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Even as the West unites against the Russia that Putin built, it finds itself fighting homegrown variants of authoritarian exceptionalism, from Trump to Orbán. September 23, 2022 EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates…

Voting began in the eastern Donetsk and Lugansk regions on whether to become part of Russia.Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky described the vote as a farce.The international community criticised the vote.Moscow-held regions of Ukraine begin voting on Friday on whether to become part of Russia, in referendums that Kyiv and its…

Demand for flights out of Russia is up and video shows long lines of traffic at borders after Putin announced a draft to bolster his depleted forces in UkraineRead More

Cars coming from Russia wait in long lines at the border checkpoint between Russia and Finland near Vaalimaa, on Sept. 22.OLIVIER MORIN/AFP/Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin had barely finished announcing a partial mobilization of military reservists Wednesday when Anastasia Burakova’s phone started lighting up with calls and text messages.…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization of reservists Wednesday to bolster his forces in Ukraine, a deeply unpopular move that sparked rare protests across the country and led to almost 1,200 arrests. The risky order follows humiliating setbacks for Putin’s troops nearly seven months…

Author of the article: Associated Press Dusan Stojanovic Publishing date: Sep 21, 2022  •  9 hours ago  •  2 minute read  •  5 Comments A passenger looks at a departures board at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow February 28, 2022. Photo by Stringer /REUTERS BELGRADE, Serbia — Large numbers of Russians rushed…

A Russian singer has denounced Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine and asked to be placed on her country's foreign agents list in solidarity with her husband. Alla Pugacheva's husband, singer and TV presenter Maxim Galkin, was added to the foreign agents register on Friday by Russia's justice ministry. His criticism…

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping looked to rally Asian leaders behind a new "international order" as they met Friday for a summit aimed at challenging Western influence. But cracks in summit solidarity quickly appeared, with India's prime minister telling Putin it was "not the time" for…

WASHINGTON —  Russia’s imperious president, Vladimir Putin, may have just endured his worst week since the collapse of the Soviet Union, which he says was the greatest tragedy of the 20th century. His vaunted army, including a tank force once considered one of Russia’s best, collapsed in the face of a…