Russia

January 19, 2025 01:22

• Relatives alarmed by health state of three Kuban pensioners in SIZO

  Pensioners Nikolai Nabiev, Sergey Kuzovenko, and Marina Zakharova, accused of creating an illegal armed formation (IAF), complain about their health problems in a SIZO (pre-trial prison).

January 13, 2025 17:40

• Russian analysts assess Aliev's harsh statements against Moscow

  The harsh rhetoric by the Azeri President, Ilham Aliev, against Russia after the AZAL plane crash will test mutual relations, but is unlikely to lead to any serious deterioration of them.

January 11, 2025 23:58

• Zaira Pirova, who ran away from home, returns to her family in Dagestan

  Zaira Pirova has returned from Georgia to Dagestan and stays with her family now, human rights defenders report. They express their hope that the girl’s relatives will keep their promises to her.

January 07, 2025 23:58

• Analysts rule out revision of Baku-Moscow relations because of plane crash

  The toughening of Azerbaijan's of rhetoric towards Russia will not entail any fundamental changes in bilateral relations. At the same time, Moscow has no chances to put pressure on Azerbaijan and force it to abandon its demands in connection with the air crash; and Aliev is using the disaster to demonstrate the independence of his foreign policy.

January 07, 2025 21:10

• Chechen Ombudsperson demands to punish law enforcers for detaining girl in hijab

  Chechen Ombudsperson Mansur Soltaev considered the detention of a 16-year-old girl in a hijab in Amursk a violation and demanded from the authorities to punish those responsible.

January 06, 2025 21:14

• Aliev criticizes Russia for refusing to admit guilt in Embraer plane crash

  Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev has criticized Russian authorities for refusing to admit guilt in the crash of the "Azerbaijan Airlines" (AZAL) plane, and demanded that those responsible for the crash be punished.

January 04, 2025 23:56

• Kadyrov’s statements damage relations between Russia and Uzbekistan

  The authorities of Uzbekistan have perceived the statements voiced by Ramzan Kadyrov concerning Uzbekistani officials as interference in the country’s internal affairs, analysts from Uzbekistan note.

January 04, 2025 21:16

• State Duma MP addresses GPO head regarding case of missing athlete Tsomartova

  A State Duma MP has sent an appeal to the head of the Russian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) with a demand to check the progress of the inquiry into the murder of Anna Tsomartova, who went missing in Kaspiysk in February 2024.

January 01, 2025 18:40

• Chechen MP Delimkhanov threatens to treat illegal crypto miners as terrorists

  Russian State Duma member Adam Delimkhanov has claimed that illegal cryptocurrency miners who create problems with the power supply of districts and cities in Chechnya will be treated as terrorists.

December 31, 2024 21:33

• Analysts view Baku's statements on plane crash as warning to Russia

  Azerbaijan will seek Russia's recognition of responsibility for the plane crash, although persistence won't result in any serious problems in mutual relations. If Moscow fails to react, then some diplomatic response is possible.

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