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Former deputy governor of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area charged with large-scale bribery and abuse of power
SURGUT (Realist English). Russian prosecutors have approved the indictment against Alexey Shipilov, the former first deputy governor of the Khanty-Mansi...
Russia makes AI integration mandatory in regional digital transformation programs
TYUMEN (Realist English). Russia is entering a new stage of artificial intelligence (AI) deployment across its regions, Deputy Prime Minister...
Mishustin and Volodin discuss draft federal budget for 2026–2028
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin met with State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin on Monday to discuss the...
Irkutsk governor Igor Kobzev to lead regional government, pledges “personal responsibility” for economic growth and social stability
IRKUTSK (Realist English). Governor Igor Kobzev announced on October 15 during the 28th session of the Irkutsk Regional Legislative Assembly...
Russia’s youngest governor restructures administration, abolishes adviser positions in Samara region
SAMARA (Realist English). Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, Russia’s youngest regional governor at 36, has announced the elimination of all official adviser positions...
Leonid Slutsky re-elected as LDPR leader at party’s 37th congress
MOSCOW (Realist English). Leonid Slutsky was re-elected chairman of Russia’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) during the party’s 37th congress on...
Putin meets newly elected regional leaders, sets priorities for national projects and veteran integration
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin held a videoconference on September 26 with 21 regional leaders elected in the...
Digital sovereignty key to security, Russian regulator insists amid platform defiance
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s federal media and telecom regulator Roskomnadzor (RKN) says platforms deleted more than 425,000 pieces of prohibited...
Kozak’s exit cements Kiriyenko’s dominance inside Kremlin power structure
MOSCOW (Realist English). Dmitry Kozak, deputy chief of staff of the Russian presidential administration and one of Vladimir Putin’s closest...
Putin and Xi reaffirm strategic partnership in New Year video talks
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video conference with Chinese President Xi Jinping on February 4, marking...
Pompeo hints at US involvement in unrest and attacks in Iran
TEL AVIV (Realist English). Former US secretary of state and ex-CIA director Mike Pompeo has made a rare public statement...
Khamenei warns of regional war amid US military build-up in the Gulf
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned on Sunday that any US attack on the Islamic Republic would...
Trump warns Iran as US carrier group moves closer, raising fears of imminent military clash
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The risk of open conflict between the United States and Iran intensified after US President Donald Trump...
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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