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Russia, Ukraine, Belarus Editor at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)
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Zelenskyy Calls For Strong Security Guarantees Against 'Slave To War' Putin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an impassioned plea for more Western weapons and for "real security guarantees," calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a "slave to war" who will th...
https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-call-strong-security-guarantees-against-russia-putin/33678350.html
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Satellite Imagery Points To Possible Russian Oreshnik Missile Site In Belarus
A fresh satellite image obtained by RFE/RL shows that the development of a military installation is proceeding apace at a former Soviet airfield in Belarus. The image shows what may be vehicles from a...
https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-russian-missile-deployment-satellite-imagery/33675391.html
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Russia's Starlink Setback: Will Moscow Snap Back From A New Battlefield Blow In Ukraine?
The loss of access to Starlink satellite Internet service comes at a crucial time in Russia's war on Ukraine. As Moscow scrambles for short-term fixes and longer-term alternatives for battlefield comm...
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-s-starlink-setback-will-moscow-snap-back-from-a-new-battlefield-blow-in-ukraine-/33675248.html
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Seth G. Jones: Kremlin Trying Hard To 'Hide The Actual Number' Of Russian Troops Killed In Ukraine
The Kremlin has made "every effort" to hide the high number of deaths among Russian troops in Ukraine, where their slow advance has come at the cost of some 1.2 million casualties, Seth G. Jones of th...
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-heavy-casualties-ukraine-slow-advance/33674170.html
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Steve Gutterman
Meduza in English
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Journalist
@mikeeckel.bsky.social
joins the Naked Pravda to unpack his investigation into Nomma Zarubina. Her Manhattan case highlights the blurry legal line between cultural networking and illegal foreign influence, amplified by a spiral of erratic behavior.
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What happens when you drunk-text the FBI about Russian spies and prostitutes at 4 a.m.? The curious case of Nomma Zarubina. — Meduza
In this week’s episode, host Kevin Rothrock sits down with RFE/RL senior international correspondent Mike Eckel to discuss his January 28 investigation into the bizarre case of Nomma Zarubina: The…
https://meduza.io/en/episodes/2026/02/06/what-happens-when-you-drunk-text-the-fbi-about-russian-spies-and-prostitutes-at-4-a-m-the-curious-case-of-nomma-zarubina
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Happy to welcome back to the pod
@mikeeckel.bsky.social
to discuss his recent Nomma Zarubina article. Her case is interesting for the sheer oddness of her meltdown, but it also raises some important questions about "cross-cultural promotion" in a world of FSB handlers.
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What happens when you drunk-text the FBI about Russian spies and prostitutes at 4 a.m.? The curious case of Nomma Zarubina. — Meduza
In this week’s episode, host Kevin Rothrock sits down with RFE/RL senior international correspondent Mike Eckel to discuss his January 28 investigation into the bizarre case of Nomma Zarubina: The FSB...
https://meduza.io/en/episodes/2026/02/06/what-happens-when-you-drunk-text-the-fbi-about-russian-spies-and-prostitutes-at-4-a-m-the-curious-case-of-nomma-zarubina
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Strangled In Siberia: Deep Inside Russia, The Violent Echoes Of Moscow's War On Ukraine
A Russian man repeatedly convicted of violent crimes is accused of strangling a woman to death after returning from the war in Ukraine and stalking his wife as she sought shelter. The killing is a gri...
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-war-veterans-violent-crime-impunity-ukraine/33666867.html
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Strangled In Siberia: Deep Inside Russia, The Violent Echoes Of Moscow's War On Ukraine
A Russian man repeatedly convicted of violent crimes is accused of strangling a woman to death after returning from the war in Ukraine and stalking his wife as she sought shelter. The killing is a gri...
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-war-veterans-violent-crime-impunity-ukraine/33666867.html
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Faces Behind The Numbers: People Killed In Iran’s Protests
Thousands of Iranians lost their lives after taking to the streets. These are the people behind the statistics.
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'Ukraine Is Not Losing, Russia Is Not Winning': Amid Push For Peace, Here's How Things Look On The Battlefield
Weeks before the start of the fifth year of its all-out war, Russia is having more success obliterating Ukraine’s energy systems than it is securing any decisive battlefield victory. Ukraine’s exhaust...
https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-battlefield-defenses-cold/33664826.html
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Game Of (Chechen) Thrones: With Kadyrov’s Health In Doubt, Succession Is On Everyone’s Mind
Moscow-backed Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s health is in question, and speculation about succession is rife. The Kremlin wants to keep Chechnya quiet, especially amid the war on Ukraine. Kadyrov wan...
https://www.rferl.org/a/chechnya-kadyrov-kremlin-succession-risks-stability/33663761.html
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The FSB, Lies, And Drunk Texting The FBI: The Curious Case Of Nomma Zarubina
Nomma Zarubina's case is one of several that has popped up in recent years: Russians building networks among think tanks, activists, politicians, journalists -- and then being charged by US authoritie...
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-nomma-zarubina-fsb-fbi-lying-spy/33661443.html
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Friends Remember A Vibrant University Student Killed During Protest In Tehran
Zahra Bahlolipour, a 23-year-old student in Tehran, was fatally shot by security forces during a protest against Iran's authoritarian regime on January 8. Her classmates have been posting tributes to ...
https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-protests-student-victim-raha/33658519.html
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Prize Horses Face Growing Dangers Near Ukrainian Front Line Amid Deep Freeze
A stud farm in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya region is famous for breeding champion race horses, but it's now under regular attack from Russian shelling. The owners can't move their horses to safety because ...
https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-shelling-horse-farm-stud-zaporizhzhya-roads-ice-drone/33654793.html
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Will Russia's War Against Ukraine End In 2026?
With the sides far apart on key issues as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches the four-year mark, analysts say the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War II is unlikely to end in ...
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-invasion-ukraine-war-future-2026/33644095.html
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By the numbers: Mentions of 'peace' in Christmas and New Year's addresses, combined: Zelenskyy: 32 Putin: 0
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Russia's State-Owned Railway Giant Is In Serious Trouble. Blame The Ukraine War.
Things are such a mess for Russian Railways -- a company that is a major engine, literally and figuratively, for the entire Russian economy -- that the government is scrambling to keep its problems fr...
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-railways-trains-financial-problems-bankruptcy-debt/33641372.html
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Counting On Carte Blanche: What Maduro’s Capture Could Mean For Russia
While the loss of a Latin American ally is a blow, Russia may hope the US intervention in Venezuela means Moscow can do as it wishes in what it considers its sphere of influence, primarily Ukraine. In...
https://www.rferl.org/a/maduro-us-russia-ukraine-invasion-war/33640477.html
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High Hurdles: The Main Obstacles To A Ukraine Peace Deal
As the US presses for an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine, the fate of territory in the Donbas and a massive nuclear power plant may be the biggest barriers to a peace deal. Here’s a look at these and o...
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-invasion-ukraine-peace-talks-us/33637276.html
about 2 months ago
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Optimism And Obstacles: What To Watch After The Trump-Zelenskyy Talks On Russia’s War In Ukraine
After two hours of talks with his Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on December 28, US President Donald Trump said they were “getting a lot closer” to agreement on a deal to end Russia’s war aga...
https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-zelenskyy-peace-talks-russia-war-ukraine/33635539.html
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From Dnipro In War: A Postcard From Ukraine's Major Eastern Outpost
Despite weekly Russian air attacks and constant power outages, Ukraine’s key volunteer hub and major industrial center, Dnipro, lives on. As the fourth year of full-scale war comes to a close, the cit...
https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-invasion-war-strikes-dnipro/33631574.html
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Putin Lauds Battlefield Gains, Signals No Concessions In Annual Press Event
Russian President Vladimir Putin began a marathon annual appearance by speaking confidently of Russia's position on the battlefield in its war on Ukraine and gave no signal that Moscow is ready to mak...
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Putin’s ‘Swine’ Swipe: A Bid To Divide The West And Blame Europe If Peace Efforts Fail
Amid a US push for a deal to end Moscow’s war against Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin used a high-profile military meeting to label unspecified European leaders “podsvinki,” which roughly tr...
https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-young-pigs-swine-europe-us-ukraine/33627252.html
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Putin Decree Forces Foreigners Seeking Russian Residency To Sign Army Contracts
President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree that requires many foreign men who seek permanent residency or citizenship to join the Russian military, RFE/RL has found. The unusual measure is pushing m...
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The Donbas And Beyond: The Territorial Barriers To Peace In Ukraine
Russia wants all of the Donbas, and more. Ukraine is loath to cede any land to Moscow, let alone areas Kyiv’s forces control. The US is pushing for an end to the war. Here’s a look at the tense issue ...
https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-war-peace-land-territory-donbas/33618338.html
2 months ago
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The Fugitive Oligarch, The Cryptocurrency, And A 'Wild' Kremlin-Blessed Sanctions Evasion Scheme
What's unique about the cryptocurrency A7A5 is that it appears to be set up not only to circumvent Western sanctions; it also appears to be a pillar for a larger Kremlin effort to build a parallel fin...
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-cryptocurrency-moldova-kyrgyzstan-a7-sanctions/33609918.html
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Unmasking 'Dr. Evil': Ukrainian Soldiers Haunted By The Horrors Of A Russian Prison
In an award-winning investigation conducted jointly with OCCRP, Schemes determined the identity of a doctor whose conduct stood out in the memories of inmates who said they suffered near-constant viol...
https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-prison-sadistic-doctor-ukraine-torture/33606256.html
3 months ago
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Different Visions: Where The US And Europe Part Ways On Ukraine Peace
After a US framework for peace in Ukraine abruptly emerged last week, Europeans scrambled to draft a counterproposal that is easier on Kyiv. From territorial and financial issues to the possibility of...
https://www.rferl.org/a/us-europe-ukraine-russia-peace-plans/33603387.html
3 months ago
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Ukrainian Businessman Embroiled In Massive Corruption Scandal Fled To Poland In Luxury Taxi
Tymur Mindich, a prominent businessman and the alleged ringleader in a massive corruption scandal in Ukraine’s energy sector, used a luxury taxi service to leave the country, an RFE/RL investigation h...
https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-mindich-corruption-scandal-zelenskyy-war-russia/33592550.html
3 months ago
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Where's Putin? How A Door Handle Exposed Putin’s Secret Offices
An RFE/RL investigation has discovered that Russian President Vladimir Putin uses three nearly identical offices in different parts of Russia and that the Kremlin has repeatedly misled the public abou...
https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-secret-locations-revealed-by-tiny-detail/33591079.html
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Ukraine's Big Corruption Scandal Cuts Close To Zelenskyy. Will He Weather It?
With elections suspended under martial law and Ukrainians displaying strong unity in the face of the Russian onslaught, politics has been largely on hold over nearly four years of full-scale war. But ...
https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-kickbacks-graft-energy-politics-zelenskyy/33591000.html
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From Army To Zelenskyy, Ukraine's Corruption Scandal Rocks Country
Ukraine has been rocked by a corruption scandal in which suspects allegedly discussed millions of dollars worth of kickbacks on protection for energy plants, even as Russian bombs raining down on them...
https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-ukraine-corruption-scandal-rocks-country-war-russia/33588331.html
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Where's Putin? How The Kremlin Hides His Location With Three Nearly Identical Offices
Russian President Vladimir Putin has three nearly identical offices in different parts of the country and the Kremlin has been dishonest about his location many times in recent years, Systema, RFE/RL’...
https://www.rferl.org/a/kremlin-trickery-putin-offices-secrecy-investigation/33586451.html
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Ex-NATO Chief Stoltenberg Says More Arms For Kyiv Will 'Change Putin's Calculus'
Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the way to change Russian President Vladimir Putin mind and bring him to the negotiating table to end the war in Ukraine is to step up military aid to Kyiv.
https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-stoltenberg-weapons-kyiv-putin-trump-war/33584297.html
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The Abandoned Soviet Uranium Mines Of Bohemia
A small band of explorers are cracking into the radioactive mines where the Kremlin once used slave labor to dig out its uranium for nuclear weapons during the Cold War.
https://www.rferl.org/a/soviet-uranium-mines-explored-abandoned-photo-exclusive-radioactive/33581234.html
3 months ago
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As US Ratchets Up Pressure On Venezuela, Will (Or Can) Moscow Help Maduro?
Amid a buildup of US forces in the Caribbean, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is reportedly reaching out to Russia, China and Iran to help bolster its military capabilities. But it’s unclear how much support they can provide – or want to provide -- as Washington ratchets up pressure on Caracas.
https://www.rferl.org/a/maduro-putin-us-venezuela-geopolitics/33580365.html
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A Violent Death Casts A Stark Spotlight On Ukraine's Military Manpower Problems
The death of Roman Sopin has focused heightened attention on Ukraine’s manpower problems and the violence that recruiters sometimes use against men they are seeking to bring into the military.
https://www.rferl.org/a/kyiv-conscription-death-sopin-questions-military-recruitment/33577229.html
4 months ago
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Pokrovsk Is In Danger Of Falling To Russia. Ukrainian Soldiers Are Fuming.
Russian forces have gained a foothold inside the Ukrainian-controlled city of Pokrovsk. It’s fraying Ukrainian defenses, stoking frustrations, and worrying experts, who say if the city falls, it will imperil a swath of Ukraine’s frontline defenses. "The situation is on the verge of critical."
https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-pokrovsk-war-battlefield-troops-/33577230.html
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Who's Behind A New Black Sea Luxury Resort Complex? Politically Connected Belarusians, That's Who.
A nearly finished hillside complex in the southern Russian ski resort town of Krasnaya Polyana is backed by investors linked to Belarus’s strongman leader, a new investigation found.
https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-russia-lukashenko-ski-resort-development-insiders/33573145.html
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Ukraine’s Western Front: Hunting Draft Dodgers On The Romanian Border
Ukrainian men seeking to avoid military service pay up to the equivalent of $15,000 to smuggling gangs that hire children as guides to get them across the border to Romania. It’s one of the phenomena contributing to persistent manpower problems as Kyiv fights against the Russian invasion.
https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-desertion-awol-war-russia-romania/33571456.html
4 months ago
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From The Stage To The Front: A Ballet Dancer At War In Ukraine
Ukrainian ballet dancer Oleksandr Dushakov was in Paris for a performance when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of his country in 2022. By the fall of 2023, Dushakov was fighting at the front. He hopes to return to ballet when the war is over but says: “I don’t see the finish line.”
https://www.rferl.org/a/ballet-combat-ukraine-war-russia-invasion/33566855.html
4 months ago
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Who’s Recruiting Cubans To Fight In Ukraine? A Travel Agent In Provincial Russia For One.
Thousands of Cubans have been recruited to travel to Russia—and many have ended up fighting in Ukraine, possibly under false pretenses. A 41-year-old, multi-lingual travel agent from Russian provincial city is among those involved in a shady recruitment network, Systema found.
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-cubans-recruiting-mercenaries/33558283.html
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Tomahawks, Tone In Focus As Trump Meets Zelenskyy In Washington
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants Tomahawk missiles for the war against Russia's invasion. US President Donald Trump says Washington might provide them. And Russia is warning against an escalation. Here's what to watch when Trump hosts Zelenskyy in Washington on October 17.
https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-us-missiles-trump-zelenskyy-putin/33561898.html
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Ukraine Braces For Winter As Russia Escalates Energy Attacks
On October 3, Russia unleashed its biggest-ever attack on Ukraine’s natural gas sector. A week later, a nighttime barrage knocked power out across a large swath of Kyiv. As temperatures drop and Moscow steps up attacks on the energy sector, Ukrainians are preparing for a rough winter.
https://www.rferl.org/a/war-power-gas-energy-strikes-ukraine-russia/33556392.html
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That Time (Long Ago) Nemtsov Ran For Mayor Of Sochi
Long after he was out of the Russian government and half a decade before he was shot dead steps from the Kremlin, Boris Nemtsov ran against the Kremlin's candidate for mayor of Sochi. A reporter who covered the contest remembers a race that tested whether the country would move closer to democracy under Dmitry Medvedev, who had taken Vladimir Putin's place as president the year before.
https://www.rferl.org/a/that-long-ago-time-nemtsov-ran-for-mayor-of-sochi/30456423.html
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Who’s Who In The Fractured Russian Opposition Fighting Against Putin
Here’s a look at the main figures in the opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin, most of them driven abroad by a relentless clampdown.
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