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Thousands of Russian people participate in a rally against the disputed 04 December parliamentary elections in Moscow, Russia, 05 December 2011. EPA/BGNES
Troops from the so-called Dzerzhinsky division are heading towards downtown Moscow, local media have informed.
The Dzerzhinsky devision specializes in suppressing mass protests. It is named after Felix Dzerzhinsky, the notorious first director of the Bolshevik secret police.
The troops have been deployed in Moscow to "ensure the security of the citizens", the Russian Interior Ministry has claimed.
On Monday, Moscow saw one of its biggest rallies in years, as several thousand people gathered to protests what they perceived as rigged election results.
More than 300 protesters were arrested at Monday's protests in Moscow including Alexei Navalny, a leading campaigner against corruption and fierce critic of Vladimir Putin, BBC has reported.
A counter-protest was organized beside the city's famous Red Square by Putin supporters on Tuesday.
Putin's pro-Kremlin United Russia party kept its absolute majority in the lower house of the Parliament, the Duma, after Sunday's parliamentary elections, even though it lost some seats.
Political analysts suggest that the outcome of Hungary’s recent elections could resonate in Bulgaria ahead of its own vote, potentially shaping voter behavior and political positioning
TikTok has removed 34 accounts linked to what it described as coordinated inauthentic activity connected to Bulgaria’s upcoming parliamentary elections
A mayor in northwestern Bulgaria is under scrutiny after allegedly distributing social benefits alongside a political party’s election materials
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The Kremlin has announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered an “Easter ceasefire” in the war in Ukraine, declaring a temporary halt in hostilities lasting around 36 hours
A group of Members of the European Parliament has raised concerns over the potential leakage of confidential EU information to Russia, urging stronger safeguards within the European Parliament
A shooting at a school in southeastern Turkey left 16 people injured after a former student opened fire before taking his own life, according to local authorities.
Despite the US-imposed naval blockade targeting Iranian-linked maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, several sanctioned vessels have continued to pass through the strategic waterway
The European Union has agreed on a major overhaul of its steel import regime, effectively doubling tariffs in an effort to protect domestic producers from what officials describe as a growing wave of low-cost foreign, particularly Chinese, exports
U.S. President Donald Trump has again escalated rhetoric beyond the ongoing war with Iran, suggesting that Cuba could become Washington’s next target
Hungary’s incoming prime minister Péter Magyar has signaled that his government will not obstruct the European Union’s €90 billion loan for Ukraine, while making clear that Budapest itself will not participate in the mechanism
The United States has moved forward with a major escalation in its conflict with Iran, enforcing a naval blockade on all Iranian ports as of Monday, targeting traffic through the Strait of Hormuz
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