Спасибо огромное всем причастным! Простите, что отвечаю не сразу. Мы все еще немного в шоке, но дети услышали папин голос! ⁦Vladimir Kara-Murza⁩

At Andrews Air Force Base where freed prisoners Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva are due to arrive in just over an hour. They’ll be reunited with their families and will be met by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. More than a hundred journalists here to see them.

Thirteen of the political prisoners freed by Moscow yesterday were flown to Germany, where they were immediately sent for medical evaluations. Meduza photographer Evgeny Feldman went to the hospital to document his compatriots’ first hours of freedom. meduza.io/en/feature/202…

Vladimir Kara-Murza, Ilya Yashin, and the other Russian political prisoners freed in yesterday’s swap were sent to a hospital in Germany for medical evaluations. You can see the first photos of them here: meduza.io/en/feature/202… Meduza in English

Саша Скочиленко на свободе и все близкие рядом

Russians: “Ha, you probably thought there would be bears roaming the streets of Moscow before you went there!” Side of the road in the US:

All of the screenshots in this thread are my translations. The opinions expressed in these quotes are despicable. I think the thread omits important context by not linking to the original article or at least including its title. meduza.io/en/feature/202…

The beginning of this story had me bracing for a hard read, but it left me feeling very hopeful! “‘Polish police are totally different from Russian ones,’ he added. ‘They have respect, they speak nicely, they don’t arrest people for no reason. They don’t stop you randomly.’”

Walz and Vance are the same name, discuss

Пишите политзаключенным! Спасибо ОВД-Инфо за замечательный проект ovdinfo.media/vestochka_tw

The Ukrainian military has released footage purportedly showing dozens of Russian border guards surrendering at a checkpoint in the Kursk region. It’s unclear exactly how many Russian personnel laid down their arms, but it appears to have been 20–50 men. meduza.io/en/feature/202…

Next week I am launching From the Republics, the first-ever English-language newsletter dedicated to Russia’s ethnic republics & non-Slavic Indigenous communities. Subscribe to receive unrivalled scoops and insider analyses directly to your mailbox fromtherepublics.com

In 2023, a bizarre trend took over TikTok in Nepal: dozens of clips showed Nepali men bragging about joining the Russian army. Unbeknownst to viewers, they hadn’t left the training ground. One later called going to Russia “the worst decision you can make.” meduza.io/en/feature/202…

In light of Ukraine’s bill to ban religious groups with ties to Moscow, don't miss my podcast episode about Ukraine’s religious landscape and Russia’s violent campaign against evangelicals there, featuring historian Catherine Wanner and Steven Moore. meduza.io/en/episodes/20…

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Prigozhin associate Alexander Malkovich, sanctioned by the U.S. for election interference, secretly worked for Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov’s 2021 campaign. I guess it's good Bishkek passed a “foreign agents” law so that can't happen again, right? right? kloop.kg/blog/2024/08/3…

Putin's coming glow up

everywhere I look I see hidden agendas, secret alliances, and shadowy figures pulling strings behind the scenes. except for my mysterious benefactor, who is beyond reproach