Nostr notes by Meduza in English

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said shifting Russia’s economy ...

2026-08-06T11:43:01Z

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said shifting Russia’s economy onto a war footing would kill the country.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/06/to-kill-the-civilian-economy-is-to-kill-the-country-moscow-mayor-rejects-calls-to-put-russia-s-economy-on-a-war-footing

Tuareg separatists and JNIM, an al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group, ...

2026-07-10T07:43:00Z

Tuareg separatists and JNIM, an al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group, ambushed a convoy of Russian mercenaries and Malian troops in northern Mali. The column was carrying more than 200 Russian fighters. https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/07/10/tuareg-separatists-and-al-qaeda-linked-fighters-attack-a-russian-mercenary-convoy-in-northern-mali

Film producer Alexander Rodnyansky explains the significance of ...

2026-06-15T19:43:00Z

Film producer Alexander Rodnyansky explains the significance of Kyiv's Dovzhenko Film Studio, struck by Russia early Monday — home to Ukrainian Poetic Cinema, which Soviet censors suppressed for decades and European critics rank alongside the French New Wave. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/06/15/a-century-of-cinema-a-morning-of-missiles-what-russia-destroyed-at-kyiv-s-dovzhenko-film-studio

iPhone users in Russia are being warned that Telega, an ...

2026-04-17T09:43:00Z

iPhone users in Russia are being warned that Telega, an unofficial Telegram client, “contains malicious code,” the Telegram news channel Ostorozhno Novosti reported, citing readers.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/04/17/report-apple-warns-russian-iphone-users-that-unofficial-telegram-client-telega-contains-malicious-code

Russia's mobile carriers are now using their own apps to tell ...

2026-04-15T00:02:01Z

Russia's mobile carriers are now using their own apps to tell customers to turn off their VPNs. Pretty please. https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/04/15/russia-s-major-mobile-carriers-warn-users-to-disable-vpn-for-apps-to-work-properly

The Kremlin is acknowledging that Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party ...

2026-04-10T14:43:02Z

The Kremlin is acknowledging that Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party may lose Hungary’s elections on April 12, two sources close to the political bloc of Russia’s Presidential Administration told Meduza.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/04/10/kremlin-sources-say-russia-is-no-longer-ruling-out-defeat-for-orban-s-party-in-hungary-elections

An investigation into leaked data found 15 confirmed and 6 ...

2026-04-08T23:22:01Z

An investigation into leaked data found 15 confirmed and 6 suspected intelligence-linked staff at Russia's Budapest embassy — more than at its mission near NATO. Hungarian parliamentary elections are this weekend. https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/04/09/report-nearly-half-of-russia-s-embassy-staff-in-hungary-may-have-ties-to-intelligence-services

Russia’s oil export revenue has climbed to its highest level ...

2026-04-08T18:43:00Z

Russia’s oil export revenue has climbed to its highest level since the early weeks of the war in Ukraine, driven by rising prices and higher shipment volumes, Bloomberg reported.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/04/08/bloomberg-russia-s-weekly-oil-export-revenue-reaches-highest-level-since-june-2022

A Russian military transport plane crashed in Crimea on March 31, ...

2026-04-06T18:43:32Z

A Russian military transport plane crashed in Crimea on March 31, killing all 30 on board. Among the dead, now confirmed: the Northern Fleet's aviation commander, the 14th Russian general killed since the full-scale war began. https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/04/06/murmansk-governor-confirms-russian-general-killed-in-an-26-crash-in-crimea

Hungarian officials are pointing fingers at Kyiv after explosives ...

2026-04-06T01:22:01Z

Hungarian officials are pointing fingers at Kyiv after explosives were found near a major gas pipeline in Serbia. Ukraine says it is a Russian false-flag operation designed to tip the scales in Hungary’s upcoming elections. https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/04/06/hungary-hints-at-ukraine-s-role-in-serbia-pipeline-explosives-find-kyiv-denies

Following record flooding in the North Caucasus, Russian health ...

2026-04-04T23:22:00Z

Following record flooding in the North Caucasus, Russian health officials have launched an emergency hepatitis A vaccination drive. It comes as dozens in the city of Kaspiisk report poisoning from contaminated water. https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/04/04/russia-begins-emergency-hepatitis-a-vaccination-in-flood-hit-region-as-more-than-30-people-are-poisoned-by-drinking-water-in-nearby-city

To manage the fallout from forced livestock seizures, Novosibirsk ...

2026-04-04T22:43:00Z

To manage the fallout from forced livestock seizures, Novosibirsk authorities released a video of "farmers" praising the process. However, investigative journalists found that the participants were actually local administration staff and teachers. https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/04/04/siberian-regional-tv-releases-video-of-grateful-farmers-who-lost-livestock-to-government-seizures-but-journalists-identify-participants-as-local-officials

Russian authorities are blocking apps and cutting mobile data to ...

2026-04-04T21:43:00Z

Russian authorities are blocking apps and cutting mobile data to stifle dissent, but the pushback is moving to the streets. Around 200 people gathered at the Presidential Administration today to file paper petitions against the new digital restrictions. https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/04/04/dozens-gather-outside-presidential-administration-in-moscow-to-submit-petitions-against-messaging-app-blocks-and-mobile-internet-shutdowns

A new entry on Russia’s federal wanted list: Meduza ...

2026-04-03T21:43:00Z

A new entry on Russia’s federal wanted list: Meduza correspondent Andrei Pertsev. Prosecutors opened a criminal case against him in February 2026, targeting his reporting on Russian sociopolitics. https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/04/03/mediazona-reports-russia-adds-meduza-correspondent-to-federal-wanted-list-on-criminal-charge

BBC Russia reported that Lt. Gen. Alexander Otroschenkо, ...

2026-04-02T20:43:00Z

BBC Russia reported that Lt. Gen. Alexander Otroschenkо, commander of the Northern Fleet’s composite aviation corps, may have been among those killed when an An-26 military transport plane crashed in Crimea on March 31.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/04/02/bbc-russia-reports-russian-northern-fleet-general-killed-in-an-26-crash

A legislative shift in Russia is forcing libraries in ...

2026-04-01T20:43:00Z

A legislative shift in Russia is forcing libraries in Yekaterinburg to remove roughly 30 percent of their books. The purge targets titles purchased in the 1990s through Soros Foundation grants, just as local departments report they lack the funds to buy anything new. https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/04/01/russia-pulls-30-of-library-books-in-ural-city-over-soros-foundation-funding

A series of nearly identical articles in regional Russian media ...

2026-03-26T17:43:02Z

A series of nearly identical articles in regional Russian media outlets are urging users to delete Telegram, citing safety risks from cyberattacks to overheating phones. What’s going on?
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/03/26/russian-state-media-is-urging-users-to-delete-telegram-citing-risks-from-cyberattacks-to-overheating-phones-is-it-actually-unsafe

Last week, we asked our readers in Russia how they’re living ...

2026-03-23T15:43:01Z

Last week, we asked our readers in Russia how they’re living amid mobile Internet shutdowns and restrictions. Here’s what they said.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/03/23/meduza-s-readers-in-russia-on-life-without-internet

The Kremlin appears to have blocked Telegram two weeks ahead of ...

2026-03-20T17:43:00Z

The Kremlin appears to have blocked Telegram two weeks ahead of schedule. We asked our Russia-based readers how well it’s working — and what they’ll do if it stops altogether.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/03/20/the-kremlin-appears-to-be-blocking-telegram-meduza-asked-its-russia-based-readers-how-well-the-crackdown-is-working

A longtime pro-Kremlin blogger who made a name for himself ...

2026-03-20T13:43:24Z

A longtime pro-Kremlin blogger who made a name for himself denouncing Putin’s critics did an about-face on Tuesday and published a tirade against the Russian president. Now he’s in a psychiatric hospital.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/03/20/days-ago-a-longtime-pro-putin-blogger-published-a-tirade-against-the-russian-president-now-he-s-in-a-psychiatric-hospital

Russia’s most popular messaging app, Telegram, has largely ...

2026-03-16T10:43:00Z

Russia’s most popular messaging app, Telegram, has largely stopped working inside the country, according to outage-tracking websites.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/03/16/russia-s-long-anticipated-block-of-messenger-app-telegram-has-begun-experts-say

Russia created an elite hit squad to target its opponents abroad. ...

2026-03-13T21:43:00Z

Russia created an elite hit squad to target its opponents abroad. According to a new investigation by The Insider, one officer exposed the entire group by using Google Translate. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/03/14/russia-created-an-elite-hit-squad-to-target-its-opponents-abroad-one-of-its-agents-was-compromised-by-using-google-translate

After several days of intermittent mobile Internet troubles, ...

2026-03-10T18:43:01Z

After several days of intermittent mobile Internet troubles, Moscow residents told Meduza they’re resigning themselves to regular outages. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/03/10/the-kremlin-says-it-s-cutting-off-mobile-internet-access-for-security-reasons-muscovites-say-they-re-resigning-themselves-to-regular-blackouts

What does the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran mean for ...

2026-03-10T17:43:01Z

What does the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran mean for Ukraine? Meduza spoke to top Zelensky advisor Mykhailo Podolyak for insight.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/03/10/world-war-iii-is-already-underway-zelensky-advisor-mykhailo-podolyak-on-what-the-new-middle-east-war-means-for-ukraine

A Moscow court has sentenced Meduza military analyst Dmitry ...

2026-03-10T14:43:01Z

A Moscow court has sentenced Meduza military analyst Dmitry Kuznets to 2.5 years in prison in absentia on charges of working with an “undesirable organization.”
https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/03/10/russia-sentences-meduza-journalist-dmitry-kuznets-to-2-5-years-in-prison-in-absentia

The U.S. has delayed peace talks with Kyiv and Moscow, shifting ...

2026-03-10T14:05:07Z

The U.S. has delayed peace talks with Kyiv and Moscow, shifting its focus to the war in the Middle East. Meanwhile, surging oil prices have the Trump admin weighing plans to lift sanctions on Russia. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/03/10/middle-east-war-delays-ukraine-russia-peace-talks-as-trump-administration-weighs-lifting-oil-sanctions

Seventy years ago, Khrushchev broke the USSR’s silence on ...

2026-03-06T13:43:01Z

Seventy years ago, Khrushchev broke the USSR’s silence on Stalinism. Here’s what the ‘Secret Speech’ revealed about Soviet terror — and what it left unsaid.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/03/06/70-years-ago-khrushchev-broke-the-ussr-s-silence-on-stalinism-meduza-explores-what-the-secret-speech-revealed-about-soviet-terror-and-what-it-left-unsaid

Authorities in Moscow reportedly arrested between 20 and 45 ...

2026-03-06T10:43:00Z

Authorities in Moscow reportedly arrested between 20 and 45 Iranian citizens for allegedly holding a rally in support of U.S. and Israeli actions in the Middle East.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/03/06/russia-reportedly-arrests-dozens-of-iranian-citizens-for-allegedly-rallying-in-support-of-u-s-israeli-strikes-on-iran

In the span of just two months, Donald Trump has overseen the ...

2026-03-05T20:43:00Z

In the span of just two months, Donald Trump has overseen the forcible removal of two sitting foreign leaders. How does this look from Putin’s view?
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/03/05/within-two-months-the-u-s-has-captured-venezuela-s-president-and-killed-iran-s-supreme-leader-is-putin-worried-he-could-be-next

What happened to a billion rubles earmarked for Russian military ...

2026-02-27T21:43:00Z

What happened to a billion rubles earmarked for Russian military drones? Federal investigators say the founder of one of the country's biggest pro-war Telegram channels stole it. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/02/27/the-founder-of-readovka-one-of-russia-s-biggest-pro-war-telegram-channels-is-jailed-on-charges-of-stealing-13-million-meant-for-military-drones

The “leftover change” from building Putin’s infamous Black ...

2026-02-26T17:17:01Z

The “leftover change” from building Putin’s infamous Black Sea “palace” was funneled to his longtime rumored partner Alina Kabaeva, according to a new investigation by the Anti-Corruption Foundation. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/02/26/putin-s-palace-pocket-change-how-billions-in-leftover-construction-funds-went-to-the-russian-president-s-rumored-romantic-partner

Journalists have unearthed a scientific paper trail connecting ...

2026-02-25T18:43:00Z

Journalists have unearthed a scientific paper trail connecting the rare toxin used to kill Alexey Navalny to Russian labs implicated in the 2020 attempt on his life. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/02/25/scientific-paper-trail-links-the-neurotoxin-used-to-kill-alexey-navalny-to-the-same-russian-labs-implicated-in-2020-novichok-attack

More than 200,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine have been ...

2026-02-24T18:43:01Z

More than 200,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine have been identified by name, but geographic analysis reveals that major cities remain “largely untouched” by military casualties. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/02/24/four-years-200-000-confirmed-dead-yet-major-cities-remain-largely-untouched-mediazona-and-bbc-russian-analyze-russia-s-military-losses-on-the-full-scale-invasion-anniversary

A Russian general texted his wife a photo of severed ears taken ...

2026-02-20T01:02:01Z

A Russian general texted his wife a photo of severed ears taken from Ukrainian POWs and promised to string them into a gift. Her response: "Like pig ears to go with beer." RFE/RL obtained the messages, and they reveal far more than one general's crimes. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/02/20/a-russian-general-promoted-by-putin-sent-his-wife-a-photo-of-severed-ears-taken-from-ukrainian-pows-she-said-they-reminded-her-of-beer-snacks-rfe-rl-has-the-messages

Vologda's governor declared his people were "dying ...

2026-02-19T23:43:00Z

Vologda's governor declared his people were "dying out." Now, billboards urge men to "love their wives," and the state pays clinics to turn women away. In a single year, abortions plummeted by 82 percent. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/02/20/vologda-s-governor-said-his-people-were-dying-out-in-one-year-he-cut-abortions-by-82-percent-sending-women-fleeing-to-neighboring-regions-for-a-procedure-that-remains-legal-in-russia

Talks between the FSB and Pavel Durov have officially collapsed. ...

2026-02-19T19:43:00Z

Talks between the FSB and Pavel Durov have officially collapsed. After years of friction, the Kremlin now accuses Telegram of profiting off terrorism and child exploitation. The "one-sided conversation" that began with Putin in 2013 just hit a dead end. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/02/19/russia-s-federal-security-service-breaks-off-contact-with-telegram-founder-pavel-durov-accusing-him-of-enabling-terrorism-and-child-exploitation

Roughly 70 percent of the channels on Russia’s “national ...

2026-02-19T18:43:01Z

Roughly 70 percent of the channels on Russia’s “national messenger,” Max, were registered by government agencies and public institutions at the authorities’ behest.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/02/19/russia-s-national-messenger-was-billed-as-a-platform-for-the-people-it-s-dominated-by-state-run-channels

In 2022, Kazakhstan became one of the main escape routes for ...

2026-02-19T16:43:02Z

In 2022, Kazakhstan became one of the main escape routes for Russians fleeing wartime repressions and military service. But while it may have seemed like a safe harbor at the time, something shifted in early 2026.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/02/19/russians-fleeing-repressions-and-mobilization-once-found-refuge-in-kazakhstan-now-kazakh-authorities-are-helping-moscow-hunt-them-down

Russia is throttling Telegram, but the Kremlin is maintaining its ...

2026-02-19T15:43:01Z

Russia is throttling Telegram, but the Kremlin is maintaining its official channel. How? By using a VPN like everyone else. https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/02/19/kremlin-spokesman-admits-putin-s-press-service-uses-a-vpn-to-bypass-russia-s-telegram-restrictions

Ukraine's ambassador to the UK just publicly blamed his own ...

2026-02-18T21:43:01Z

Ukraine's ambassador to the UK just publicly blamed his own president for botching the 2023 counteroffensive. An ousted general-turned-diplomat, Zaluzhnyi deflects when asked about his political ambitions. But he's polling ahead of Zelensky. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/02/18/ukraine-s-ousted-army-chief-told-the-associated-press-he-blames-zelensky-for-the-failed-2023-counteroffensive-and-described-a-previously-unreported-raid-on-his-office-in-2022

Two years after Navalny's death — and days after five ...

2026-02-17T07:22:00Z

Two years after Navalny's death — and days after five countries confirmed he was poisoned with a rare neurotoxin — mourners in Moscow covered his grave with flowers, rubber ducks, and handwritten notes while "anti-extremism" police recorded their faces. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/02/17/police-filmed-everyone-nobody-hid-at-alexey-navalny-s-grave-on-the-second-anniversary-of-his-death-his-mother-stood-in-the-freezing-cold-and-listened

Following revelations that opposition leader Alexey Navalny was ...

2026-02-16T18:43:01Z

Following revelations that opposition leader Alexey Navalny was fatally poisoned in prison, 15 countries have called on Russia to release all political prisoners. https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/02/16/fifteen-countries-call-on-russia-to-release-all-political-prisoners-on-the-second-anniversary-of-alexey-navalny-s-death

On the second anniversary of Russian opposition politician Alexey ...

2026-02-16T15:43:01Z

On the second anniversary of Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny’s death, his mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, and mother-in-law, Alla Abrosimova, came to visit his grave at Moscow’s Borisovskoye Cemetery.
https://meduza.io/en/short/2026/02/16/family-members-and-european-diplomats-visit-alexey-navalny-s-grave-in-moscow-on-the-second-anniversary-of-his-death

What motivates Ukrainian resistance to Russian occupation after ...

2026-02-13T12:43:01Z

What motivates Ukrainian resistance to Russian occupation after four years of all-out war? Scholar Jade McGlynn explains how hatred — not hope — drives those still fighting behind the front lines. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/02/13/ukrainian-resistance-to-occupation-has-gone-underground-after-years-of-brutal-repression-scholar-jade-mcglynn-explains-how-hatred-not-hope-now-drives-those-still-fighting

Is Russia readying an attack on NATO? A new security report from ...

2026-02-11T22:43:00Z

Is Russia readying an attack on NATO? A new security report from Estonia says no, not yet. But while Moscow’s economy spirals, the Kremlin is quietly building up the stockpiles it would need for a future war with the West. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/02/12/a-warning-from-estonia-russia-s-economy-is-spiraling-downward-but-moscow-is-still-stockpiling-for-the-next-war

How do Russian soldiers use Telegram in the war against Ukraine? ...

2026-02-10T17:17:01Z

How do Russian soldiers use Telegram in the war against Ukraine? Read Meduza’s analysis for insight into how the app became a key tool for battlefield communication. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/08/28/telegram-has-become-a-key-tool-for-the-russian-military-why-does-moscow-continue-to-rely-on-a-dubai-based-civilian-messaging-app

First Starlink, now Telegram. Z-bloggers are melting down as ...

2026-02-10T17:09:07Z

First Starlink, now Telegram. Z-bloggers are melting down as Russia’s new restrictions on the app threaten to further sabotage its own military’s frontline communications. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/02/10/how-russia-s-new-telegram-restrictions-threaten-self-inflicted-damage-to-the-army-s-frontline-communications

Film critic Anton Dolin argues the Oscar-nominated documentary ...

2026-02-09T21:43:00Z

Film critic Anton Dolin argues the Oscar-nominated documentary “Mr. Nobody Against Putin,” about Russian classroom indoctrination, deserves to be seen as an important record of wartime Russia, even as its creator's methods divide some viewers. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/02/10/a-russian-teacher-filmed-classroom-war-propaganda-and-the-smuggled-footage-became-an-oscar-nominated-documentary-now-emigres-can-t-decide-if-he-s-a-hero-or-a-narcissist-chasing-awards

Russian lawmakers want husbands to be told if their wives plan to ...

2026-02-09T08:05:02Z

Russian lawmakers want husbands to be told if their wives plan to have an abortion. Or ex-husbands, if the divorce was less than three months ago.
https://meduza.io/en/cards/draft-legislation-in-russia-would-require-women-to-notify-their-husbands-sometimes-even-their-ex-husbands-before-terminating-a-pregnancy

The New START treaty didn't just cap warheads; it forced ...

2026-02-04T23:43:00Z

The New START treaty didn't just cap warheads; it forced rivals to talk. Its expiration on Thursday kills the inspections and data exchanges that kept U.S.–Russian nuclear tensions predictable. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/02/05/the-last-nuclear-guardrail-falls-this-week-and-the-u-s-and-russia-have-chosen-to-fly-blind

Russia’s parliament is moving to formally expand the FSB’s ...

2026-02-02T19:43:01Z

Russia’s parliament is moving to formally expand the FSB’s authority to shut down communications services across the country — while shielding telecom companies from any legal responsibility for the fallout.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/02/02/russia-is-set-to-grant-the-fsb-total-control-over-communications-shutdowns-and-ban-citizens-from-suing-for-outages

Russian colleges are offering failing students a new way to avoid ...

2026-01-30T17:17:01Z

Russian colleges are offering failing students a new way to avoid expulsion: join the military for a year as a drone operator, then return to finish their studies. There’s just one catch: lawyers say there’s no such thing as a one-year contract.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/01/30/russian-colleges-are-offering-struggling-students-one-year-army-contracts-lawyers-warn-it-s-a-trap

A new study finds that Russia has lost more soldiers than any ...

2026-01-29T18:43:01Z

A new study finds that Russia has lost more soldiers than any major power since WWII — but many of the wounded keep fighting, and the true toll remains unknown.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/01/29/russia-s-military-losses-in-ukraine-surpass-any-major-power-since-wwii-yet-re-deployed-wounded-obscure-the-true-toll

In Irkutsk, a Russian soldier who had returned from the war in ...

2026-01-29T12:43:01Z

In Irkutsk, a Russian soldier who had returned from the war in Ukraine killed a woman after holding her hostage for more than five hours. Both she and the soldier’s wife had been staying at the same domestic abuse shelter.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/01/29/returned-russian-soldier-accused-of-domestic-abuse-kidnaps-and-kills-a-women-s-shelter-resident-in-irkutsk

Thousands in Murmansk and Severomorsk are without heat in -17°C ...

2026-01-27T01:02:01Z

Thousands in Murmansk and Severomorsk are without heat in -17°C (1°F) temperatures after a massive Arctic power failure. While officials claim progress and national TV largely ignores the disaster, residents report a prolonged crisis. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/01/27/residents-of-world-s-largest-arctic-city-left-without-heat-as-sub-zero-temperatures-persist-in-northern-russia

A memorial plaque to Anna Politkovskaya, a Russian journalist ...

2026-01-26T12:43:01Z

A memorial plaque to Anna Politkovskaya, a Russian journalist assassinated in 2006 who reported extensively on Russian atrocities in Chechnya, has been torn down five times in the past week.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/01/26/moscow-memorial-plaque-to-slain-journalist-anna-politkovskaya-torn-down-for-fifth-time-in-a-week

The Kremlin is telling state media to cast Donald Trump’s ...

2026-01-23T17:17:01Z

The Kremlin is telling state media to cast Donald Trump’s standoff with Europe over Greenland as proof of a weakening West, a fractured NATO, and an American president borrowing from Vladimir Putin’s playbook.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/01/23/they-won-t-shut-up-about-greenland-meduza-obtains-the-kremlin-s-instructions-for-state-media-covering-trump-s-standoff-with-denmark

President Zelensky has declared a state of emergency in ...

2026-01-14T21:43:00Z

President Zelensky has declared a state of emergency in Ukraine’s energy sector, with special attention on Kyiv. “The consequences of Russian strikes and deteriorating weather conditions are severe,” he said on Wednesday. https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/01/14/zelensky-declares-state-of-emergency-in-ukraine-s-energy-sector-amid-efforts-to-repair-widespread-damage-from-russian-strikes

Last month, Russia passed a law allowing clear-cut logging in the ...

2026-01-09T19:43:01Z

Last month, Russia passed a law allowing clear-cut logging in the forests around Lake Baikal. Environmentalists warn that the consequences for the lake and its unique flora and fauna could be irreversible.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/01/09/nothing-is-sacred-for-the-authorities

Here are some of the changes coming to Russia this year. Spoiler: ...

2026-01-02T14:43:01Z

Here are some of the changes coming to Russia this year. Spoiler: they’re not great for the average citizen.
https://meduza.io/en/slides/what-s-changing-in-russia-in-2026

According to new investigation by the Anti-Corruption Foundation, ...

2025-12-30T19:43:06Z

According to new investigation by the Anti-Corruption Foundation, a lavish mansion was built for Russian President Vladimir Putin on the southern coast of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/12/30/a-palace-fit-for-an-occupier

Moldova’s pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity, led by ...

2025-09-29T07:05:01Z

Moldova’s pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity, led by President Maia Sandu, has won more than 50 percent of the vote in the country’s parliamentary election.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/09/29/moldova-s-ruling-pro-e-u-party-wins-parliamentary-majority

“If China truly wanted this war to stop, it could compel Moscow ...

2025-09-24T07:05:01Z

“If China truly wanted this war to stop, it could compel Moscow to end the invasion,” Zelensky told the UN Security Council on Tuesday. “Without China, Putin’s Russia is nothing. Yet too often, China stays silent and distant instead of active for peace.”
https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/09/24/without-china-putin-s-russia-is-nothing-zelensky-tells-u-n-security-council

Over three days in late July 2024, three packages caught fire at ...

2025-09-18T23:22:01Z

Over three days in late July 2024, three packages caught fire at DHL freight warehouses in the United Kingdom and Germany, and at a DPD courier facility in Poland. Journalists have unmasked the Russian agents responsible. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/09/19/unmasking-moscow-s-sex-toy-bombers

Russians say the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show feels ...

2025-09-18T19:43:51Z

Russians say the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show feels familiar. Here’s what became of the country’s TV comedy shows that dared to criticize the Putin administration.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/09/18/americans-don-t-take-this-sitting-down

The Russian State Duma has voted to withdraw from the European ...

2025-09-17T15:43:03Z

The Russian State Duma has voted to withdraw from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/09/17/russia-s-state-duma-votes-to-withdraw-from-european-convention-against-torture

A hot mic at Beijing’s military parade caught Xi and Putin ...

2025-09-03T13:43:02Z

A hot mic at Beijing’s military parade caught Xi and Putin discussing ways to extend human life. “These days at 70 years you are still a child,” said Xi, while Putin said biotech will make it possible to “achieve immortality.”
https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/09/03/hot-mic-catches-putin-and-xi-discussing-immortality-and-organ-transplants-at-beijing-parade

CNN has confirmed that Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special ...

2025-08-21T17:43:01Z

CNN has confirmed that Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, has delivered Russia’s Order of Courage to CIA Deputy Director Juliane Gallina, whose son received the medal after dying in Ukraine while fighting alongside Russian invasion forces. https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/21/witkoff-delivers-russia-s-order-of-courage-to-cia-deputy-director-juliane-gallina-whose-son-died-in-ukraine-fighting-to-advance-moscow-s-invasion

Following today's remarks in Moscow, Meduza examines the ...

2025-08-20T18:43:01Z

Following today's remarks in Moscow, Meduza examines the enormous discrepancies between the Kremlin’s position on the war in Ukraine and the White House’s characterizations of U.S.-led diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/20/worlds-apart

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told reporters that Putin agreed ...

2025-08-18T23:41:22Z

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told reporters that Putin agreed to meet with Zelensky within the next two weeks during his phone call with Trump.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/19/trump-says-he-began-the-arrangements-for-a-meeting-between-zelensky-and-putin

Russian occupation authorities in Ukraine’s Luhansk region have ...

2025-08-08T10:17:50Z

Russian occupation authorities in Ukraine’s Luhansk region have published a searchable database of Ukrainian orphans for adoption, with filters for hair color, eye color, and whether the child has siblings.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/08/russian-occupation-authorities-publish-database-of-ukrainian-children-for-adoption-sortable-by-hair-and-eye-color

HIV patients in at least 16 Russian regions are being denied ...

2025-08-07T19:43:00Z

HIV patients in at least 16 Russian regions are being denied routine tests for viral load and immune status, tests prescribed every six months under national medical guidelines. https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/07/russia-s-hiv-patients-are-losing-access-to-routine-medical-tests

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed amendments ...

2025-07-31T20:43:01Z

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed amendments introducing misdemeanor penalties for the “intentional” search for banned materials online, including when using a VPN.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/31/putin-signs-law-penalizing-online-searches-for-content-deemed-extremist-by-russian-authorities

Aeroflot’s IT infrastructure is a chaotic patchwork of foreign ...

2025-07-31T12:43:01Z

Aeroflot’s IT infrastructure is a chaotic patchwork of foreign and Russian-made software, which made a cyberattack “only a matter of time and persistence,” according to journalist Maria Kolomychenko.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/31/a-zoo-of-it-infrastructure

Ukraine’s parliament has approved a law restoring the ...

2025-07-31T11:27:12Z

Ukraine’s parliament has approved a law restoring the independence of the country’s anti-corruption agencies, reversing course on a law passed last week that sparked large-scale protests.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/07/31/ukrainian-parliament-passes-zelensky-s-bill-restoring-anti-corruption-agencies-independence

Regular mobile Internet shutdowns have become a new reality for ...

2025-07-01T18:43:17Z

Regular mobile Internet shutdowns have become a new reality for millions across Russia. We asked our readers there how they’re coping with this new normal.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/01/we-re-back-in-the-early-2000s

Putin will not travel to Brazil for the upcoming BRICS summit due ...

2025-06-25T19:43:10Z

Putin will not travel to Brazil for the upcoming BRICS summit due to the International Criminal Court warrant for his arrest, says Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/06/25/putin-won-t-travel-to-brazil-for-brics-summit-due-to-icc-arrest-warrant-kremlin-aide-says

More than 10 Russian regions have introduced one-time payments ...

2025-06-25T18:43:14Z

More than 10 Russian regions have introduced one-time payments for pregnant schoolgirls, ostensibly to support young mothers and boost demographic growth. But the policy has drawn a mixed response from both the public and government officials.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/06/25/a-waste-of-money

The Russian authorities raided the homes of relatives of at least ...

2025-05-22T08:43:19Z

The Russian authorities raided the homes of relatives of at least two members of the protest punk band Pussy Riot as part of a criminal case against them for spreading "disinformation" about the army, Mediazona reports.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/22/russian-investigators-raid-homes-of-pussy-riot-members-relatives

In occupied Crimea, corrupt notaries are helping transfer ...

2025-05-19T17:43:08Z

In occupied Crimea, corrupt notaries are helping transfer ownership of Ukrainians’ apartments to Russian military personnel. It’s one of several ways the Kremlin-installed authorities are stripping Ukrainians of their property.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/05/19/your-apartments-have-been-sold

On the eve of talks in Istanbul, Russia launched a wave of drone ...

2025-05-15T07:05:13Z

On the eve of talks in Istanbul, Russia launched a wave of drone attacks across Ukraine, damaging homes and sparking fires, Ukrainian officials said.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/15/russia-launches-more-than-100-drones-at-ukraine-ahead-of-istanbul-talks

As the traffic police chief of Stavropol Krai, he owned a mansion ...

2025-05-13T00:02:18Z

As the traffic police chief of Stavropol Krai, he owned a mansion featuring a gold-plated toilet and sink, along with several other properties. Now, Alexey Safonov is headed to prison for 20 years. https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/05/13/russian-police-chief-with-gold-plated-toilet-sentenced-to-20-years-for-trucker-extortion

The 21-year-old son of the CIA's Deputy Director for Digital ...

2025-04-25T12:24:50Z

The 21-year-old son of the CIA's Deputy Director for Digital Innovation was killed in Ukraine last year after signing a Russian military contract, according to new reporting from iStories media.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/04/25/top-cia-official-s-21-year-old-son-killed-in-ukraine-after-joining-russian-army

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that Russia is willing ...

2025-04-25T11:43:10Z

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that Russia is willing to make concessions to end the war in Ukraine — then cited "stopping from taking the whole country" as one such concession.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/04/25/trump-calls-russia-not-seizing-all-of-ukraine-a-big-concession

‼️ A car explosion in a Moscow suburb has reportedly killed ...

2025-04-25T10:09:36Z

‼️ A car explosion in a Moscow suburb has reportedly killed Yaroslav Moskalik, deputy chief of the Russian General Staff's Main Operational Directorate.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/04/25/top-russian-general-killed-in-latest-ied-attack-in-the-moscow-region

A new investigation by iStories shows that mercenaries from at ...

2025-04-23T18:43:10Z

A new investigation by iStories shows that mercenaries from at least 48 countries have joined the Russian military throughout the invasion of Ukraine, contrary to Putin's claims that Russia "has no need" for foreign fighters. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/04/23/despite-putin-s-denials-russia-s-military-has-welcomed-foreign-mercenaries-from-at-least-48-nations-istories

Russia has created thousands of TikTok accounts in an effort to ...

2025-04-16T16:17:08Z

Russia has created thousands of TikTok accounts in an effort to influence public opinion in Ukraine, according to Ukrainska Pravda. Here's how it works.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/04/16/the-platform-where-bot-farms-are-still-effective

Soviet eco-activism exposed state rot — but it also provided ...

2025-04-15T11:43:12Z

Soviet eco-activism exposed state rot — but it also provided the networks, platforms, and experience for ordinary people to become anti-authoritarian campaigners.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/04/15/why-the-kremlin-still-fears-the-legacy-of-soviet-eco-warriors

See photos of the aftermath of Russian strikes on Kramatorsk — ...

2025-04-04T11:43:00Z

See photos of the aftermath of Russian strikes on Kramatorsk — a Ukrainian city where Russian authorities are trying to sell homes, even though they don’t control it.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/04/04/russia-is-offering-mortgages-in-a-ukrainian-city-it-doesn-t-control-and-keeps-bombing

Russian prisons have long been notorious for torture, but over ...

2025-03-26T17:43:01Z

Russian prisons have long been notorious for torture, but over the past three years, the problem has worsened significantly. Human rights advocates say this escalation is directly related to the full-scale war in Ukraine.
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/03/26/mom-you-have-no-idea-what-they-re-doing-to-me

Zelensky said he plans to speak with Trump on Wednesday: ...

2025-03-19T10:24:57Z

Zelensky said he plans to speak with Trump on Wednesday: "We’ll discuss the details of the next steps, I think. And I expect to hear from him about his conversation with Putin."
https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/03/19/zelensky-says-he-will-speak-with-trump-on-wednesday

Donald Trump said that some provisions of a potential peace ...

2025-03-18T08:20:09Z

Donald Trump said that some provisions of a potential peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine had already been agreed upon with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He did not mention Kyiv.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/03/18/ahead-of-call-with-putin-trump-says-many-elements-of-ukraine-peace-deal-are-already-agreed

Ukrainian negotiators reportedly informed their American ...

2025-03-14T04:22:01Z

Ukrainian negotiators reportedly informed their American colleagues in Saudi Arabia earlier this week that there can be no peace deal if Russia insists on limits to Ukraine's armed forces and NATO aspirations. https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/03/14/ukrainian-diplomats-told-u-s-that-kyiv-will-never-agree-to-limit-size-of-its-armed-forces-or-renounce-nato-aspirations-european-pravda

Meduza special correspondent Lilia Yapparova has been charged ...

2025-03-13T20:43:01Z

Meduza special correspondent Lilia Yapparova has been charged with illegal participation in an “undesirable” organization. (Russia slapped this designation on Meduza in Jan. 2023.) https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/03/13/moscow-court-logs-administrative-case-against-meduza-journalist-lilia-yapparova

The minerals agreement between the U.S. and Ukraine has not been ...

2025-03-05T08:43:01Z

The minerals agreement between the U.S. and Ukraine has not been finalized, CBS News reported late on Tuesday. One source said the terms could still change because Trump is holding out for a "bigger, better deal."
https://buff.ly/rf3IUXb

The White House has reportedly asked the U.S. State Department ...

2025-03-03T19:50:45Z

The White House has reportedly asked the U.S. State Department and Treasury Department to make a list of sanctions against Russia that could be lifted.
https://buff.ly/YsmHFpr

Last week, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the United ...

2025-02-28T21:43:01Z

Last week, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the United States Cyber Command to halt any planning of actions against Russia, including offensive digital operations, multiple sources told The Record. https://buff.ly/4hQ73qN

U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...

2025-02-28T18:16:03Z

U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky got into a shouting match in the Oval Office on Friday. Meduza has transcribed the most heated moment of the exchange. https://buff.ly/43ilH5J

Last month, Russian human rights activists conducted their first ...

2025-02-25T20:43:01Z

Last month, Russian human rights activists conducted their first monitoring mission in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began. Today, they presented their findings: war crimes and "a continuation of state terror." https://buff.ly/41bMXQN

Journalists from Radio Svoboda obtained a database containing ...

2025-02-21T18:43:00Z

Journalists from Radio Svoboda obtained a database containing records on 166,000 Russian military personnel treated in hospitals from early 2022 to mid-2024. Here’s what it reveals.
https://buff.ly/4ibRWIa