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The letter, painted on Russian military vehicles, is suddenly ubiquitous in Russia, prompting talk of a Kremlin public relations campaign. By Neil MacFarquhar The “Z” first drew attention several ...

At a session of the municipal legislature in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk on March 16, independent lawmaker Khelga Pirogova appeared wearing Ukrainian folk motifs and a garland of sunflowers. She ...