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August 28, 2025

Moscow Calling – August 28

Karaeva: Europe's alliance with Ukraine will lead to the political and economic demise of the EU Russian journalist and columnist Elena Karaeva, who previously worked in Western countries for 20 years, but began to sharply criticize Western positions after leaving Euronews, claims in her article on RIA Novosti that support for Ukraine has caused the European Union direct damage amounting to billions and has resulted in serious side effects

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August 28, 2025

Dispatch – August 27: Four and a half

Authority follows the judge as she enters the courtroom, and that’s only the first lie

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August 27, 2025

Moscow Calling – August 27

American economist Rogoff predicts major crisis for the US Russian journalist Victoria Nikiforova, who is under Western sanctions for spreading disinformation after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, quotes renowned economist and former IMF chief economist Kenneth Rogoff in her article on RIA Novosti, saying that the US is facing a massive economic crisis that cannot be averted

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August 26, 2025

Moscow Calling – August 26

Russia readies to quit the Convention on the Prevention of Torture The Russian government has submitted to President Vladimir Putin a draft denunciation of the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, as well as its additional protocols, according to TASS

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August 26, 2025

ISFED: Election Law Changes Tilt October 4 Vote Further Toward Georgian Dream

The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED), Georgia’s leading election watchdog, says the legislative changes passed by the Georgian Dream further rig the electoral system to its advantage ahead of the October 4 local elections

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August 25, 2025

Moscow Calling – August 25

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has declared the activities of the International Baccalaureate undesirable The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has declared the activities of the Swiss non-governmental organization International Baccalaureate (IB) undesirable, noting that its educational programs shape young people's worldview according to Western models and contain distortions of historical facts, according to TASS

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August 25, 2025

iFact: Russian Companies Continue to Win State Tenders in Georgia

An investigation by iFact, a group of Georgian investigative journalists, has raised alarm over the Russian companies registered in Georgia winning state tenders, a trend that has continued since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and has included firms registered in Georgia afterward

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August 22, 2025

Moscow Calling – August 22

TASS: By attacking the Druzhba oil pipeline, Kiev is trying to drag Hungary into war Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has announced a new attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Druzhba oil pipeline on the Russian-Belarusian border, resulting in oil supplies to Hungary being halted again, TASS reports

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August 22, 2025

Protester Archil Museliantsi Jailed for Four Years As Court Rules He Damaged CCTV Camera

Protester Archil Museliantsi was sentenced to four years in prison after a court found him guilty of damaging property, marking the 14th jail verdict issued against demonstrators detained during pro-EU and anti-Georgian Dream protests since November 2024

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August 21, 2025

Moscow Calling – August 21

Volodin: returning war fugitives to be banned from civil service Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin said that citizens who left Russia after the start of the “special military operation” and decided to return should not be allowed to work in government agencies and companies, according to TASS

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August 20, 2025

Moscow Calling – August 20

Zakharova: Ukraine map at Trump-Zelensky meeting a “slap in the face” for the West At the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House, a map of Ukraine was presented, which Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova described as a “powerful slap in the face” to Western politicians and instigators

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August 16, 2025

Moscow Calling – August 16

Lavrov’s ‘USSR’ sweater causes a stir, increases sales of SelSovet brand Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov showed up in Alaska wearing a sweater with “USSR” written on it, sparkling widespread interest in the design

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August 15, 2025

Moscow Calling – August 15

TASS: Europe and Kyiv “hold their breath” ahead of Trump-Putin meeting European governments and Ukraine are “holding their breath” ahead of the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, which will take place on August 15 in Anchorage, Alaska, TASS reports, citing the Spanish newspaper El País

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August 14, 2025

Moscow Calling – August 14

Scott Ritter: Russia will determine the terms of Ukraine's demilitarization Scott Ritter, former U

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August 13, 2025

Mikheil Kavelashvili Visits Turkey

Georgian Dream-elected President Mikheil Kavelashvili made his first official visit to Turkey on August 12-13, meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Numan Kurtulmuş, Speaker of Turkey’s Grand National Assembly

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August 13, 2025

U.S. State Department Report Reviews Georgia’s Human Rights Challenges in 2024

In its first annual human rights report since the change in the U

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August 13, 2025

Moscow Calling – August 13

Zakharova: Zelenskyy is fighting against Ukrainian people to destroy them In an interview with Sputnik Radio, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that Volodymyr Zelenskyy is “fighting not against Russia, but against the Ukrainian people,” and that his goal is to destroy them "under the banners of nationalism and some kind of national identity

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August 12, 2025

Moscow Calling – August 12

Volodin: AI should not be used when doing homework State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin has announced that parliament will develop proposals to change the approach to homework for schoolchildren, TASS reported

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