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War in Ukraine
Panicking Russian tourists stranded on the peninsula have been told to drive 400 kilometers through occupied Ukraine if they want to make it home.
Jul. 18, 2023
Putin
Your news for the morning of Monday, July 17 – Day 509 of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine.
Jul. 17, 2023
Biden
Ukraine started receiving cluster weapons from the United States, a move that sparked concerns due to the long-term risk posed to civilians by bomblets that fail to explode.
Jul. 16, 2023
Putin
The deal that eased fears of a global food crisis sparked by the offensive in Ukraine is due to expire late Monday -- unless Russia agrees to renew it.
Jul. 16, 2023
Putin
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the event would take place in person, including Putin, despite an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court.
Jul. 15, 2023
Putin
The Russian president’s comments baffled observers, particularly given the fact Putin himself last month said Wagner had received more than a billion dollars in funding from the Kremlin.
Jul. 14, 2023
War in Ukraine
Wives, parents and children of Russian fighters turn to social media to ask why their dearest are “left in in hell” and “why they are conquering Bakhmut a second time?”
Jul. 10, 2023
Putin
The extent of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s high level contacts can be interpreted in one of two ways – a threat to Putin and his regime or an explanation for why the head of Wagner seems fireproof.
Jul. 10, 2023
Putin
Prigozhin’s current whereabouts are a mystery and last week Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said that neither Prigozhin nor his men were in his country.
Jul. 10, 2023
War in Ukraine
Going forward, Putin will try to consolidate his hold on power, change the optics to make himself look strong, crush Prigozhin, arrest his collaborators, blame the West, and watch his back.
Jul. 2, 2023
Putin
Russian history has shown that military defeat is the handmaiden of political change. Recent events could lead Russian soldiers to decide it’s better to surrender than die in a futile war.
Jul. 1, 2023
Putin
Moscow has insisted that Putin's long rule has not been weakened after Wagner mercenaries marched hundreds of kilometres and captured military facilities in southern Russia.
Jun. 30, 2023
Putin
"A weaker Putin is a greater danger," EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said as he arrived for a Brussels summit.
Jun. 29, 2023
Putin
Since Russian President Vladimir Putin apparently visited Dagestan on June 28, even Russian bloggers have questioned if it was really him.
Jun. 29, 2023
Putin
For the Russian people, Vladimir Putin is a fundamentally flawed leader. One indication of Putin’s flaws is his inability to manage certainty or to avoid surprise, John R. Bryson writes.
Jun. 29, 2023
Putin
It was the latest in a series of addresses Putin has made after the rebellion, the most serious security threat in his more than two-decade rule.
Jun. 27, 2023
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