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November 04, 2024
Exclusive: Early Peace Plan Shows Russia's Intent To Neutralize Ukraine

RFE/RL’s Russian investigative unit, Systema, has obtained a draft treaty that Moscow proposed early in talks that began days after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. It would have left a truncated Ukraine deeply vulnerable, with a minuscule military and no hope of protection from the West.

September 06, 2024
For Some Russian Art Collectors, Uzbekistan Is How You Avoid Sanctions

An obscure Uzbek logistics company has turned into a major middleman for Russian art collectors seeking to burnish their luxury collections with Western art – while evading Western sanctions.
September 05, 2024
Bridges, Roads, Education -- Immortality! Russia's Newest National Project

A new national-priority project announced by President Vladimir Putin in January aims to develop new medical technologies to counter aging. Sources tell Systema and Meduza the project is the brainchild of Mikhail Kovalchuk, a Putin insider known for his outlandish scientific theories.
August 17, 2024
Russian Murder-Plot Suspect's Family Lives In 'Spectacular' British Mansion, Investigation Concludes

Systema traced Instagram posts by Olga Savelyeva, wife of Russian legislator Dmitry Savelyev, recently detained on suspicion of ordering a contract killing, to a multimillion-dollar mansion in the U.K.’s Wentworth Estate, a former home to Elton John and Augusto Pinochet.
August 14, 2024
Dachas And Debts: How The Italian Designer Of 'Putin's Palace' Is Linked To Contentious Kremlin Residence In Crimea

Known as “Putin’s Architect” for designing a lavish, estate linked to the Russian president, Italian businessman Lanfranco Cirillo was also involved in the renovation of a second leisure property for Putin that triggered a tax raid over millions of dollars, an RFE/RL investigation has found.
August 05, 2024
The Dealings Of Dmitry Patrushev, A Star Of Russia's 'New Nobility' And A Possible Putin Successor

Dmitry Patrushev, the 46-year-old son of one of Vladimir Putin’s closest confidants, is seen as a possible successor to the Russian president. RFE/RL’s Russian investigative unit examines some of his dealings, including an investment in a country known as a hub for drug shipments heading to Europe.
July 12, 2024
Fleeing War: 3 Men Who Escaped Russia And Sought Refuge In Europe

Many Russians and Central Asians with Russian passports are desperate to escape Russia to avoid having to fight in the Ukraine war. They often go to an EU country and apply for a humanitarian visa, crossing the border illegally and asking for asylum. Their success varies.
May 16, 2024
Russian Gas Tycoon Hires Putin's Daughter's Beau For Murmansk LNG Project

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s children and their spouses have long benefitted from access to state contracts and the wealth of his friends. Now the romantic partner of his elder daughter has been tapped for a key role in a Russian billionaire's liquified-natural-gas projects.
May 15, 2024
Inside Russia's Improvised System For Mobilizing Men For The Ukraine War: An RFE/RL Investigation

The Kremlin and Russia’s Defense Ministry have gone out of their way to avoid a new mobilization to bolster troop levels for the war in Ukraine amid heavy losses. The result is an inventive web of ways to quietly recruit soldiers to send to the front lines.
March 12, 2024
What Happens In LGBT 'Conversion Therapy' In Russia

Russians who underwent LGBT conversion therapy in Russia have told RFE/RL about brutal treatment they experienced, amid an ongoing crackdown on sexual minorities in the country. The interviews were recorded before the Russian authorities designated RFE/RL an "undesirable organization."
February 24, 2024
Crosses For Chaos: How Russian Ultranationalists Used 'Missile Markers' To Sow Panic In Ukraine As Russia Invaded

A Russian ultranationalist’s digital campaign for “chaos” in Ukraine may explain the photos of mysterious crosses on roads, rooftops, and other locations -- described as missile markers -- that appeared on Ukrainian social media as Russian soldiers stormed toward Kyiv in February 2022.
February 18, 2024
Exclusive: Inmates Repeatedly Denied Medical Care At Navalny Prison, Documents Reveal

Court documents examined by RFE/RL reveal that medical care was repeatedly denied to inmates at the prison where Aleksei Navalny was held. In one case, this resulted in the death of an inmate. The revelation comes amid questions over how Navalny died.

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