An illustrative photo Iran in the near future intends to supply Russia with hundreds of ballistic missiles. This was reported by Reuters from the words of two representatives of intelligence services, whose names are not called. In addition, Reuters sources say, now several dozens of Russian military are trained in Iran to use the FATH-360 small-range tactical missile systems. Their long -rangeness is from 30 to 75 kilometers, rockets are able to carry a ammunition weighing up to 150 kilograms.

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The United States and Britain enacted new sanctions against authoritarian ruler Alexander Lukashenko on August 9, the fourth anniversary of the so-called presidential elections in Belarus. The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on 19 people and 14 companies that supported Russia's war against Ukraine.

Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee and beat Donald Trump in the polls. Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. The latest events of the race are discussed by Valentin Baryshnikov and Vladimir Abarinov in a new episode of the podcast about “1600 Pennsylvania Avenue”.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and newly elected President Claudia Sheinbaum The current Mexican president has rejected Ukraine's request to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he attends the inauguration of the new Mexican head of state this October. This was reported by Reuters. "We can't do this. It's not our business," incumbent President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said at a news conference on Thursday.

Svetlana Pogodina Holocaust oral history researcher Svetlana Pogodina Svetlana Pogodina is an employee of the Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Latvia , a researcher of oral histories about the Holocaust, the author and editor of several collections of similar stories collected in the territories of the former Pale of Settlement (in Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine, Transnistria), as well as in Dagestan.

Destruction at the international automobile checkpoint "Sudzha", August 7, 2024 For the fourth day, fighting has been going on in Russia, in the Kursk region. Ukrainian troops managed to occupy a number of settlements, and the total area of ​​the battle area during this time reached 600 square kilometers.

Nikita Khrushchev in Kazakhstan, 1964 Leonid Brezhnev's coup Radio Liberty continues the series “Forks” - a series of publications about turning points in Russian history, when it could have taken a completely different path. What were the historical alternatives and why did they remain unrealized? The first part of the cycle: “the plot of the supreme leaders” (1730) – here . The second part: the Decembrist rebellion (1825) – here .

August 9 marks the International Day of the World's Indigenous People , established by the UN General Assembly: on this day in 1982, the Working Group on Indigenous Populations met for the first time - at that time the only UN unit with an agenda for protecting the rights of indigenous peoples.

Vladimir Putin presides over a meeting with members of the Russian government at the Novo-Ogarevo residence.

Is Kamaly Harris's pre -election jerk of Kamaly? What can determine the outcome of the presidential election? Progressism against trampism? Our guests: a sociologist from the North Western University Olga Kamenchuk, historian Dmitry Shlyapentoch and an economist from Heiverford College Vladimir Kondorovich.

Kinburn Spit As a result of a raid by Ukrainian special forces on the Russian-occupied Kinburn Spit in the Nikolaev region on Friday night, about thirty Russian soldiers were killed and six armored vehicles were destroyed, according to a statement from the press service of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

The court in Voronezh sentenced the former mercenary from the Wagner PMC Yaroslav Shekhovtsev to 16 years in a maximum security colony for the execution of colleagues. This was reported with reference to the court by the local television channel "TV province". Also, by decision of the court, Shekhovtsev will have to pay compensation for moral damage to the relatives of the dead - 750 thousand rubles per each.

The most interesting of our common past. Incomplete story. Unjust wounds. Still live hopes. Could Russia go the other way? Radio Liberty this week 20 years ago. Archive project. Ivan Tolstoy chooses from our ether still relevant and turned out to be eternal.

Vladimir Putin, 2003 25 years ago, Vladimir Putin headed the Russian government and has been in power since then - now his fifth presidential term lasts. Over the years, Putin’s rhetoric has changed significantly: Radio Liberty has collected quotes of the Russian president about relations with the West and neighbors, democratic values, opposition and those whom he considers traitors.