‘The Boy’s Word’: How a phenomenally successful Russian TV series has taken Ukraine by storm and infuriated its nationalists

Censors and politicians are unhappy about an acclaimed drama that has caused a stir in Kiev. Here’s why. The cultural war between Russia and Ukraine is one-sided. For Russians, it doesn’t exist at all – outside of politics, they don’t feel any hostility towards Ukrainian culture and find it quite interesting. Meanwhile, the Kiev authorities continue to seek…

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EU bank’s shares shoot up on back of Russia deal

Raiffeisen earlier announced plans for its Russian subsidiary to buy a stake in an Austrian construction group Shares in Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) rallied around 12% on Wednesday shortly after the banking group announced plans for its Russian unit to purchase a stake in Austrian construction company Strabag.

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Is Israel ready to start a second war?

The opening of a second front could result in disaster for Western Jerusalem. Then why are politicians even discussing this? Tensions on the Israeli-Lebanese border appear to be in serious danger of escalating into a full-scale conflict. While earlier, everyone was expecting a Hezbollah attack, and it was thought that Israel was trying to avoid…

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