Russia/Ukraine War
Russian pro-war blogger Anastasia Kashevarova says friend was added to military registry the day after voting online. Another Moscow voter reported the same thing.
Anastasia Kashevarova, a pro-war propagandist and Z-blogger, said an acquaintance of hers received a notice that he had been added to the military registration rolls shortly after…
Polish diplomatic security chief critically injured in fall from embassy window
A senior Polish official is in critical condition after falling from a third-floor window at the country’s diplomatic mission in Slovenia Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia’s election commission says five parties are on track to enter the State Duma. Ruling United Russia had 57.19% with results in from more than a third of precincts.
Russia’s Central Election Commission has released results from the State Duma elections after 36.87% of precinct tally sheets had been processed.
German general picked for top NATO military post
German General Carsten Breuer has been elected to chair NATO’s highest military authority amid Berlin’s major rearmament drive Read Full Article at RT.com
Merz’s CDU loses vote in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania — electoral body
According to a statement by the state election commission, the CDU took a mere 4.9% of the vote
Two civilians killed, 4 others injured as Ukrainian army attacks DPR 31 times in past day
Two residential houses were damaged in the attacks
United Russia party maintains lead in Duma election with 41.04% of ballots counted
The Communist Party garnered 13.84% of the vote, the LDPR 9.09%, New People 7.97%, and A Just Russia 5.22%, according to the Russian Central Election Commission
US unleashes sweeping Russia sanctions: Who could get hit?
The new US sanctions authorize tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian energy, while imports from Russia face 500% duties Read Full Article at RT.com
Kiev, EU nations indoctrinate youth with neo-Nazism, Russian MFA spokeswoman says
Maria Zakharova added that the situation raises concerns over whether the next generation possesses enough resilience and immunity to combat these narratives
The President's course, West’s failure to discredit Russian vote: Lavrov's statements
The Foreign Minister said that officials had exposed all Western attempts to portray the parliamentary elections as undemocratic
Crucial regional votes in Germany: What’s at stake for Merz?
Exit polls in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania have dealt another blow to Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU Read Full Article at RT.com
Ukraine virtually lost its steel industry — FT
According to the article, strikes damaged blast furnaces at three facilities, including two plants owned by Metinvest and an ArcelorMittal facility in Krivoy Rog
AfD co-chair urges Merz to ‘draw conclusions’ after crushing election defeat
Alice Weidel added that the AfD’s long-term strategy aims at coalition negotiations with the Christian Democrats
United Russia wins 49.4% in State Duma elections — exit poll
The Communist Party is garnering 14.2%, the LDPR 10.7%, New People 9.7%, and A Just Russia 6.6%, according to VCIOM
Saudi Arabia is nearing the point of no return – and Israel is waiting for it
Houthi attacks are pushing Saudi Arabia toward intelligence cooperation with Israel, potentially reshaping the Middle East’s security order Read Full Article at RT.com
AfD clinches victory in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state vote, exit poll shows
The AfD is leading the vote with approximately 37%, followed by the SPD at around 35.5%, and The Left Party at about 7.5%
Kiev’s strike on Russian regions becomes largest since start of special military operation
As the Russian Defense Ministry previously emphasized, "the attempt at a massive attack on Moscow failed, the enemy failed to reach its targets"
Merz calls preliminary German election result a ‘disaster’
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called the CDU’s record-low results in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania a disaster Read Full Article at RT.com
Air defenses intercept all Flamingo missiles heading for Moscow region — Defense Ministry
All attempts to disrupt State Duma votes abroad failed — Russian Deputy FM
State Secretary and Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Yevgeny Ivanov also highlighted the total failure of a widely publicized campaign orchestrated by the non-systemic opposition…
Duma commission registers over 200 attempts to disrupt regional elections in Russia
Orchestrators focused primarily on shaping a negative information agenda in Russian regions regarding the special military operation, the country's socio-economic situation, and m…
Current State Duma election turnout outstrips 1993, 2016, 2021 levels
Central Election Commission data as of 06:04 p.m. Moscow time puts the current turnout at 54.96%
Turnout on federal remote electronic voting platform reaches 90%
More than 4 million people in total submitted applications to vote via the federal digital platform
Over 104,000 Russians abroad voted in State Duma elections — Russian MFA spokeswoman
Maria Zakharova added that election officials conducted 120 mobile early voting sessions