Politics of Russia

"Serbia accepts Lavrov's invitation"; "There was hysteria directed at Serbia"

Alexander Botsan Kharchenko told Russia 24 television that Serbia accepted with great pleasure the invitation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for his Serbian counterpart Nikola Selakovic to visit Russia, and that appropriate instructions have already been given in that regard, the Srna agency reported.

Bulgaria: Citizens want Boris Nemtsov Square to be Closer to the Russian Embassy

Active citizens in Sofia want the Sofia Municipal Council to transfer the name of "Boris Nemtsov Square" from the area around Joliot-Curie Metro Station and the Embassy of North Macedonia to the area directly in front of the Embassy of the Russian Federation. Here is the full statement of the activists:

Pussy Riot call for embargo on Russian oil

Ljubljana – The Russian feminist protest punk rock band Pussy Riot said that its European tour, as part of which they held a concert in Ljubljana on Thursday, was aimed primarily at expressing solidarity with Ukraine and anti-war views. They called on European countries to impose an embargo on Russian oil and labelled Russian President Vladimir Putin a Nazi.

Russians Head to Polls amid Low Appoval for Putin's United Russia, App of Alexei Navalny Removed

Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged Russians to vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections after a lacklustre campaign season.

Polls opened on Friday morning for the three-day election and the first day of the vote was marred by controversy with allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny accusing Google and Apple of removing their "smart voting" app from their platforms.

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