Bb5a31f81ClaimNovaya Gazeta investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya was murdered in 2006 after documenting Russian war crimes in the North CaucasusAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimRussian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta announced its closure in late 2026 under pressure from Russian state security servicesAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimRussian authorities designated Novaya Gazeta an undesirable organization or foreign agent in September 2026AgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov travelled to Tehran for bilateral diplomatic discussions with Iranian officialsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimEstonian political leadership publicly described Russian President Vladimir Putin as a cornered ratAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimFinnish President Alexander Stubb held telephone communications with Russian President Vladimir PutinAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe Constitution of Ukraine prohibits holding national elections while Ukraine is at war and partially occupiedAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimRussian President Vladimir Putin made a speech in Valdai describing the world as being in a time of crisisAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimRussia is beginning to stop conceiving of itself as a European country and societyAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimRussian official Dmitry Medvedev's rhetoric embraces a Khrushchev-style approach to deterrenceAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimVladimir Putin has stated that the government in Kyiv is illegitimate and comprised of terroristsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimPart of Russia's strategy involves taking control of Kyiv to install a new governmentAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimVladimir Putin has called the use of interest from frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine "unacceptable."AgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimVladimir Putin stated that the European Union is damaging itself and Russia does not need to do anything to disrupt itAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe combined Russia-China bloc is considered more powerful than NATO and the collective WestAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimA CIA report distributed to Western intelligence agencies claimed Russia is losing the war in Ukraine and its economy will collapseAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimVladimir Putin expressed irritation with Indian Prime Minister Modi for repeatedly pressuring him to end the war in UkraineAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe Russian Foreign Ministry circulated a statement and sent letters to all Western governments about KaliningradAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn his Valdai speech, Vladimir Putin stated the world is in a period of acute crisis, closer to a general war than at any time since World War IIAgreeDisagree