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Anna Smolchenko

Anna Smolchenko

International Business Times

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Macron Eyes Broad Alliance To Form New French Govt

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a "meeting of different political forces" to hammer out a programme for a new government, the Greens...

10.12.2024 10

International Business Times

Anna Smolchenko

Jailed Russian Poet Could Be 'Killed' In Prison, Warns Wife

The wife of a Russian poet jailed for seven years for reciting anti-war verses said she was afraid he could be killed in prison after he was sexually...

15.11.2024 4

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Anna Smolchenko

Freed Putin Critic Recounts 'Miracle' Release In Historic Swap

It has been around six weeks since Vladimir Kara-Murza swapped his prison long-johns and rubber flip flops for sharp suits, but the major opponent of...

13.09.2024 5

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Anna Smolchenko

Durov's Telegram: 'Weapon Of War' Under Increased Scrutiny

The arrest of maverick entrepreneur Pavel Durov has drawn global attention to the importance of his messaging app Telegram for Russian troops and...

27.08.2024 10

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Anna Smolchenko

'Pariah': War Leaves Russia Shell Of Former Self At Olympics

As nations come together in Paris to celebrate peaceful competition, sports powerhouse Russia will be an Olympic outcast after being shunned over its...

22.07.2024 4

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France Votes In Snap Polls As Far-right Eyes Historic Win

French people vote on Sunday in high-stakes snap parliamentary elections which could alter France's trajectory and see the far-right party of Marine...

30.06.2024 10

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Far Right Scents Power As Tense France Braces For Snap Vote

A divided France braced Saturday for high-stakes parliamentary elections that could see the anti-immigrant and eurosceptic party of Marine Le Pen...

29.06.2024 10

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Anna Smolchenko

Exiled Russians Mourn Navalny, Blame Putin For 'Murder'

Prominent Kremlin critics and ordinary Russians in self-exile blamed President Vladimir Putin for the "murder" of opposition leader Alexei Navalny...

16.02.2024 9

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Anna Smolchenko

Two Years Into Russia-Ukraine War, Negotiations A Distant Prospect

After two years of war in Ukraine, there is no prospect of negotiations to find a breakthrough as Russian President Vladimir Putin, emboldened by the...

13.02.2024 4

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Anna Smolchenko

'Diplomacy Of Fear': Russia Pressures Exiled Critics

The holding in detention by Thai authorities of an anti-war Russian rock band has exposed how criticising President Vladimir Putin can be fraught with...

01.02.2024 5

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