Russia Hits Wikipedia With Fine for Going Against Putin's War Narrative

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Russia issued a two million ruble fine ($27,000) to Wikipedia on Tuesday, claiming the site refused to remove “misinformation” about the country’s military involvement in the Ukraine War. The Kremlin issued a series of laws last year restricting reports that contradict Russia’s official message.

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Ukrainian artillery teams fire Pions toward Russian positions in Bakhmut on Feb. 5, 2023.
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GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on February 28, 2023.

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A Google streetview image of a Rosneft oil depot in Tuapse, Russia, dated to 2012.

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Ukrainian artillerymen fire a howitzer in the Zaporizhzhia Region of southeastern Ukraine on December 16, 2022.

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The US is increasingly backing one of Russia's few remaining allies, seizing on cracks in the relationship after the invasion of Ukraine

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Russian father had his daughter taken away after she drew an anti-war picture in art class, reports say

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A girl runs holding a Ukrainian flag on Independence Day of Ukraine in Krakow, Poland, on August 24, 2022. The girl in the picture is not associated with the story.

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Russian oil heads to West Africa for the first time since 2018 as Western sanctions leave Moscow scrambling to find buyers

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Tankers carrying Russian oil are settling in Asian ports ahead of EU sanctions
The last time Russian oil was delivered to a Western African country was in 2018.

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Russia has been able to keep its most effective drone flying over Ukraine thanks to Western-made parts

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A Russian Orlan-10 drone in use for reconnaissance operations in Ukraine in March 2022.

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Russia shoots down China's peace plan for the Ukraine war as Beijing becomes more entangled in the conflict a year into the fighting

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Chinese buyers of Russian oil are seeking to avoid reputation damage, one analyst said.

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