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As the G7 ministers gathered, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree allowing the confiscation of assets inside Russia belonging to US companies or citizens.
May. 24
War in Ukraine
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the West froze approximately $300 billion in Russian financial assets, primarily from its central bank reserves.
May. 24
Putin
Running out of ethnic minorities to push into its army and to avoid the politically dangerous mobilization of “real” Russians, Moscow is now taking aim at its German speaking citizens.
May. 22
Putin
Iran has become one of Russia's key political allies since Moscow launched its Ukraine offensive in 2022, with Tehran supplying crucial drone technology.
May. 20
Putin
The film, called simply “Putin,” follows the dictator’s life over six decades from age 10 when he is seen being beaten by his stepfather. “In the end I show his death. A happy end,” said its director.
May. 20
Putin
Now living in exile in Tbilisi, anti-Kremlin Russians have watched weeks of mass protests against the “foreign influence” law with a mix of admiration and worry.
May. 20
Ukraine
Russia’s aviation industry finally acknowledges that it is in crisis as it publishes revised schedule for their President’s grandiose plans for the construction of commercial aircraft.
May. 20
Putin
Putin says he wants to decrease corruption to increase military effectiveness but really is redirecting the proceeds to himself and his cronies while preferring endless – and profitable – war.
May. 19
Putin
In Putin’s Russia, it is best not to assume a strategic rationality behind personnel appointments. But recent moves raise interesting questions about Kremlin power dynamics.
May. 19
War in Ukraine
Russian leader Vladimir Putin said Ukraine is to blame for the renewed Russian offensive in the Kharkiv region since Moscow’s goal was to stop cross-border shelling.
May. 17
War in Ukraine
A poll conducted in April 2024 indicates more than 70 percent of Russians support ending the war in a few days, but the figure drops to 30 percent if the territories captured by Moscow are returned.
May. 17
War in Ukraine
Putin thanks Chinese autocrat for help in Ukrainian “crisis”; Moscow accuses Kyiv of civilian deaths in Donetsk and Belgorod; Zelensky says the country’s western gas infrastructure is now a target.
May. 17
War in Ukraine
From better electronic warfare to capitalizing on delays in US aid and Ukrainian mobilization, Moscow’s initial blunders have been reversed.
May. 16
Putin
It is Putin's first trip abroad since his March re-election and the second in just over six months to China, an economic lifeline for Russia after the West hit it with unprecedented sanctions.
May. 16
War in Ukraine
Putin arrives in China; As Blinken discusses latest $2B in aid to Kyiv, White House and Germany signal more Patriots on the way; AFU claims 700 Russian troops lost in Kharkiv front in the past week.
May. 16
Putin urges increased protection for the fleet against long-range missiles, after Ukraine eliminates another missile ship in Sevastopol, forcing Moscow to move the fleet to mainland Russia.
Jun. 27