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Russia: Massive Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow
Vladimir Putin's party has unsurprisingly won a large majority in Sunday's legislative elections, marked by computer hacking and Ukrainian drone attacks to which Moscow has promised a response.
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Russia: Putin's party largely at the top of the legislative agenda marked by drone attacks
Vladimir Putin's party unsurprisingly won a large majority in the legislative elections on Sunday, 20 September, marked by Ukrainian drone attacks to which Moscow promised a response.
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Russia: Parliamentary elections, without surprise, for Vladimir Putin
In Russia, Vladimir Putin's party won, unsurprisingly, a large majority in the legislative elections of Sunday, September 20, marked by computer hacking and Ukrainian drone attacks to which Moscow promised a response.
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Ukraine live: Russia claims to have hit two cargo ships and the port of Izmail
The Russian Ministry of Defence stated on Monday that its forces had hit several targets in Ukraine, including two cargo vessels used for military purposes, a gas distribution station, port infrastructure in Izmaïl and a BDU Logistic company centre in the Kiev region. Follow our direct.
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Legislative power in Russia: Vladimir Putin's party wins record number of seats
Vladimir Putin's party, united Russia, won the legislative elections on Sunday with at least 355 seats in the Duma, according to the preliminary results of the Election Commission released on Monday. He beats his previous record of 343 seats in 2016.
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Legislative authorities in Russia: Moscow accuses Kiev of disrupting the vote
On Sunday, 20 September, Russia suffered a massive attack by Ukrainian drones, denounced by the authorities as trying to "disturb" the legislative process, which should unsurprisingly lead to the victory of Vladimir Putin's party, more than four and a half years after the start of the war in Ukraine.
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Live: Russia undergoes massive drone attack on the last day of the legislature
Russia suffered a massive drone attack on Sunday morning, denounced by the authorities as trying to "disturb" the parliamentary elections, the first since the start of the large-scale offensive against Ukraine in 2022. These laws, which are also taking place in the territories of Ukraine occupied and annexed by Russia, should unsurprisingly lead to the victory of Vladimir Putin's party. Follow our direct.
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Russia: "His army is trampling on Ukraine, so she accuses NATO
The "nature of Russian aggression and threats in Europe are changing", President Emmanuel Macron warned on 18 September. We talk about this with our guest Jacques Faure, former French Ambassador to Ukraine (2008-2011).
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In eastern Europe, the Red Army monuments are at the heart of a war of memory.
The destruction in early September of an obelisk dedicated to Red Army soldiers in Bytom, Poland, provoked the anger of the Russian embassy in Warsaw. The large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 triggered a wave of dismantling of the monuments of the Soviet period, varying in scale according to the countries.
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Yemen, Russia's "hybrid" war and AI dangers
This week's summary: the war in the Middle East and the Yemeni front that continues to ignite, Russia's hybrid attacks on European countries and the debate about the dangers of AI, which could wipe out humanity according to some whistleblowers.
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Zaproijia shopping mall in flames after Russian strike
Russian forces attacked on Thursday, September 17, a shopping centre in the city of Zaporijia, according to the statement of the Ukrainian regional governor Ivan Fedorov. No victims were reported during the attack, which took place the day before the parliamentary elections in Russia began.
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Legislative in Russia: "The result is played ahead" for Putin's victory
Unsuspended elections are held in Russia from Friday to Sunday. The majority of united Russia, Vladimir Putin's party, should be returned to the Duma. The opposition was rejected. A "result played ahead" before a possible new wave of mobilization for the war in Ukraine. Interview with the specialist Tatiana Kastouéva-Jean.
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Legislative elections in Russia: no surprise
The European Union denounced on Friday 18 September, with the voice of a spokesman, the climate of "systematic and institutionalized repression" in which the parliamentary elections in Russia are held, against the background of war in Ukraine. The explanations of Elena Volochin, journalist in France 24 and former correspondent in Moscow.
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Russia: EU denounces elections held in a climate of "systematic repression"
The parliamentary elections start this Friday 18 September in Russia. The European Union has denounced elections taking place in a climate of "systematic and institutionalized repression" while a body of Russian opponents to the Council of Europe has called the election "simulacre". The details of Éléna Volochine, journalist and former correspondent France 24 in Moscow.
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Legislative elections in Russia: a "poured-up" vote
Press coverage this Friday, September 18, the parliamentary elections in Russia, the Trump administration accused of war crimes, and speculation around the first list of the French team's selector, Zinedine Zidane.
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Russia: The Duma, a puppet assembly?
In Russia, from Friday onwards, voters are called upon to renew the lower house of Parliament, the Duma. This is the first election of the institution since the beginning of the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, the only party opposed to the war, Iabloko, was not allowed to present its list.
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Live: Hundreds of drones target Moscow on the first day of Russian legislatures
Russian air defence detected 350 Ukrainian drones flying towards Moscow in the night on Friday, the first day of the parliamentary and local elections in Russia, said city mayor Sergei Sobianin. Most of the equipment was destroyed on the way, 64 of which were nearing the capital. Follow our direct.
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US Congress adopts new package of sanctions against Russia
US MPs approved new sanctions against Russia and its allies for their role in the war against Ukraine, a text supported by Donald Trump, which Kiev welcomed on Thursday. It gives the U.S. President the power to impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on the top five Russian oil and gas importing countries, including China and India.
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Russia: Legislative kick-off on war with Ukraine
The polling stations opened Friday in Russia for three days of legislative activity, the first since the start of the large-scale war in Ukraine in 2022. In the absence of any real opposition, Vladimir Putin's party should win this election, also organized in the Ukrainian territories occupied and annexed by Moscow.
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Russia plans to open more cultural centres in Africa as part of its strategy to expand its influence
These centres will promote Russian language, education, science and culture.