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The Bell summarizes part one of Pevchikh/Team Navalny's new YouTube series on how Yeltsin and the oligarchs doomed Russian democracy before Putin, also grabbing largely miffed reactions from liberal influencers Kirill Rogov (propagandistic tone, falsification of history), Marat

A new “documentary” from Russian state TV details the activities of journalists and activists dubbed “foreign agents” by Moscow. The filmmakers appear to have sent undercover reporters to try to get gotcha-style interviews with “foreign agents” in exile.
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A video game company in Vladivostok has made a first-person shooter where you play as Wagner Group mercenaries. The game is based on the PMC's capture of the Ukrainian city of Popasna in 2022.

what a list

The authorities aren't done punishing Almost Naked party organizer Nastya Ivleeva. Despite her apologies & PR stunts to prove that she's a team player, she now faces misdemeanor charges for 'discrediting' Russia’s troops. (Still unclear what she said.)

rbc.ru/rbcfreenews/66…

Telegram founder and notorious weirdo Pavel Durov says he's given an interview to Tucker Carlson.

I abosutely love that 3k people are watching Adult Swim's Space Ghost Coast to Coast marathon and commenting all at once, repeating the lines from the show. 30 years later.

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The governor of Crimea has imposed 6-month ban on foreigners working in a whole array of industries. Seems to be part of the migrant crackdown after Moscow's concert hall attack, but it also applies to some cultural jobs (filmmaking, libraries, etc.)

rbc.ru/rbcfreenews/66…

A tale as old as the sanctions themselves: BBC reports finds that sanctioned Russian naval shipyards are sourcing parts from European countries with the help of firms from Croatia, Italy, and Latvia.

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Pets under 33 pounds can now fly in their own seats on Aeroflot flights and flights by subsidiary airlines. Owners must buy them their own seats, however, and crate the animals the entire time. Poopin and peeing should be fun.

kommersant.ru/doc/6648853

House Speaker Mike Johnson says he will push for aid to Israel and Ukraine this week

apnews.com/article/israel…

The Ukrainian military's commander-in-chief says Russia has ordered its troops to capture Chasiv Yar, west of Bakhmut, in time for May 9 Victory Day celebrations. It would help pave the way in the direction of Kramatorsk. facebook.com/story.php?stor…

'The U.S. is using a barrage of sanctions to cripple 'Arctic LNG 2.' These have stopped Russia from taking delivery of specialized, colossal tankers that it needs to transport the gas, and made it hard to build alternative vessels domestically.'

wsj.com/finance/the-u-…

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I assume the war in Ukraine is over because it's currently impossible to find any updates right now in the Telegram channels in my feed.

Hike up those suspenders, 'cause you're in for a good ole srach as Agentstvo runs a report that suggests/accuses RFE/RL of wasting (US taxpayers') money on an entertainment-content project called Votvot that has little traffic and social media audience.…

Kevin Lik, an 18-yr-old 🇩🇪-🇷🇺 dual citizen & the youngest person ever to be convicted of treason in Russia, is headed for prison. Yesterday, his 4-yr sentence entered force. (His sentence was heavily reduced due to age, cooperation, & strong academics.)

theins.ru/news/270788

To learn about the Russian FSB’s evolution under Putin, its operations in Russia and beyond, and its likely future, Meduza spoke to Kevin Riehle, the author of “The Russian FSB: A Concise History of the Federal Security Service.”
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Team Navalny’s hate mail even comes for their housepets. This gentleman slid into Nastya Kadetova’s DMs to demand a financial disclosure on how she can afford a dog (and then called her a “piss-soaked Ukro-whore”).