Sam Breazeale

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07 October 2026 12:12

I've spent the last month making Refused, a new podcast about Russia's draft dodgers and deserters, and where they can escape to. Episode 1 is out now, wherever podcasts are sold: novayagazeta.eu/en/articles/...

Julia Ioffe

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02 October 2026 19:14

How are Witkoff and Kushner's peace efforts going? “Peace is further away than it was a year ago,” said a source close to the Kremlin. “And the occasional trip by Witkoff and Kushner isn’t going to change that.” My latest. puck.news/what-does-th...

Anton Barbashin

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30 September 2026 12:20

OVD-Info recorded a slowdown in Russia’s repression campaign before and during the elections. The first days after the Duma vote suggest the crackdown is about to intensify. ridl.io/repression-a...

ProPublica

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16 September 2026 18:11

NEW on “Paper Trail”: You may have heard that President Trump did not attend his eldest son’s wedding. But you know who did? A Russian oligarch with close ties to Putin. And he didn’t just attend the wedding — he bankrolled it. 🎧 Listen to how we found out:

Julia Ioffe

juliaioffe.bsky.social

06 July 2026 13:23

NATO didn't always have an annual summit, not even during the Cold War. Now, in the age of Trump, NATO insiders are wondering if these annual summits are doing more harm than good—and if it's time to stop having them so often. My latest. puck.news/nato-summit-...