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Russia, Ukraine, Belarus Editor at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)
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The Fugitive Oligarch, The Cryptocurrency, And A 'Wild' Kremlin-Blessed Sanctions Evasion Scheme
What's unique about the cryptocurrency A7A5 is that it appears to be set up not only to circumvent Western sanctions; it also appears to be a pillar for a larger Kremlin effort to build a parallel fin...
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December 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Unmasking 'Dr. Evil': Ukrainian Soldiers Haunted By The Horrors Of A Russian Prison
In an award-winning investigation conducted jointly with OCCRP, Schemes determined the identity of a doctor whose conduct stood out in the memories of inmates who said they suffered near-constant viol...
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November 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Different Visions: Where The US And Europe Part Ways On Ukraine Peace
After a US framework for peace in Ukraine abruptly emerged last week, Europeans scrambled to draft a counterproposal that is easier on Kyiv. From territorial and financial issues to the possibility of...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Times puzzle people, who tf calls it a 'shifter'?
November 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Ukrainian Businessman Embroiled In Massive Corruption Scandal Fled To Poland In Luxury Taxi
Tymur Mindich, a prominent businessman and the alleged ringleader in a massive corruption scandal in Ukraine’s energy sector, used a luxury taxi service to leave the country, an RFE/RL investigation h...
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November 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Where's Putin? How A Door Handle Exposed Putin’s Secret Offices
An RFE/RL investigation has discovered that Russian President Vladimir Putin uses three nearly identical offices in different parts of Russia and that the Kremlin has repeatedly misled the public abou...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Ukraine's Big Corruption Scandal Cuts Close To Zelenskyy. Will He Weather It?
With elections suspended under martial law and Ukrainians displaying strong unity in the face of the Russian onslaught, politics has been largely on hold over nearly four years of full-scale war. But ...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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From Army To Zelenskyy, Ukraine's Corruption Scandal Rocks Country
Ukraine has been rocked by a corruption scandal in which suspects allegedly discussed millions of dollars worth of kickbacks on protection for energy plants, even as Russian bombs raining down on them...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Where's Putin? How The Kremlin Hides His Location With Three Nearly Identical Offices
Russian President Vladimir Putin has three nearly identical offices in different parts of the country and the Kremlin has been dishonest about his location many times in recent years, Systema, RFE/RL’...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Ex-NATO Chief Stoltenberg Says More Arms For Kyiv Will 'Change Putin's Calculus'
Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the way to change Russian President Vladimir Putin mind and bring him to the negotiating table to end the war in Ukraine is to step up military aid to Kyiv.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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The Abandoned Soviet Uranium Mines Of Bohemia
A small band of explorers are cracking into the radioactive mines where the Kremlin once used slave labor to dig out its uranium for nuclear weapons during the Cold War.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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As US Ratchets Up Pressure On Venezuela, Will (Or Can) Moscow Help Maduro?
Amid a buildup of US forces in the Caribbean, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is reportedly reaching out to Russia, China and Iran to help bolster its military capabilities. But it’s unclear how much support they can provide – or want to provide -- as Washington ratchets up pressure on Caracas.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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A Violent Death Casts A Stark Spotlight On Ukraine's Military Manpower Problems
The death of Roman Sopin has focused heightened attention on Ukraine’s manpower problems and the violence that recruiters sometimes use against men they are seeking to bring into the military.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Pokrovsk Is In Danger Of Falling To Russia. Ukrainian Soldiers Are Fuming.
Russian forces have gained a foothold inside the Ukrainian-controlled city of Pokrovsk. It’s fraying Ukrainian defenses, stoking frustrations, and worrying experts, who say if the city falls, it will imperil a swath of Ukraine’s frontline defenses. "The situation is on the verge of critical."
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October 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Who's Behind A New Black Sea Luxury Resort Complex? Politically Connected Belarusians, That's Who.
A nearly finished hillside complex in the southern Russian ski resort town of Krasnaya Polyana is backed by investors linked to Belarus’s strongman leader, a new investigation found.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Ukraine’s Western Front: Hunting Draft Dodgers On The Romanian Border
Ukrainian men seeking to avoid military service pay up to the equivalent of $15,000 to smuggling gangs that hire children as guides to get them across the border to Romania. It’s one of the phenomena contributing to persistent manpower problems as Kyiv fights against the Russian invasion.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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From The Stage To The Front: A Ballet Dancer At War In Ukraine
Ukrainian ballet dancer Oleksandr Dushakov was in Paris for a performance when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of his country in 2022. By the fall of 2023, Dushakov was fighting at the front. He hopes to return to ballet when the war is over but says: “I don’t see the finish line.”
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October 23, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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Who’s Recruiting Cubans To Fight In Ukraine? A Travel Agent In Provincial Russia For One.
Thousands of Cubans have been recruited to travel to Russia—and many have ended up fighting in Ukraine, possibly under false pretenses. A 41-year-old, multi-lingual travel agent from Russian provincial city is among those involved in a shady recruitment network, Systema found.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Tomahawks, Tone In Focus As Trump Meets Zelenskyy In Washington
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants Tomahawk missiles for the war against Russia's invasion. US President Donald Trump says Washington might provide them. And Russia is warning against an escalation. Here's what to watch when Trump hosts Zelenskyy in Washington on October 17.
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October 17, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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Ukraine Braces For Winter As Russia Escalates Energy Attacks
On October 3, Russia unleashed its biggest-ever attack on Ukraine’s natural gas sector. A week later, a nighttime barrage knocked power out across a large swath of Kyiv. As temperatures drop and Moscow steps up attacks on the energy sector, Ukrainians are preparing for a rough winter.
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October 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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That Time (Long Ago) Nemtsov Ran For Mayor Of Sochi
Long after he was out of the Russian government and half a decade before he was shot dead steps from the Kremlin, Boris Nemtsov ran against the Kremlin's candidate for mayor of Sochi. A reporter who covered the contest remembers a race that tested whether the country would move closer to democracy under Dmitry Medvedev, who had taken Vladimir Putin's place as president the year before.
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October 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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October 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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October 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Who’s Who In The Fractured Russian Opposition Fighting Against Putin
Here’s a look at the main figures in the opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin, most of them driven abroad by a relentless clampdown.
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October 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Hamburg AfD Ousts Member For Attending Far-Right Forum In Russia
Germany’s Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) party in Hamburg has expelled local member Robert Risch from the city council after imagery analyzed by RFE/RL showed he attended a far-right forum in Russia that brought together extreme right-wing politicians.
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October 9, 2025 at 5:44 AM