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Corrupt Army Officers And “Black Widows” Are Scamming Russian Soldiers Out Of Their Combat Pay

by Important Stories staff June 10, 2025June 10, 2025

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Lost In Russia — Why The Kidnapped Ukrainian Orphans Are Being Forgotten

by Katya Bonch-Osmolovskaya April 8, 2025April 9, 2025

A child in a green coat is seen in the foreground of a snowy landscape, with other children seen behind them

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Foreign Adoptions From Russia Have Been Completely Cut Off — And It’s Not Just The War

by Sonya Savina March 21, 2025May 24, 2025

However The Ukraine War Ends, A New Cold War Will Be Needed To Contain Russia

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However The Ukraine War Ends, A New Cold War Will Be Needed To Contain Russia

by Vazhnyye Istorii and Olena Starik February 20, 2025May 24, 2025

How A Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire Could Play Out Under Trump

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How A Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire Could Play Out Under Trump

by Vazhnyye Istorii January 24, 2025May 24, 2025

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Before The Drones? Why The Ukraine-Russia War Looks So Much Like A 20th-Century Affair

by Vazhnyye Istorii and Olena Starik January 9, 2025May 24, 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump meeting in New York City on Sept. 27.

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Trump Boasts “Peace Through Strength” On Ukraine — But What’s His Actual Leverage?

by Olena Starik December 7, 2024May 24, 2025

Photo of Former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu's son-in-law (and influencer) Alexey Stolyarov

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Privilege v. Patriotism: How Russia’s Nepo Babies Dodge War Mobilization

by Olena Starik October 14, 2024May 24, 2025

APRIL 04, 2024 - Children on the laptop screen during a mixed online-offline lesson at a local school, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

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Occupied Ukraine’s Clandestine School Network: It’s Online, In Ukrainian And Dangerous

by Katya Aleksandr September 17, 2024May 23, 2025

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The Pavel Durov Case Is A Wakeup Call: Big Tech Can’t Manage Societal Risk

by Dmitry Nekrasov August 31, 2024May 24, 2025

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Sabotage, ISIS, Child Porn: The West Has Been Tracking Telegram’s Pavel Durov For Years

by Vazhnyye Istorii and Haley Bader August 27, 2024May 24, 2025

Montage of a photo contact sheet showing several photos of Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin walking on a red carpet

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Pyongyang Lessons: Putin Leans In To Role As World’s Autocrat-In-Chief

by Roman Anin June 22, 2024May 23, 2025

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Kharkiv Diary: Desperately Seeking Normality As Shelling Multiplies

by Katya Alexander June 19, 2024May 23, 2025

Photo of Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Phoenix, Arizona on June 6

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What The Return Of Trump Would Mean For Ukraine, And Beyond

by Vazhnyye Istorii and Olena Starik June 16, 2024May 23, 2025

Photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin attending a military parade in Moscow.

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What If Putin Really Was Ready To Negotiate With Ukraine?

by Olena Starik June 5, 2024May 23, 2025

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Political Assassinations In Russia: How It Really Works

by Roman Katin and Haley Bader May 12, 2024May 24, 2025

Several hundred residents remain in Chasovoy Yar. Many refuse to evacuate until the last minute,

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Chasiv Yar Diary: A Ukrainian Surgeon’s 10 Years On The Front Line

by Katya Alexander May 10, 2024May 23, 2025

Russia-Ukraine: How The Swiss Peace Summit Could Trigger Bonafide Negotiations

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Russia-Ukraine: How The Swiss Peace Summit Could Trigger Bonafide Negotiations

by Vazhnyye Istorii and Haley Bader April 24, 2024May 23, 2025

Toward A New Humanism: How To Defeat Putin And The Ideology Of Demonization

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Toward A New Humanism: How To Defeat Putin And The Ideology Of Demonization

by Ilya Kukulin April 20, 2024May 24, 2025

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The Women’s Brigade Of Occupied Ukraine: Underground Resistance, Feminist Flair

by Katya Aleksandr and Haley Bader April 12, 2024May 24, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a face-to-face meeting of the Security Council at the Novo-Ogaryovo presidential state residence.

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Russian Elites’ Double Lives In The West — The Weak Link In Putin’s Holy War

by Vazhnyye Istorii and Haley Bader March 31, 2024May 22, 2025

Russia's President Vladimir Putin lights a candle to commemorate victims of a terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall.

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Putin, 72 Hours: The Kremlin Timeline Before, During And After The Theater Attack

by Vazhnyye Istorii and Haley Bader March 25, 2024May 23, 2025

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Navalny’s “Protest Noon” Crashes Putin Victory On Final Day Of Russian Election

by Nikita Kondratyev and Alisa Kuznetsova March 17, 2024May 23, 2025

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Beyond Putin: The National Psyche That Fuels Russian Aggression

by Yuri Fedorov March 17, 2024May 24, 2025

Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (C) visits one of the regional defence industry enterprises to inspect the fulfilment of a state defence order

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Slippery Sanctions: How UK Firm Renishaw Keeps Working For The Russian Army

by Anastasia Korotkova March 11, 2024May 22, 2025

Photo of a child looking through a window at Donetsk's Orphanage

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How Russia Is Training Its Foster Parents To “Russify” Ukrainian Orphans

by Katya Bonch-Osmolovskaya and Haley Bader March 8, 2024May 22, 2025

Photo of members of PMC Española, in gear and with weapons, posing for a group photo on a soccer pitch

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Report: A Private Army Of Russian Football Fans Is Latest PMC On Ukraine Frontline

by Roman Anin and Roman Romanovsky March 5, 2024May 22, 2025

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Kadyrov’s Gift To Putin: Inside The Unforgiving World Of Chechen Mobilization

by Alisa Kuznetsova February 25, 2024May 23, 2025

Photo of Alexei Navalny behind bars at the corrective penal colony in Pokrov

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Alexei Navalny’s Place In History Is Right Alongside Gandhi And MLK

by Roman Anin February 19, 2024May 23, 2025

London-Vienna, Caribbean-Côte d'Azur: How A Putin Crony Funds A Western Life Of Luxury

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London-Vienna, Caribbean-Côte d’Azur: How A Putin Crony Funds A Western Life Of Luxury

by Vazhnyye Istorii and Cameron Manley February 13, 2024May 22, 2025

Firefigters battle a fire that hit an oil depot in the town of Klintsy where a Ukrainian drone dropped an explosive device previously.

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Kyiv’s “Long Arm” Strategy: Can Targeting Oil And Gas Plants Inside Russia Turn The Tide?

by Cameron Manley and Vazhnyye Istorii February 11, 2024May 21, 2025

SALMAN MUKAEV AT THE COURTHOUSE.

When The Police Torture Of A Straight Man Shows How Vile Anti-Gay Hatred Is In Russia

by Varuzhan Sargsyan February 8, 2024May 21, 2025

Servicemen of the Kremlin Regiment of the Russian Federal Protective Service take part in an oath taking ceremony in Cathedral Square of the Moscow Kremlin .

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Is Wikipedia The Last Hope For Free Speech In Putin’s Russia?

by Alisa Kuznetsova February 6, 2024May 24, 2025

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Inside Russia’s New System For Blocking The Internet — With Tricks From China And Iran

by Alisa Kuznetsova February 5, 2024May 24, 2025

Older gentleman walking through a frosty winter in Mariupol.

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A Cold Purgatory For Ukrainians Who Stayed In Russian-Occupied Mariupol

by Katya Aleksandr February 2, 2024May 21, 2025

US President Joe Biden (L) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin seen after Russian-US extended talks at the Villa La Grange

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There Are Ways The U.S. Could Be Much Tougher On Russia — What’s Holding It Back?

by Oleg Itskhoki and Cameron Manley January 22, 2024May 21, 2025

Female trainee soldier wearing red nail polish in Obukhiv, Ukraine

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Sketches, Lingerie And Paris Memories: A Ukrainian Sniper On How She Survived Russian Captivity

by Katya Aleksandr January 18, 2024May 23, 2025

Russian flag and roses being held in the air.

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What Warps The Russian Mind — Liberal Ones Too

by Kirill Rogov January 17, 2024May 21, 2025

Photo of an award ceremony for Russian Military Police unit in Lugansk People's Republic

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Crime, Punishment And Friendly Fire: A Grim Report From Russia’s Frontline

by Sonya Savina December 22, 2023May 21, 2025

Demonstrators against the war wearing sunflowers. One has a sign that says "I'm Ukrainian" and the other has a sign thatt says "Russians kill me for that"

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That Eternal Scourge Of Ethnic Conflict: Where It Comes From, How To End It

by Vsevolod Bederson December 16, 2023May 22, 2025