Baikonur Launchpad Damaged After Rocket Launch to ISS
Russia’s Roscosmos space agency said it has “all necessary spare parts” and vowed to repair the cosmodrome “in the near future.” Source link
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Hungary’s Orbán Arrives in Moscow for Energy Talks With Putin
The meeting comes nearly a month after Orbán visited Washington to secure a one-year exemption from U.S. sanctions against Lukoil and Rosneft. Source link
Russia Blacklists Human Rights Watch as ‘Undesirable’
The influential body said it was “not surprised” by the designation and vowed to continue its work remotely. Source link
Moscow Rehab Center Owner Arrested Following Abuse Accusations
Anna Khobotova, a self-described psychotherapist, lawyer and human rights advocate, runs a network of rehabilitation centers for troubled adolescents in and around Moscow, the Sverdlovsk region and the Rostov region. Source...
Putin Signs Law Raising Russia’s Value-Added Tax to 22%
Businesses have indicated they plan to pass the increase onto consumers, who have already been strained in recent years by surging inflation. Source link
Roskomnadzor Threatens to Block WhatsApp Over Alleged Legal Violations
The state media regulator said it was imposing new restrictions on the messenger, which it claimed is being used to organize terrorist activities. Source link
Justice Ministry Blacklists Human Rights Watch as ‘Undesirable’
HRW was among a number of international organizations and foreign NGOs whose local offices Russia shut down in the first months of the full-scale invasion. Source link
Belgium Slams EU Plan to Use Frozen Russian Assets for...
Prime Minister Bart De Wever called the plan “fundamentally wrong” and warned it could expose Belgium to severe legal and financial risks. Source link
Kremlin Insider Dmitry Kozak Criticized War in Letter to Putin...
Sources said Kozak has been traveling frequently to Israel since his resignation, not out of concerns for his own safety but to undergo medical treatment. Source link
‘Demotivating and Unjust’: In Russia’s Regions, Medical Students Decry New...
The new law means that many medical graduates will start their careers at regional or rural hospitals in exchange for state funding. Source link
