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Flash mobs, memes & selfies: Election Commission aims to boost voter turnout
The Russian Election Commission has ordered a major campaign to attract voters to the 2018 polls, including through a number of novel steps targeting the younger generation and internet users, local media report.
Russian pilot serving US jail term pins last hope on UN
Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, currently serving a lengthy sentence in the US after being convicted on what he describes as false charges, says he hopes for changes after the United Nations learns about his abduction and unlawful trial.
Nationalists seek school year postponement after Muslim holiday controversy
The Russian Liberal Democratic Party has drafted a bill that, if passed, would allow municipal authorities to postpone the start of the school year by a month. The initiative resulted from the start of classes coinciding with a major Muslim holiday.
Defense Ministry rejects claims of war games threat to western neighbors
The Russian deputy defense minister has described the upcoming Zapad-2017 military exercises as purely defensive and blasted as a “myth” any allegations that they could be used as a basis to invade neighboring countries.
European journalists call out Estonian refusal to accredit Russian reporters
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has posted an alert on the Council of Europe’s web site for the protection of media freedom after the Estonian Presidency of the EU repeatedly rejected the Rossiya Segodnya agency’s requests for accreditation.
Putin approves major international agreement targeting cyber-crime
Vladimir Putin has approved the signing of a new cooperation agreement on fighting cyber-crime between members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), while allowing the Russian side to make minor corrections to the document.
US still unable to isolate Russia, senior senator claims
The international isolation of Russia is impossible no matter how hard the United States tries, a senior Russian senator said in response to a US special envoy’s threats to freeze diplomatic and economic ties over the Ukraine crisis.
‘Empty words’: Duma communists dismiss fresh Polish claims of reparations from Germ
A senior Russian Communist Party MP has described the latest Polish statements calling for new WWII reparations from Germany as “empty words” and noted that he did not expect this scandal to have any tangible effect on international relations.
Head of European Federation of Journalists blasts EU for refusing accreditation to Russian reporters
The secretary-general of Europe’s largest journalists’ organization has described the refusal to allow Russian journalists to cover the upcoming informal meeting of EU foreign ministers as an attack on media freedom.
Putin’s approval rating at 83 percent in August
According to a recent poll, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s approval rating stood at 83 percent in mid-August, while the number of people who approve of the State Duma’s work dropped to under 50 percent.
