The Bank of Russia is holding informal consultations with banks, depositories, and cryptocurrency exchangers about access to the legal Russian crypto market. After the first-line acts are published, participants will be able to apply for licenses and inclusion in registries, said First Deputy Governor of the Central Bank Vladimir Chistyukhin on the sidelines of the Moscow Financial Forum.

#bitcoin #ethereum #LinkUSDT #state #Cryptocurrency #cryptomarket #Russia #finance #CentralBank

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The CEO of the local division of the Russian IT corporation ITG, German Leontiev, was detained in the Netherlands. After that, ITG announced that it would withdraw infrastructure from the Netherlands, the United States, and Canada and scale back its presence in these countries.

#ITG #HermanLeontiev #DmitryGachko #Netherlands #Russia #SORM #specialservices #technology #FSB

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Volodymyr Zelensky said that Kyiv is ready for de-escalation if Russia stops strikes on Ukraine’s energy sector, critical infrastructure, and food exports. In response to Donald Trump’s call to stop attacks on Russian refineries, he wrote on X that under such conditions Ukraine is ready to discuss its own steps as well.

#VladimirZelensky #DonaldTrump #oilrefinery #UN #Russia #Ukraine

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UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Russia Mariana Katsarova presented a report on September 21 on Russia’s transnational repression against its own citizens and other people abroad who are unwelcome to the Kremlin. According to the report, in the three years since the start of the war, the number of documented cases of such persecution has increased eightfold and reached nearly 400.

#Interpol #Kazakhstan #UN #Russia #FSB

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Ambassadors of EU countries agreed to extend sanctions against about 3,000 people and organizations linked to Russian aggression against Ukraine for three years at once instead of the usual six months. Russian businessmen Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman are to be excluded from the sanctions list.

#AlisherUsmanov #VladimirPutin #WarinUkraine #EuropeanUnion #MikhailFridman #Russia #EUsanctions #Ukraine

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Leaders of France’s National Rally, Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella, on Saturday condemned Russia after Vladimir Putin ordered the transfer of Russian assets of Auchan and Nestle to temporary administration. Their statement followed an emergency meeting held the day before by Emmanuel Macron with leaders of France’s political forces.

#nestlé #Auchan #JordanBardella #MarineLePin #Russia #France

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Based on the results of the first eight months of 2026, Russia rose to third place among pork suppliers to China, overtaking the United Kingdom. China bought $75.3 million worth of pig farming products from Russia, which is 26.9% more than a year earlier.

#StateTechnicalUniversityofChina #China #Miratorg #Russia #Rusagro #pork

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In 59% of Russian households, at least one cat lives, and this is the highest figure in the world. Romania is in second place with 48%, and Indonesia is third with 47%.

#Animals #cats #Russia #statistics

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Maria Zakharova said that taking part in pre-election «performances» at the urging of foreign agents and extremists deprives voters of the ability to later hold the elected deputy accountable. She called on people to vote for those they will be able to hold accountable just a week after they start working.

#Elections2026 #MariaZakharova #RFMFA #Russia

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Turnout in the elections for State Duma deputies by the end of the second day of voting was 40.79%, Interfax reported, citing data from the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation. By the end of the second day of voting, it had exceeded 40%, and reports of violations continued to come in from different regions.

#Elections2026 #TheStateDuma #DEG #CommunistParty #Russia #Apple

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Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella published a statement on the National Rally website, in which they described Russian actions as an attempt to intimidate France and influence its support for Ukraine. A few days earlier, Le Pen said that France no longer has money for aid to Kyiv.

#ElyseePalace #JordanBardella #MarineLePin #NationalAssociation #Russia #Ukraine

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On the first day of voting, «Important Stories» counted about 4,500 precincts across Russia where ballots were processed at an anomalously fast rate. According to the publication’s calculations, the largest number of such precincts was in Chechnya.

#ImportantStories #Elections2026 #Russia #Chechnya

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The UN monitoring mission documented 1,004 cases of sexualized violence against civilians and prisoners of war for the period from February 24, 2022, to July 31, 2026. In 892 cases, responsibility was assigned to Russian military personnel and employees of the FSB and FSIN.

#WarinUkraine #OccupationofUkraine #UN #Russia #sexualizedviolence #Ukraine

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China’s Ministry of Commerce criticized the new U.S. sanctions against Russia and said it reserves the right to take all necessary measures to protect its interests. The trigger was U.S. President Donald Trump’s signing of a law that provides for 100% tariffs on goods from countries that buy Russian oil.

#DonaldTrump #China #MinistryofCommerceofChina #Russia #USsanctions #USA

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Russia began spreading disinformation online to influence the November midterm elections in the US, The New York Times writes, citing secret reports from American intelligence. According to these data, the Kremlin authorized a campaign whose goal is to sow chaos and deepen divisions in American society, rather than support any party.

#Graphika #USelections #JamieLeeCurtis #ArtificialIntelligence #Russia #USA

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After yesterday's Russian strike with a guided aerial bomb on a residential building in Sumy, the number of injured has risen to 10. A 7-year-old boy is in intensive care; his parents were killed at the scene.

#OlegGrigorov #RussianUkrainianWar #Russia #SumyRegionalMilitaryAdministration #SumyCityCouncil #Sumy

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The White House said on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump signed a law on «hellish sanctions» against Russia. The document allows tariffs of up to 100% against the five largest buyers of Russian oil and gas and provides for personal sanctions against Vladimir Putin, members of the government, and the leadership of the security services.

#VladimirPutin #DonaldTrump #Russia #USSenate #USA #TSBRF

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After meeting with the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Mykhailo Drapatyi, and Defense Minister Yevhen Khmara, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that he had approved new long-range operations in response to Russian strikes. He also wrote that Ukraine is preparing to expand its long-range capabilities.

#VladimirZelensky #ArmedForcesofUkraine #EvgenyKhmara #MikhailDrapatiy #Russia #Ukraine

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On the morning of September 19, 2023, Azerbaijani troops launched an offensive against the remnants of Karabakh, where Armenians were still living. Over the next couple of weeks, almost all of them left for Armenia along the long serpentine road known as the Lachin Corridor. And like almost everything in the Karabakh conflict, this event got two names. «Ethnic cleansing», according to the Armenian side, and «voluntary resettlement», according to the Azerbaijani side. The spectacle of a hundred thousand people leaving their homes forever shocked many. But for outside audiences, the shock was short-lived. Azerbaijan managed to convince everyone so quickly that what was happening was normal and inevitable that the topic disappeared from the agenda. It was also in Russia’s interest to sweep everything under the rug so that no one would ask an awkward question. The only thing left now is to make sense of what happened and not allow propaganda myths to take root.

#Azerbaijan #Analytics #Armenia #ArmenianAzerbaijaniconflict #lifeinexile #personalexperience #NagornoKarabakh #aftertheUSSR #Russia #RubenVardanyan #ethnicconflicts

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The UN OHCHR documented 984 cases of sexualized violence related to the full-scale war against Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to July 31, 2026. In the report published on September 18, 89% of these cases — 892 — are attributed to the Russian side.

#waragainstUkraine #UN #Russia #sexualizedviolence #OHCHR #Ukraine

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