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