1+ hour, 48+ min ago   (678+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump held a'signing ceremony on'Thursday for the founding charter of'the "Board of'Peace," a'new international body intended to'help resolve global conflicts. Meduza explains what we'know about the new initiative and what Ukraine and Russia have said about whether they…...

3+ hour, 28+ min ago   (713+ words) Donald Trump's push for U.S. control of'Greenland has triggered a'fresh round of'instructions from the Kremlin on'how Russian state media should frame current events. According to'media guidelines obtained by'Meduza, state-run and pro-government outlets were told to'present the standoff as'evidence of'a'weakening West, a'fractured…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (187+ words) Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow is'prepared to'transfer $1 billion from Russian assets frozen in'the United States to'U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of'Peace." Putin said he'plans to'raise the issue in'talks with U.S. presidential envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law,…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (264+ words) In'mid-January, Russia's Education Ministry announced that schools will begin issuing mandatory behavior grades starting September 1, 2026. The grades will apply to'all students, from first grade through the end of'high school. The idea of'bringing back behavior grades surfaced publicly in'December 2024, during a'meeting…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1099+ words) " Why did you decide to'leave Russia? Before that, it'was just plainclothes security officers tailing me, harassing me'and my'neighbors, and telling one neighbor that I'was a'traitor to'the motherland." After that ruling, the police showed up'at'my'apartment and at'my'workplace. That's when I'realized it'was…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (473+ words) Maria Kalesnikava, a'prominent Belarusian opposition figure and a'central figure in'the 2020 protests who spent more than 5 years in'prison, has called on'Europe to'follow the United States" lead and resume dialogue with Alexander Lukashenko. In'a'new interview with the Financial Times, she argued that…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1080+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump's preoccupation with Greenland has rapidly grown from an'odd fixation to'an'unprecedented crisis for NATO. In'early January, Trump told reporters that the United States "[needs] Greenland from the standpoint of'national security." The following day, his aide Stephen Miller refused…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (337+ words) I'used to'think I'd live like a'rock star and have lots of'relationships with women," says Nikita Moiseenko, a'musician from'St. Petersburg. But when I'moved to'Georgia, I'was struck by'how aggressive the "migr" scene is'here. People talk a'lot about nonviolent communication, but in'practice they…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (242+ words) The Russian neo-Nazi group National Socialism/White Power (NS/WP) has claimed responsibility for the destruction of'a'memorial plaque honoring Anna Politkovskaya, the Novaya Gazeta journalist who was assassinated in'2006, Novaya Gazeta Europe reported on'Monday. Russian neo-Nazis claim responsibility for vandalizing…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (278+ words) Since last summer, Russia has expanded its campaign against Ukraine's energy system, striking not only major power plants and large facilities but also smaller regional substations " especially in'border areas and regions close to'the front line. "If'substations are destroyed or'damaged, there's…...