As Russian losses in Ukraine mount, Putin faces ‘devastating’ demographic
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As Russian losses in Ukraine mount, Putin faces ‘devastating’ demographic timebomb

Russian losses in Ukraine are helping fuel a demographic timebomb that could see the country’s population reduced by half by the end of the century, experts have told the Kyiv Independent. “The impact on Russian society is devastating,” said Harley Balzer, emeritus professor of government and international affairs at Georgetown University. “From Russia's perspective, (winning […]
Transnistria faces industrial collapse after Russian gas suspension, senior official
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Transnistria faces industrial collapse after Russian gas suspension, senior official says

The cessation of Russian gas supplies via Ukraine has halted all industrial activity in Moldova's Russian-occupied Transnistria, Sergey Obolonik, the first deputy chairman of the Transnistrian administration, said on Jan. 2. Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom suspended gas supplies to Moldova on Jan. 1, citing unpaid debts by Moldovagaz. Moldovan officials, however, argue that these […]
Media: 24-year-old Ukrainian man from Russian-occupied Melitopol accused of 'criminal
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Media: 24-year-old Ukrainian man from Russian-occupied Melitopol accused of 'criminal espionage' by FSB, faces up to 20 years in prison

Leonid Popov, who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia since 2017, was charged with espionage by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), the Russian independent outlet IStories reported on Nov. 29. The case against him was opened in Aug. 2024, but he disappeared over a year before, in Apr. 2023. According to IStories, he has endured […]