Notices by Meduza in English (meduza_en@masto.ai)

Meduza spoke with Boris Bondarev, a former Russian Foreign Ministry official, about the significance of past Russian-American negotiations in the context of developments under the Trump administration. He also speculated on what Ukraine might do next.
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Meduza has learned that Russia's preparations for today's negotiations in Saudi Arabia were a bit of "a mess." Also, Moscow could shake up its diplomatic team if and when Ukrainian representatives are involved. https://buff.ly/4i2Ph3o

Infighting among the Russian opposition has reached a new level in the last year, leaving many anti-war Russians feeling helpless and unrepresented. Meduza explores how the movement got here — and where its future may lie.
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A Russian Orthodox priest dared to challenge church leader Patriarch Kirill on the institution’s growing embrace of patriotism — and was ridiculed. But while he opposes church support for the war, his reasoning is far from typical.
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Meduza reviews new revelations by The Insider about the media producer behind some of Russia's biggest propaganda content. Meet Margarita Zhitnitskaya, whom the West has not sanctioned for some reason. https://buff.ly/3QhuwFf

In Russia’s Far East, increasingly bold tigers have been venturing into villages, killing dogs and threatening people. Desperate residents have petitioned Vladimir Putin for protection and asked soldiers on the front lines to record appeals.
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Breaking news: Washington has secured Moscow's release of jailed American schoolteacher Marc Fogel. The exchange “serves as a show of good faith from the Russians," said Donald Trump's national security adviser. https://buff.ly/4gzSC8P

New reporting from the WSJ details how Russian prison officials ordered guards to "be cruel" to Ukrainian POWs from the first weeks of the full-scale war, lifting body camera mandates and restrictions on violence against the prisoners.
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Under the Trump administration, the U.S. Justice Department has disbanded the KleptoCapture task force, a Treasury Department initiative launched in 2022 to target business figures with ties to the Kremlin.
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Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr. both shared a fake E! News video with disinformation about USAID that was first posted by a pro-Kremlin disinformation network.
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Vologda Governor Georgy Filimonov is advocating a total ban on abortion services in his region. He recently met with a Russian Orthodox Church senior official and conferred about “demographic issues.” https://buff.ly/4hKfT96

U.S. allies reportedly expect Keith Kellogg, Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, to present Trump’s plan for ending the war in Ukraine at the Munich Security Conference next week.
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Kazakhstan’s Transport Ministry has released a preliminary report on the December crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane, confirming that it was hit by “external objects” and publishing photographs of debris recovered from the fuselage.
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Nika is from Russia but has lived in Japan for nearly 30 years. She spoke to journalists about what it’s like to be an active member of the Russian anti-war community in her adopted country.
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Among the victims of Wednesday’s plane crash near Washington, D.C., were renowned Russian figure skaters who had made the U.S. their home, spending years training and mentoring the next generation of athletes. Meduza looks back on their lives.
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The European Union’s next sanctions against Russia will ban several popular pro-Kremlin media outlets, adding them to a list that already includes RT and Sputnik. https://buff.ly/3WFQvZU

Ukrainian officials believe its Western partners could feasibly deploy 40,000–50,000 peacekeeping troops in the country if a ceasefire is reached with Russia, according to FT.
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Russia’s largest bank, which owns a sprawling network of services, is slashing jobs at four subsidiaries. While executives cite “resource optimization,” industry sources point to growing financial struggles.
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Newly appointed U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that ending the war in Ukraine would be the “official policy” of the United States under President Donald Trump.
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On Friday, a Russian court sentenced three former lawyers of Alexey Navalny, convicting the attorneys of participation in the late opposition leader’s “extremist organization.” Meduza asked four lawyers what they think Friday’s verdict means for the future of their profession. https://buff.ly/40p3Jey