https://vatnik.org/news/5725418-refueling-diplomacy-with-no-detailsVatnikORGen2026-09-22T16:19:45.000ZZelensky met with CIA chief Ratcliffe at Ireland’s Shannon Airport. It was a... https://vatnik.org/news/5725161-victories-moved-beyond-the-frontVatnikORGen2026-09-22T16:19:44.000ZNow they are not shy about it.” Russia’s Defense Ministry has begun reporting battles for villages in the Ukrainian rear, dozens of kilometers from the front line https://vatnik.org/news/5725160-a-record-result-for-outside-displayVatnikORGen2026-09-22T16:19:44.000ZNo one should have any doubts.” Why United Russia achieved a record result ahead of a possible new stage of negotiations with Ukraine https://vatnik.org/news/5725159-the-contract-now-finds-people-outsideVatnikORGen2026-09-22T16:19:44.000ZWhat to do if you have been detained and are being forced to sign a contract https://vatnik.org/news/5725158-elections-worked-as-an-order-againVatnikORGen2026-09-22T16:19:44.000ZHi, this is Verstka’s politics desk. Over the past weekend we worked on a topic that, in a normal political system, would have been the main one for a desk like ours https://vatnik.org/news/5725157-dead-entrepreneurs-get-a-budget-billVatnikORGen2026-09-22T16:19:44.000ZThe Insider: In Chukotka, entrepreneurs killed in the war were required to return unused business grants https://vatnik.org/news/5725156-internet-blockers-get-their-equipment-moneyVatnikORGen2026-09-22T16:19:44.000ZThe Roskomnadzor center responsible for internet blocking may spend up to half of its annual profit on new equipment https://vatnik.org/news/5724362-paid-reactions-become-a-criminal-riskVatnikORGen2026-09-22T16:19:43.000ZRights defenders urged Durov to make Telegram stars anonymous. Russians are being prosecuted because of them https://vatnik.org/news/5724361-lithuania-moves-to-drop-nuclear-banVatnikORGen2026-09-22T16:19:43.000ZLithuania’s parliament approved an amendment allowing the deployment of nuclear weapons https://vatnik.org/news/5724360-turnout-stretches-to-fit-the-reportVatnikORGen2026-09-22T16:19:43.000ZTurnout in the State Duma elections held in Russia on September 18-20 was about 40% https://vatnik.org/news/5724359-reputation-gets-its-day-in-moscow-courtVatnikORGen2026-09-22T16:19:43.000ZMetropolitan Hilarion (Grigory Alfeyev) filed a lawsuit in a Moscow court against the TV channel Dozhd... https://vatnik.org/news/5722670-fake-elections-lose-their-partnersVatnikORGen2026-09-22T16:19:39.000ZWe do not recognize these elections as fair and honest” — PACE president on the results of voting in Russia https://vatnik.org/news/5722669-attack-costs-enter-the-tariffVatnikORGen2026-09-22T16:19:39.000ZFAS drafted an order to include security and power-grid restoration costs after attacks in electricity tariffs https://vatnik.org/news/5722668-a-missile-stops-a-dnipro-plantVatnikORGen2026-09-22T16:19:39.000ZIn Dnipro, the Interpipe plant was damaged by a ballistic missile strike; four employees were killed https://vatnik.org/news/5722667-the-ideal-ceasefire-is-still-talkVatnikORGen2026-09-22T16:19:39.000ZTrump will discuss an energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia with Zelensky https://vatnik.org/news/5722666-propaganda-gets-shown-out-of-czechiaVatnikORGen2026-09-22T16:19:39.000ZRussians suspected of links to the propaganda channel Rybar were expelled from Czechia https://vatnik.org/news/5722665-two-billionaires-leave-the-sanctions-listVatnikORGen2026-09-22T16:19:39.000ZSanctions will be lifted from Russian businessmen Usmanov and Fridman — Reuters https://vatnik.org/news/5722664-sanctions-wait-for-the-right-momentVatnikORGen2026-09-22T16:19:39.000ZTrump promised to use Lindsey Graham’s law on tough sanctions against Russia “if necessary” https://vatnik.org/news/5722650-promised-safety-sent-to-assaultVatnikORGen2026-09-22T16:19:39.000ZI knew I wouldn’t come back from leave. From my first days of service, I was looking for a way to escape” https://vatnik.org/news/5722649-prison-was-replaced-by-a-contractVatnikORGen2026-09-22T16:19:39.000ZThe Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated a Russian corrupt official. https://vatnik.org/news/5722546-industrial-targets-hit-homes-againVatnikORGen2026-09-22T16:19:38.000ZSamara Came Under a Massive UAV Attack. https://vatnik.org/news/5722545-washington-finds-another-ideal-pauseVatnikORGen2026-09-22T16:19:38.000ZThe U.S. Will Propose Declaring a Moratorium on Strikes Against Ukrainian Infrastructure and Russian Energ... https://vatnik.org/news/5721738-attack-reaches-the-samara-refineryVatnikORGen2026-09-22T16:19:36.000ZThe Samara Oil Refinery was successfully attacked today. https://vatnik.org/news/5721737-talks-start-while-missiles-keep-flyingVatnikORGen2026-09-22T16:19:36.000ZZelensky has arrived in New York for talks with Trump. Meanwhile, Russia is “achiev... https://vatnik.org/news/5721496-record-turnout-came-with-pressureVatnikORGen2026-09-22T16:19:36.000ZKey figures: how the State Duma elections went https://vatnik.org/news/5721495-six-years-for-posts-and-illnessVatnikORGen2026-09-22T16:19:36.000ZI am wilted and shattered. Crushed and broken.” Political prisoner Andrei Shabanov wrote a heartbreaking letter from a penal colony https://vatnik.org/news/5721494-secret-cases-hid-the-scale-of-persecutionVatnikORGen2026-09-22T16:19:36.000ZFirst Department and Parubets Analytics identified 555 Ukrainians accused of treason and espionage https://vatnik.org/news/5721493-paid-reactions-became-evidence-for-casesVatnikORGen2026-09-22T16:19:36.000ZDurov was asked to make Telegram “Stars” anonymous to protect Russians from criminal cases https://vatnik.org/news/5721492-a-candidate-board-led-to-shocksVatnikORGen2026-09-22T16:19:36.000ZI was screaming all down Nizhnyaya Pervomayskaya that they were killing me, that they were using a stun gun.” A Moscow resident was detained at the elections and then tortured with electric shocks https://vatnik.org/news/5619933-nato-gets-another-moscow-warningVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:26.000ZEuropean Intelligence Chiefs Warn of Increasing Russian Pressure on NATO in the Coming Months — The Guardian https://vatnik.org/news/5619932-moscow-power-plant-gets-concrete-protectionVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:26.000ZMoscow Thermal Power Plant Is Being Reinforced With Concrete Blocks https://vatnik.org/news/5619931-the-ruling-party-slips-abroadVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:26.000ZUnited Russia Is Losing in Paris, Prague, Almaty, Vilnius and Other Centers of Russian Emigration. And Winning in Riga, Baku and Sofia https://vatnik.org/news/5619930-occupied-elections-get-their-sanctionsVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:26.000ZEU to Impose Sanctions on Organizers of Voting in Occupied Territories of Ukraine https://vatnik.org/news/5619929-german-energy-looks-back-to-moscowVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:26.000ZAlternative for Germany Spokesman Discussed Russian Gas Supplies With the Head of Gazprom https://vatnik.org/news/5619928-de-escalation-starts-with-russian-targetsVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:26.000ZThere Are Ideas for Bringing Peace Closer” — Zelensky Responded to Trump’s Words That the “Endless War” Must Be Stopped https://vatnik.org/news/5619927-sanctions-find-a-convenient-exceptionVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:26.000ZEU Countries Are Ready to Lift Sanctions on Usmanov and Fridman — Reuters https://vatnik.org/news/5619926-medication-waits-for-the-doctors-vacationVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:26.000ZZhenya Berkovich Sent to Punishment Cell for the Third Time Over “Minor Violations.” She Is Being Denied Necessary Medication Because the Doctor Is on Vacation https://vatnik.org/news/5619387-foreign-polling-stations-tell-another-storyVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:25.000ZAccording to exit polls, the situation at polling stations abroad is as follows: https://vatnik.org/news/5619386-electronic-results-arrive-almost-completeVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:25.000ZThe CEC presented the electronic voting results https://vatnik.org/news/5619385-incumbents-lead-without-any-dramaVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:25.000ZThere are no surprises in direct elections for regional heads either — incumbent leaders are ahead everywhere https://vatnik.org/news/5619384-moscow-hands-every-seat-one-wayVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:25.000ZUnited Russia gets 16 out of 16 mandates in Moscow after the first protocols are processed https://vatnik.org/news/5619383-the-largest-faction-arrives-on-scheduleVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:25.000ZPreliminary election results have been published. United Russia was drawn the largest faction in its history https://vatnik.org/news/5619382-two-ballot-stuffs-for-the-whole-countryVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:25.000ZPamfilova said only two cases of ballot stuffing were recorded in the “elections” https://vatnik.org/news/5619381-threshold-clears-after-almost-every-protocolVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:25.000ZA Just Russia clears the required threshold with 96.91% of protocols processed https://vatnik.org/news/5618864-dirty-records-landed-in-the-right-folderVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:23.000ZMeduza, together with sources close to the authorities, sums up the results of the three-day voting https://vatnik.org/news/5618863-almost-total-support-for-a-permanent-leaderVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:23.000ZRamzan Kadyrov won 99.85% of the vote in the election for head of Chechnya after 100% of protocols were processed https://vatnik.org/news/5618862-temporary-management-becomes-a-habitVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:23.000ZPutin placed the assets of plastic packaging manufacturer Aptar under temporary management https://vatnik.org/news/5618861-refining-stability-runs-out-fastVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:23.000ZTrump: Russia no longer controls its oil refining industry because of Ukrainian attacks https://vatnik.org/news/5618860-the-majority-grows-on-preliminary-resultsVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:23.000ZAccording to preliminary results of the State Duma elections, United Russia receives 57.83% of the party-list vote https://vatnik.org/news/5618859-sanctions-follow-the-election-facadeVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:23.000ZThe European Union is preparing new sanctions after Russia’s State Duma elections https://vatnik.org/news/5618858-foreign-polling-stations-spoil-the-pictureVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:23.000ZUnited Russia lost the elections in most centers of anti-war emigration https://vatnik.org/news/5618857-school-grades-used-against-conscienceVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:23.000ZRussian courts have begun refusing alternative service by citing completion of the school life-safety course https://vatnik.org/news/5618856-voter-gifts-replace-a-fair-campaignVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:23.000ZThe diary of Marina Peslyak, a Yabloko candidate for St. Petersburg’s Legislative Assembly. The anti-war politician documented every obstacle she faced during the campaign https://vatnik.org/news/5618855-defense-costs-reach-the-tax-codeVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:23.000ZThe Finance Ministry announced “tax changes” to cover companies’ spending on defense and recovery after drone attacks https://vatnik.org/news/5618685-refugees-become-the-campaign-problemVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:23.000ZA Block on Negativity. The topic of refugees has become taboo in the Kursk Region, the area hit hardest by the war https://vatnik.org/news/5618684-budget-money-follows-the-ballotsVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:23.000ZUnited Russia will receive 5.5 billion rubles a year from the budget based on State Duma election results https://vatnik.org/news/5618683-moscow-vote-data-goes-behind-glassVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:23.000ZBlockchain data on Moscow’s remote electronic voting was removed from open access for the first time https://vatnik.org/news/5618258-exit-poll-ahead-door-shutVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:22.000ZYabloko candidate in St. Petersburg Dmitry Khorzov, according to exit poll data... https://vatnik.org/news/5618257-record-percentages-with-someone-elses-handsVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:22.000ZThey Stole the Election https://vatnik.org/news/5616543-election-finish-with-tape-and-detentionsVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:18.000ZLines after polling stations closed, tape around an observer, and detentions. What is happening at the end of the elections https://vatnik.org/news/5616542-vote-count-with-blows-and-threatsVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:18.000ZI’ll shove that phone up your ass right now, you were told not to take pictures”: An independent commission member was hit at a polling station in Moscow https://vatnik.org/news/5616541-empty-plane-and-forgotten-prisonersVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:18.000ZOnly idiots now fail to understand that human rights and the risk of apocalypse are connected”: Dmitry Muratov urged Steve Witkoff to secure the release of Russian political prisoners https://vatnik.org/news/5616540-record-turnout-with-observers-under-pressureVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:18.000ZWho got in and what happened to observers. First election results https://vatnik.org/news/5616539-fine-for-repost-and-legal-gymnasticsVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:18.000ZPreacher fined half a million for reposting Prigozhin and commenting on an arson attack on a military enlistment office https://vatnik.org/news/5615650-summer-ledger-of-a-missing-armyVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:16.000ZSummer results: more than 17,000 requests to search for missing Russian Armed Forces servicemen were submitted to the “I Want to Find” project https://vatnik.org/news/5615036-endorsements-meet-a-burned-carVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:15.000ZFunny https://vatnik.org/news/5615035-record-turnout-meets-ready-made-percentagesVatnikORGen2026-09-21T16:22:15.000ZYou won’t believe it, but Kadyrov is getting 97.35% of the vote in the election for head of Chechnya.