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Unity by Decree: What Was Left Unsaid at Russia’s Council on Interethnic Relation
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Unity by Decree: What Was Left Unsaid at Russia’s Council on Interethnic Relation
4 November 2026

At a meeting of Russia’s Council on Interethnic Relations, President Vladimir Putin declared that the situation in this area was improving and proposed extending the Year of the Unity of the Peoples of Russia beyond 31 December. Participants in what was a conspicuously upbeat gathering spoke about friendship between peoples, serving together in the war against Ukraine, volunteering and preserving “traditional values”. But they had little to say about the causes of actual interethnic conflicts, systematic discrimination or the state of minority languages.

Putin meets with the head of Dagestan and praises the republic’s residents for their “brilliant participation in the ‘special military operation’”
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Putin meets with the head of Dagestan and praises the republic’s residents for their “brilliant participation in the ‘special military operation’”
3 November 2026

Vladimir Putin met with the head of Dagestan, Fedor Shchukin, at the Kremlin, congratulated him on his election, and emphasized the republic’s special significance to Russia. This marks the second meeting between the president and the regional leader in the last two months.

Georgia’s Interior Ministry Investigates Mass Burial of Dogs in Tbilisi Following Appeal by Animal Rights Advocates
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Georgia’s Interior Ministry Investigates Mass Burial of Dogs in Tbilisi Following Appeal by Animal Rights Advocates
2 November 2026

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia has launched an investigation into the potential illegal killing and burial of dogs, following the release of video footage from the Veli cemetery on the outskirts of Tbilisi. The case is being investigated under Article 259 of the Criminal Code, which addresses animal cruelty.

The Russian Community Backs Moscow Police Officers Who Forcibly Removed a Hijab from a Doctor from Dagestan
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The Russian Community Backs Moscow Police Officers Who Forcibly Removed a Hijab from a Doctor from Dagestan
31 October 2026

The Russian nationalist movement Russkaya Obshchina (Russian Community) has publicly backed Moscow police officers who forcibly removed the hijab of Fatima Aliyeva, a doctor from Dagestan. In a post on its Telegram channel, the group accused the woman of deliberately provoking the incident and attempting to discredit law enforcement. It also pledged to defend the officers if, in its view, they faced persecution or threats against their relatives.