.St Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov said earlier that two buildings were damaged and residents

Николай Королев (Фото: a_beglov / VK) Участник первого потока программы ？Время героев

Alexander Beglov, and that left with two other options, voters simply tossed a coin. For the first time in

quickly extinguished.... St Petersburg governor Alexander Beglov later acknowledged the attack but

A TV star-turned-politician is as good a new model as any for candidates for State Duma elections: someone who criticizes everyone, but then on fundamental issues will always willingly support the authorities. The Kremlin is currently studying the potential of this kind of candidate.

The formation of the Big Government (that includes the government as such and the presidential executive office) around Putin with duplicate functions and diverse staff (both in terms of professionalism and clan representation) has increased Putin’s personal influence on the one hand but slowed down

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Candidates backed by the authorities are increasingly declining to be nominated by United Russia. The ruling party doesn’t fit well into the technocratic-apolitical worldview of the presidential administration’s domestic policy bloc: after all, corporations don’t need parties.

A further eight people sustained injuries, authorities said.In the wake of the deadly attack, Ukrainian presidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy called on Western allies to boost Ukraine's air defences. Speaking about the casualties, he wrote on X: “ Tymofiy was 4 months old.... My condolences to all of their close ones.” Ukraine's number one added that a 3-year-old girl was injured in the attack.“ Delays in the delivery of weapons to Ukraine, as well as air defense to protect our people, unfortunately res

Igor Konashenkov said that the Ukrainian military command had banned its troops from surrendering.... ” The pope has repeatedly made anguished pleas for a cease-fire and negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.... There is no sign that the Ukraine population can accept a Russian occupation.” Draghi noted that Italy remained close to the Ukrainian people, with the reopening of its embassy in Kyiv....