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Russia’s campaign to tighten its grip on the internet took a sharper turn last month, as the Kremlin moved closer to a long-standing objective: cutting off access to online information beyond the state’s control. Authorities gradually blocked the country’s most widely used messenger app, Telegram, which had previously been used by more than 100 million Russians, after banning WhatsApp in February. Russia had already outlawed many Western websites and news services after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in…

Ukraine denies involvement in alleged drone attack on Putin residence as Kremlin lashes out, says incident will harden stance in peace talks Ukraine said there is no plausible evidence it launched a drone attack on one of Vladimir Putin’s residences, accusing Moscow of fabricating the claim to manipulate an emerging peace process, as the Kremlin warned the alleged incident would toughen Russia’s position in negotiations. “Almost a day passed and Russia still hasn’t provided any plausible evidence to its accusations of…