Mary Ilyushina

Exiled Russian musician Monetochka released a viral hit this spring grappling with the idea that the Russia she grew up in no longer exists.

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Monetochka’s viral hit “It Was in Russia” has struck a chord among Russians who are posting it on social media with images of different times in Russia.

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Pavel Durov’s online messaging app Telegram has come under increasing scrutiny from governments concerned about its unmoderated messaging services.

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Ilya Yashin wanted to resist Putin’s regime from inside the country, but after the prisoner swap, he must learn to be part of Russia’s opposition in exile.

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The capture of so many young men in the Ukrainian incursion poses a significant challenge for the Kremlin.

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Anna and Artem Dultsev, spies posing as Argentine expats living in Slovenia, were returned to Russia with their children, ages 8 and 11, who do not speak Russian.

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Ilya Yashin, a longtime ally of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, says he demanded not to be part of a prisoner exchange and was made to leave Russia against his will.

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The welcoming of freed prisoners in Moscow, Washington and Cologne, Germany showcased the wide gulf between Russia and the West amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.

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The swap of at least two dozen people caps months of painstaking diplomacy involving negotiations at the highest levels of multiple governments.