Putin denies asking business leaders to finance the war in Ukraine

Pressure is mounting on the Kremlin as its defense budget has surged 42 percent in the last year.

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Top Putin ally predicts Europe and Britain will ‘beg’ for Russian energy

Kirill Dmitriev’s warning comes as the war in Iran drives up prices around the world.

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Zorii dictaturii cibernetice în 🇷🇺#Rusia. #Kremlinul se folosește chiar și de copii pentru propagandă iar rușii rămân fără semnal.

🔗 https://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/international/zorii-dictaturii-cibernetice-in-rusia-kremlinul-se-foloseste-chiar-si-de-copii-pentru-propaganda-iar-rusii-raman-fara-semnal.html

#Știri #România

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#Kremlin pushing back on reports that #Putin called on #Russia tycoons to contribute to defense budget, financing invasion of #Ukraine

Spokesperson Peskov: "Not true Putin made such a request"

Claimed one tycoon said he considered it necessary to donate "a certain large, very large sum of money"

Vladimir #Putin cere donații din partea oligarhilor pentru finanțarea Războiului din 🇺🇦#Ucraina.
#Kremlinul va introduce și o taxă pe profit.

🔗 https://wp.me/p9KpFA-5bsX

#Știri #Rusia

The Kremlin has had a testy relationship with online messaging services in recent years. Now, it seems to be moving to shut them out of Russia completely in favor of one approved super-app – potentially upending the online lives of many Russians. #russia #kremlin #max

https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2026/0325/russia-max-telegram-whatsapp-internet-disruption?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Undeliverable? Why the Kremlin might be set to silence online messaging apps in Russia.

The Kremlin seems to be moving to shut online messaging services out of Russia in favor of one super-app – potentially upending many Russians’ lives.

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#Hungary 's pro- #Russia Orbán Govt filing charges against country's leading investigative journalist, Szabolcs Panyi, amid media reports Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó regularly consulted w #Kremlin

Szijjártó frequently updated Russian counterpart Lavrov w details about confidential #EU meetings

MEPs urge Brussels to act over Russia’s Venice Biennale return

The intervention raises the stakes in a growing dispute following the Biennale’s decision to allow Russian artists to participate in its 2026 exhibition.

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📰 Russische rechter verbiedt Oscar-winnende documentaire om kritiek

https://nieuwsjunkies.nl/artikel/1Ayd

🕦 11:34 | RTL Nieuws
🔸 #Oscars #Poetin #Terrorisme #Kremlin #Verbod

Russische rechter verbiedt Oscar-winnende documentaire om kritiek

Een Russische rechter heeft de Oscar-winnende documentaire Mr. Nobody against Putin verboden voor een aantal streamingplatforms. Volgens de rechter promoot de film terrorisme en "negatieve houdingen" ten opzichte van het Kremlin.

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