Ramzan Kadyrov
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- Oct 16
Putin decree puts assets of Tarkett, Menshen and other European firms under Russian control
Russia placed the local assets of companies from France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands under temporary state management by decree on Thursday, 15 October, the day a two-day EU summit opened in Brussels.
- Oct 7
Anna Politkovskaya murder case unsolved 20 years after Moscow shooting
European lawmakers and former colleagues marked 20 years since Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya was assassinated in Moscow, as the masterminds remain unpunished.
- Sep 21
Ramzan Kadyrov wins fifth term as Chechen leader with 99.85% of vote
Russia's Central Election Commission confirmed Ramzan Kadyrov's fifth term as United Russia expanded its State Duma majority to 355 seats and Kremlin-backed governors won across eight regional races.
- Jun 16
Exiled Russian caricaturist shot dead in eastern Poland; Tusk calls it a political murder
Semyon Skrepetsky, a 44-year-old Russian exile known for caricatures mocking Vladimir Putin, was shot five times at close range in Biała Podlaska on Monday. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said all indications point to a political assassination.
