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Russian deputy governor of border region arrested in corruption case
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Russian deputy governor of border region arrested in corruption case

25 August 2025
Russia has once again prosecuted a former regional administrator bordering Ukraine. This time, the case concerns Vladimir Bazarov, the former deputy governor of Kursk. He has been arrested. He is suspected of corruption in connection with the embezzlement of around 10 million euros during the construction of defensive structures. This information was reported by the state press agency TASS.
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Russian jets bomb residential areas in Idlib
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Russian jets bomb residential areas in Idlib

19 August 2020
The bombings came a day after it was reported that a Russian general was killed and two other servicemen were wounded by a land mine explosion in eastern Syria.
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Was this Lukashenko's "Ceucescu moment"?
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Was this Lukashenko's "Ceucescu moment"?

18 August 2020
On a visit to the MZKT Tractor factory on Monday Lukashenko expected to be cheered. Instead he was jeered, bringing back images of the fall of the Romanian dictator in 1989.
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Editorial: Belarus awakens
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Editorial: Belarus awakens

17 August 2020
Lukashenko promised stability but delivered stagnation. Defying fear, the people of Belarus now see hope and their aspirations must be respected
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Breakfast at Lavrov's
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Breakfast at Lavrov's

22 July 2020
The Russian Foreign Minister hosted the Armenian and Azerbaijani ambassadors to Russia for breakfast on Tuesday (21 July) to discuss security in the South Caucasus.
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