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Russian President Vladimir Putin recently held his annual news conference, where he addressed a wide range of issues and answered questions from journalists and the public. This year's event was particularly significant as state media reported that over two million questions had been submitted by th... Read Full article on HadNews.com

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has faced criticism for his recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The visit, which Orban referred to as a "peace mission", came just days after a meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. Orban's decision to meet with Putin has been heavily criticized by both EU leaders and the Ukrainian government. As Hungary currently holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union, EU officials have made it clear that Orban is not representing the bloc in his interactions with the Kremlin. Despite the EU's stance against Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Orban has ma...... Read Full article on HadNews

Russia: Putin’s propaganda machine - Manipulating the people | DW Documentary On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Many Russians supported the move at the time. Others silently rejected what was described as a "special operation”, which Putin claimed would "de-Nazify” a former sister nation. Years of indoctrination and propaganda, a single-party rule that muzzles the media - this film investigates how Russians under Putin have fallen silent, and why no one has pulled the political ripcord. Although the international community continues to be horrified by this brutal, anachronistic war in the heart of Europe, most Russians back Pu...... Read Full article on HadNews

Protesting Putin: The Russian opposition in exile | DW Documentary Putin's re-election laid bare the systematic suppression of the opposition. How are Russians-in-exile continuing the struggle? People who oppose Putin - both in Russia and abroad - used the occasion to ramp up their volume and visibility. But what can they realistically achieve? And will Navalny’s widow Yulia Navalnaya become the new face of the opposition? Filming for this report by Oxana Evdokimova was completed 17 March 2024. #documentary #dwdocumentary ______ DW Documentary (English): https://www.youtube.com/dwdocumentary DW Documental (Spanish): https://www.y...... Read Full article on HadNews

Russia's energy empire: Putin and the rise of Gazprom | DW Documentary For decades, European countries have been dependent on Russian gas imports. And they did it to themselves. The biggest culprit? Germany. Only after Russia declared war on Ukraine did the German government realize that Russia has been using gas as a weapon for a long time. How did this come about? What is Russian President Vladimir Putin's plan? The films take a look behind the scenes of the Russian gas monopoly Gazprom. They show the genesis of an empire: from the collapse of the Soviet Union to the Russian goldrush, the restrictions imposed by newly-elected President ...... Read Full article on HadNews