Yesterday, the human rights project «No to Gulag» reported, citing its sources, about the deportation of several dozen Russians from the USA to Russia via Cairo, among whom were political asylum seekers. Anna Shumova, an activist of the American nonprofit organization Russian Seattle for Freedom, is aware of the stories of several passengers on this flight. We spoke with her.

#America #state #deportation #immigrationzone #interview #society #politicalconclusions #Putin #repressions #Russia #Trump

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August is always a tense month for the fuel market in Russia. Some refineries go into scheduled maintenance, farmers buy fuel for the harvest, and ordinary citizens head to their summer homes. But this year, fuel is not just rising in price – it’s disappearing across the country. Queues, coupons, limits on sales per person… What’s going on, and what do Ukrainian drones have to do with it? We discussed this with oil and gas analyst Mikhail Krutikhin, partner at the information and consulting agency «RusEnergy.»

#petrol #WarinUkraine #IgorSechin #interview #acrisis #MikhailKrutikhin #oil #Rosneft #Russia

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Since early 2022, thousands of opponents of the Russian invasion of Ukraine have tried to seek asylum in the US — only to face tightening immigration policies. With Donald Trump’s return to the presidency, those who hadn’t secured legal status in previous years found themselves in direct danger. Since early 2025, US authorities have deported two activists to Russia — Vladimir Mashinin and Leonid Melekhin. The first managed to escape; the second was placed in pre-trial detention last week for two months due to anti-war statements made in previous years. Julia Nikolaeva, a US immigration lawyer of Russian origin practicing in San Francisco for 15 years, confirms that the situation for asylum seekers in the States has significantly worsened, as has the overall attitude of authorities toward foreigners. We spoke with her about this.

#America #deportation #dictatorship #DonaldTrump #interview #personalexperience #society #petition #politicalasylum #protests #repressions #Russia #USA #Emigration

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In Russia, they are preparing to punish people for searching for uncensored materials on the internet — including using VPNs. For Belarusian citizens, this has long been an everyday reality: for several years they have lived under a ban on access to independent information. In an interview with «Most,» Belarusian political scientist Artem Shraybman explains the difference between Russian and Belarusian censorship and what lessons from Belarusian digital resistance can be applied in Russia. He also discusses how the Lukashenko regime is evolving, what is happening with emigration, what to expect for political prisoners (including Maria Kolesnikova), and how the release of Sergey Tikhanovsky affects the Belarusian opposition in exile.

#AlexanderLukashenko #Belarus #Belarusianopposition #foreignpolicy #dictatorship #interview #KeithKellogg #personalitycult #MariaKolesnikova #massemigration #Minsk #independentmedia #politicalrepressions #protests #Russia #SergeiTikhanovsky #securityforces #censorship

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Thirty-four-year-old teacher Ilya Yolokhin from the Perm region was not supposed to be at war due to medical reasons – yet he was sent to the occupied Donetsk region. He managed to escape from service, got out of Russia, and now shares what he went through.

#army #WarinUkraine #deserter #interview #personalexperience #RussianMinistryofDefense #mobilization #politicalasylum #psychologicaltrauma #torture #Russia

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The events of the past week have shown that the negotiation process is gradually shifting from a «deadlock» to a «stalemate.» At least, that’s what the latest sharp statements by US President Donald Trump towards Russian President Vladimir Putin suggest. How will the process develop further? We discussed this with Igor Gretsky, an expert at the International Centre for Defence and Security (Estonia) and a political scientist.

#interview #war #west

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Negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are scheduled for May 15 in Istanbul, actively promoted by US President Donald Trump. According to political scientist and geographer Dmitry Oreshkin (the Russian Ministry of Justice considers him a foreign agent), important matters that have already changed the course of events around the war remain in the shadows of these talks. ‍

#democracy #dictatorship #interview #war

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