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Chechen commander calls for Russia to mobilize ‘a couple of million’ soldiers to ward off EU

The commander of the Chechen Akhmat special forces has called on Russia to initiate a general mobilization in the country, and implied that “a couple of million” people could be needed to fend off an attack from Europe.

Illustrative image of Chechen forces in Ukraine. Photo: Gennadiy Dubovoy/CC BY 30

Gay Chechen prisoners coerced into fighting in Ukraine, says rights group

Gay men in Chechnya have been arrested and coerced into fighting for Russia on the frontline in Ukraine, an LGBT rights group has claimed.

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Russians should ask why macho Putin can’t stop a terror attack: Prof. Taras Kuzio

Russians should ask why their leader is better at breaking up peaceful demonstrations than protecting them from terror attacks.