Mary Ilyushina

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The dog-loving Russian leader changed the constitution to keep himself in power and added an animal protection provision. But now regions have new authority to kill strays.

Thousands of dogs in Buryatia, Russia, are being evacuated as the region reinstates its kill-shelter approach to controlling the stray population.

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An activist since the Soviet era, Mr. Rubinstein has voiced support for jailed dissident Alexei Navalny, criticized Russia’s war in Ukraine and urged “hope.”

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Ukraine said Tuesday it had destroyed a large Russian landing ship, the Novocherkassk. Russian officials confirmed the attack but said the ship was damaged.

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For nearly three weeks, the whereabouts of the imprisoned politician, one of President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent critics, were not known to his aides or lawyers.

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Pro-Putin politicians and religious activists demanded punishment after an internet influencer’s party featured celebrities in flesh-colored outfits.

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As Vladimir Putin seeks another term, the Kremlin combined his annual news conference and citizen call-in show into a spectacle celebrating Russia’s supreme leader.

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Putin made his long-expected announcement to run for another presidential term at a medal award ceremony, cementing the war at the center of his campaign.

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Moscow and Hamas have stressed that the release of three Russian-Israeli hostages from Gaza was negotiated separately from the pause in combat that was brokered by the United States, Qatar and Egypt.