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Putin
The Kremlin’s electoral strategy is to use schools and families to boost Putin’s approval ratings to secure the optimum result for his (already assured) victory in next year's Russian election.
Oct. 26, 2023
Putin
Two recent think tank papers have highlighted how some high-flying Russian and turncoat Ukrainian politicians backed the wrong horse when they took jobs in Ukraine’s occupied territories.
Oct. 26, 2023
Russia
The restrictions aim to prevent Russians from viewing returning fighters as potential criminals and to reduce fears about their reintegration into society.
Oct. 25, 2023
Kherson
Ukraine’s bridgehead across the Dnipro River expanded but probably still isn’t a major advance. A lot depends on what the Russian military does or does not do about it.
Oct. 24, 2023
Putin
One unverified Telegram post alleging Putin had a “heart attack” while dining in his Kremlin apartment sent the blogosphere and the world’s tabloids into a frenzied tailspin of unfounded speculation.
Oct. 24, 2023
Biden
Putin's spokesperson stressed that the current international situation is "tense and potentially dangerous."
Oct. 20, 2023
Russia
French police have opened an investigation into the suspected poisoning of exiled Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, who famously brandished an anti-war slogan on Russian state TV.
Oct. 13, 2023
Russia
The Yango taxi hailing app operates in a dozen European countries amid fears that its use of the Russian Yandex internet platform may share user data with the Kremlin’s FSB.
Oct. 13, 2023
Europe
The Kremlin’s occupational leader of the Zaporizhzhia region said Russia should invade the Baltic States so that “the whole world does not turn into Sodom and Gomorrah.”
Oct. 4, 2023
War in Ukraine
Russia’s defense minister is adamant the “planned goals” of the “special military operation” can still be achieved, albeit clearly not in the three days he originally envisaged.
Sep. 27, 2023
Putin
Moscow has sought to portray the recent elections across Russia and in illegally occupied areas of Ukraine as a stunning success. However, evidence shows that not all went as planned.
Sep. 12, 2023
Russia
For many in Russia, the fact that Prigozhin’s armed march on Moscow ended in an unusual deal that involved the Kremlin allowing the rebellious warlord to go into exile in Belarus had raised eyebrows.
Aug. 25, 2023
War in Ukraine
General Sergei Surovikin has not been seen in public since the failed Wagner rebellion. In July, a Russian official said he was “resting” and “not available.”
Aug. 23, 2023
War in Ukraine
The final decision has been delayed by some countries due to the fear of creating a precedent may lead to an audit of various military campaigns conducted by other states.
Aug. 22, 2023
Russia
On Aug. 14, 45 Russian diplomats were expelled from Chisinau for “activities incompatible with their diplomatic status,”- i.e. spying.
Aug. 16, 2023
Russian state-run TV show “congratulates” Trump on election by highlighting once and future First Lady modeling career photos, possibly spelling out the power dynamic of the US-Russia relationship.
Nov. 11