused on preparations for upcoming elections and a...
Russia’s birth rate stands at 1.4, with rural areas outperforming cities — Volodin
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s average total fertility rate currently stands at 1.4 children per woman, with a marked gap between...
Kadyrov says he may run again as Chechnya’s leader if backed by Putin and voters
GROZNY (Realist English). Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said he is prepared to take part in the upcoming election for head...
Taiwan fears US weapons use in Iran could aid China
TAIPEI (Realist English). Taiwan has raised concerns that extensive US use of long-range cruise missiles in the war involving Iran...
Strait of Hormuz disruption sends shockwaves through global trade
LONDON (Realist English). Escalating military tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are rapidly disrupting global shipping and energy markets, as...
Iran war puts Vice President JD Vance in difficult political position
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The ongoing war with Iran has placed US Vice President JD Vance in a politically sensitive position,...
Hormuz crisis reshapes global tanker market as shipping routes collapse
LONDON (Realist English). The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the escalation of the Iran war has triggered...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
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