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‘Hostage diplomacy,’ public opinion, and Soviet feminism Five books about Russia Meduza’s editors enjoyed this year — Meduza

2025-12-26

The news out of Russia in 2025 has been overwhelmingly bleak. As Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine nears its fifth year, the…

UUkraine

Lights under fire A glimpse of Ukraine’s Christmas season amid another winter of war — Meduza

2025-12-25

For the third year, Ukrainians are celebrating Christmas on December 25, together with the West. Last week, Moscow rejected…

LLithuania

Thousands of Lithuanians protest against law to expand government control over state broadcaster — Meduza

2025-12-18

For weeks now, Lithuanians have been protesting against a government proposal targeting the country’s public broadcaster, Lithuanian National Radio…

CConflicts

A Russian deserter recounts wounding himself — and his own men — to escape the Ukraine war — Meduza

2025-12-06

This Friday, the French-German broadcaster ARTE released journalist Maria Borzunova’s interview with Yevgeny Korobov, a 30-year-old senior lieutenant who…

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Freed from prison in Belarus, exiled opposition leader’s husband accused of battling her instead of Lukashenko — Meduza

2025-12-06

Six months ago, after serving five years behind bars, Belarusian opposition figure Siarhei Tsikhanouski walked free. He emerged from…

RRussia

Trump wants Russia to surrender its frozen assets. Here’s why Putin likely won’t do it — and why he just might. — Meduza

2025-11-21

On November 20, Axios published the draft text of the Trump administration’s latest plan to end the Russian–Ukrainian war. One of the most…

AAustria

How Swarovski Optik is still sending sniper scopes to Russia, despite Austria’s policy of ‘permanent neutrality’ — Meduza

2025-11-20

Despite Austria’s declared neutrality and its refusal to send weapons to Kyiv, the country’s Swarovski Optik has continued supplying high-end…

CConflicts

North Korea plans to sell its ‘cure-all’ drugs in Russia. There’s no evidence they work. — Meduza

2025-11-13

This week, news broke that North Korean pharmaceutical companies are planning to export medications to Russia. These “miracle drugs” supposedly…

CCrude Oil

Russia’s oil empire stumbles as Lukoil halts output in Iraq under U.S. sanctions pressure Meduza breaks down today’s biggest Russia-related news stories, November 10, 2025

2025-11-10

🗞️ Top story: Lukoil declares ‘force majeure’ in Iraq as U.S. sanctions rattle global operations The international operations of Russian oil…

EEurope

The E.U. just tightened visa rules for Russians. We read the fine print so you don’t have to. — Meduza

2025-11-08

1 Stricter visa rules for Russians The E.U. has further tightened its rules for issuing Schengen visas to Russian…

LLatvia

‘Cynical and completely reckless’ Latvia has the highest femicide rate in Europe — including Russia. Its parliament just voted to exit a treaty protecting women from violence.

2025-11-04

In September 2025, a right-wing populist party in Latvia introduced legislation to withdraw the country from the Istanbul Convention, a key international treaty…

CConflicts

How many soldiers have Russia and Ukraine lost? And how do their armies compare? Meduza’s military analysts answer readers’ biggest questions about the war (part 3)

2025-11-04

In October, we asked our Russian-language readers to send in their most pressing questions about the Russia–Ukraine war. We received hundreds of messages in response, and…