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‘They Are Just Humans’: Exiled Lama on Why Russia’s Buddhist Clergy Support the War

Lama Baldan Bazarov is one of only a few Russian Buddhist clerks to have condemned the invasion of Ukraine publicly.

Kremlin Introduces New Performance Metrics for Regional Governors

The updated key performance indicators focus on birth rates, support for Ukraine war veterans and public trust.
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Rare Protest In Russia’s Coldest Capital Seeks to Defend Mayoral Elections

While nearly all forms of protest in Russia have been suppressed since the invasion of Ukraine, local authorities allowed Sunday’s rally to take place...
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Bashkortostan Court Sentences Kushtau Protester to 9 Years in Prison

Marat Sharafutdinov was found guilty of being a member of an outlawed organization and of “plotting hooliganism with motives of ethnic hatred.”
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opinion Maria Vyushkova

Putin Pulls From Stalin’s Playbook in Sending North Koreans Disguised as Buryats to Ukraine

Buryats' role in the Korean War and the Russian invasion of Ukraine are two episodes of the same story: an Indigenous minority being exploited in imperial...
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In Numbers: How Russia’s Regions Entice Ukraine War Recruits With Money

Regions are hiking their payouts to military recruits in a bid to outdo fellow regions in meeting Kremlin-allocated enlistment quotas.
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Russia Says Shot Down 51 Ukrainian Drones

Eighteen were intercepted in the Tambov region, 16 in the area of the border town Belgorod, and others in the regions of Oryol, Bryansk, Lipetsk and Voronezh...
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News Analysis

Russia to Host Landmark BRICS Summit in Ongoing Bid to Reshape World Order

At the three-day summit in Kazan, Moscow will be pulling out all the stops to project the alliance as a geopolitical counterweight to the West. 
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In Russia’s Republic of Sakha, a Fatal Stray Dog Attack Underscores Country-Wide Problem

Sakha is one of many regions grappling with a stray dog crisis that endangers the people who live near them — but an effective solution appears far-off...
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In Russia’s Caucasus, a Tentative Border Redraw Edges Republics Closer to Instability

For many in Ingushetia, learning that parts of their republic could be handed over to neighboring North Ossetia was like rubbing salt in the wound.
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Siberian Region Declares ‘High Alert’ Over Electricity Shortages

Authorities in the neighboring republic of Buryatia have already introduced power supply restrictions.
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Ukraine Says Struck Russian Ammo Depot With Drones

Russia did not confirm the strike on the Kotluban military depot but reported that it had destroyed 67 drones overnight over the Volgograd region.
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Service Station Blast Kills 9 in Russia’s Dagestan

Almost 120 rescuers were working at the scene south of Dagestan's capital Makhachkala.
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Is Russia Running Out of Time to Save the Caspian Seal From Extinction?

If authorities fail to take decisive action to protect the seals, scientists estimate that the species could go extinct within two decades.
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opinion Gulnara Shuraleeva

Navalnaya’s Decolonization Critique Proves That Russia’s Liberal Opposition Hasn’t Been Listening to Indigenous Voices

It appears that Team Navalny is more interested in preserving the status quo than in engaging in a meaningful dialogue.
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In Russia’s Ethnic Republics, Pro-Kremlin Heads Run for Reelection — Popular Support Optional

Russia’s third wartime elections are expected to yield few surprises. But in three ethnic republics, the incumbents' victories will be hard-fought.
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‘Don’t Be Ashamed’ to Learn From Americans, Russian Regional Head Says

“Don't be ashamed of going abroad to learn something — including from our enemies,” Sakha’s head Aysen Nikolaev said.
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In the ‘Urals Switzerland,’ a Village Boycotts Vote for Pro-Kremlin Governor Over Neglected Road

Residents of the village of Tyulyuk say they have been cut off from the outside world by authorities’ negligence.
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Documentary Explores the Intersectional Struggle of Queer, Indigenous People in Russia

“Intersections” ventures into territory previously unexplored.
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How Russia’s Diamond Republic Finds Manpower for Putin’s Army

Free Yakutia Foundation and From the Republics explore how and why residents of the republic of Sakha enlist to fight in Ukraine.
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