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Every day, we bring you the most important news and feature stories from hundreds of news sources in Russia and across the former Soviet Union. Our team includes some of Russia’s top professionals in news and reporting. We value our independence and strive to be a reliable, trusted outlet for objective, verified, and unbiased information about Russia and the former Soviet Union, as well as a source for sharp insights about one of the world’s most enigmatic regions.

Venezuela looks like a defeat for Moscow, but is it actually a gift to Putin’s worldview? The Naked Pravda asked politic...
09/01/2026

Venezuela looks like a defeat for Moscow, but is it actually a gift to Putin’s worldview? The Naked Pravda asked political scientist Seva Gunitsky and Russian oil-industry expert Craig Kennedy about "spheres of influence" and Moscow's money problems.

At first glance, the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro might look like an obvious disaster for Vladimir Putin. Russia has lost a key partner, and the prospect of Venezuelan oil flooding the market could depress prices even further, further constraining the Kremlin’s ability to f...

Last month, Russia passed a law allowing clear-cut logging in the forests around Lake Baikal. Environmentalists warn tha...
09/01/2026

Last month, Russia passed a law allowing clear-cut logging in the forests around Lake Baikal. Environmentalists warn that the consequences for the lake and its unique flora and fauna could be irreversible.

In December, Russia’s State Duma passed a law allowing clear-cut logging in Lake Baikal’s Central Ecological Zone, a move swiftly approved by the Federation Council and signed by Vladimir Putin. Although the legislation — set to take effect on March 1, 2026 — permits such logging only under ...

How would the 20-point peace plan impact the millions of Ukrainians living under Russian occupation? Meduza asks analyst...
09/01/2026

How would the 20-point peace plan impact the millions of Ukrainians living under Russian occupation? Meduza asks analyst Karolina Hird from the Institute for the Study War.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly called territorial control the “most difficult” of the 20 points in the new peace plan drafted by Ukraine and the United States. For the agreement to take effect, Russia would have to withdraw its troops from four of Ukraine’s regions, and the front ...

Explosions reported outside Lviv after an apparent intermediate-range ballistic missile strike by Russia against the Str...
09/01/2026

Explosions reported outside Lviv after an apparent intermediate-range ballistic missile strike by Russia against the Stryi gas field and gas storage facility. Signs point to another Oreshnik missile attack — the weapon Putin compared to a "meteorite."

Shortly after Ukraine’s Air Force reported the threat of an intermediate-range ballistic missile launch from a Russian strategic nuclear testing site near the Caspian Sea, explosions rocked the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Friday morning, local time. Mayor Andriy Sadovyi confirmed the attack,...

Pierre Thévenin explores the maritime law arguments surrounding the U.S. military’s seizure of tankers linked to Russia....
08/01/2026

Pierre Thévenin explores the maritime law arguments surrounding the U.S. military’s seizure of tankers linked to Russia. We're dealing with a unique legal precedent: ships trying to change their national registration while under pursuit on the high seas.

On January 7, U.S. military forces seized two tankers linked to Russia’s “shadow fleet,” ending a weeks-long pursuit of one vessel, the Bella 1. After the ship sought Russian sovereign protection by changing its flag in late December, Moscow mobilized warships and a submarine to intervene. Des...

As Zelensky’s new chief of staff, Kyrylo Budanov is stepping in to lead Kyiv’s negotiating team in the middle of the Tru...
08/01/2026

As Zelensky’s new chief of staff, Kyrylo Budanov is stepping in to lead Kyiv’s negotiating team in the middle of the Trump administration’s latest push to end the war. Meduza looks back on his military career and experience negotiating with Moscow.

Kyrylo Budanov’s predecessor as President Zelensky’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, was known as the second-most powerful person in Ukraine. However, he was far less successful in the diplomatic arena. U.S. officials on both sides of the aisle had grown sick of dealing with Yermak long before hi...

The U.S. has seized a sanctioned "dark fleet" tanker in the North Atlantic following a high-stakes pursuit that began in...
07/01/2026

The U.S. has seized a sanctioned "dark fleet" tanker in the North Atlantic following a high-stakes pursuit that began in the Caribbean. The op involved a brief standoff with Russian naval vessels after the ship attempted to change its registry mid-chase to evade capture.

On October 7, the U.S. military seized two “dark fleet” tankers: the Bella 1 (also known as the Marinera) and the Sofia. Both vessels are on the U.S. Treasury Department’s sanctions list for illicitly transporting Iranian, Venezuelan, and Russian oil.

Across Russia, the cost of church rites has surged since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
07/01/2026

Across Russia, the cost of church rites has surged since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Across Russia, the cost of church rites has surged since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “Voluntary donations” for weddings, funerals, and baptisms are rising far faster than inflation, even as demand for funeral services has grown amid mounting wartime losses. RFE/RL’s Russia...

⚡ The U.S. military has seized a Russian-flagged tanker linked to Venezuelan oil exports that it had been pursuing sinc...
07/01/2026

⚡ The U.S. military has seized a Russian-flagged tanker linked to Venezuelan oil exports that it had been pursuing since December.

The U.S. military’s European Command has detained a Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuelan oil exports in the northern Atlantic Ocean, it announced on Wednesday.

Lithuania is investigating Leonid Volkov after he insulted Ukraine's leadership and celebrated neo-Nazi Denis Nikitin's ...
06/01/2026

Lithuania is investigating Leonid Volkov after he insulted Ukraine's leadership and celebrated neo-Nazi Denis Nikitin's (faked) death. The Russian opposition figure could lose his residence permit if his remarks are deemed a national security threat.

Lithuania’s Migration Department is investigating Leonid Volkov, head of political projects at the Anti-Corruption Foundation. The move follows comments Volkov made about the reported “death” of neo-Nazi paramilitary leader Denis Kapustin. Also known as Denis Nikitin and “White Rex,” Kapus...

Today’s summit in Paris has ended with the “Coalition of the Willing” signing a declaration on security guarantees for K...
06/01/2026

Today’s summit in Paris has ended with the “Coalition of the Willing” signing a declaration on security guarantees for Kyiv. The U.K. and France also committed to deploying forces to Ukraine in the event of a peace deal.

The “Coalition of the Willing” summit in Paris has ended with Kyiv’s allies signing a declaration on security guarantees for Ukraine. This was announced by French President Emmanuel Macron at a press conference after the meeting, Sky News reported on Tuesday.

How do exiled pro-democracy activists continue to make inroads into Putin’s Russia? Meduza asks Free Russia Foundation p...
06/01/2026

How do exiled pro-democracy activists continue to make inroads into Putin’s Russia? Meduza asks Free Russia Foundation president Natalia Arno.

As Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine approaches its fourth anniversary, Vladimir Putin’s grip on power appears as strong as ever. But Natalia Arno maintains that change is imminent — and that the Kremlin’s opponents must be prepared for the next window of opportunity. With more than tw...

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