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A total of 24 people were freed in Thursday's exchange -- 16 headed to the West and eight to Russia -- in the biggest prisoner swap deal since the Cold War.
Aug. 2
Putin
Russia’s defense ministry said the third stage of its drills involves training on the Iskander-M missile systems as well as various types of aircraft.
Jul. 31
Putin
Protesters destroyed a monument to Hugo Chavez the country’s president from 1999 to 2013, who oversaw its government develop into a military dictatorship.
Jul. 30
War in Ukraine
Strike on nearby Russian airbase doesn’t faze Finland, Helsinki says; Putin promises Russia will deploy mid-range nuclear missiles to European front; Russia now relying on cheap, plywood recce drones.
Jul. 29
Putin
Ukrainian diplomat says any resolution to the war with Russia must primarily include the protection of the territorial rights and integrity of Ukraine.
Jul. 27
Putin
Just like his decree that Russia should build 1,000 aircraft by 2030, his May 7 ruling that life expectancy should increase by five years in the same period is already failing.
Jul. 25
Putin
Media noticed that the mock-up of the C929 long-range wide-body airliner displayed at the Farnborough International Air Show by COMAC had dropped visible references to Russia’s involvement.
Jul. 24
Putin
Russian authorities are offering the equivalent of $1,150 for bringing a friend to the military enlistment offices to sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense.
Jul. 22
War in Ukraine
American Christians and conservatives have been fooled by Putin’s strongman posture, mistaking ruthlessness for moral fortitude. The miscalculation could spell disaster for the US.
Jul. 22
Putin
Hungary’s Prime Minister has recently positioned himself as an unlikely peacemaker between Russia and Ukraine but in doing so is he truly neutral?
Jul. 18
Putin
Orban provoked the ire of fellow European leaders when, just days into Hungary taking the helm of the rotating EU presidency he went to Russia on July 5 to see President Vladimir Putin.
Jul. 18
Zelensky
Commenting on India’s PM’s Moscow visit President Zelensky said it was a “huge disappointment” to “see the leader of the world’s largest democracy hug the world's most bloody criminal in Moscow.”
Jul. 17
Putin
Russia’s Putin has much in common with Nazi Germany's Führer, from his path to consolidated power to having his own distorted view of history and possessing a desire to fulfill his fateful destiny.
Jul. 17
War in Ukraine
The Kremlin’s press secretary announced on TASS that the website ‘biography’ for Russia’s head of state has been brought up to date from the previous version’s 2018 cut-off.
Jul. 15
War in Ukraine
Kyiv Post interviews Dr. Daniel Szeligowski, the head of the Eastern Program at the Polish Institute of International Affairs about 2022 talks in Minsk and Istanbul.
Jul. 13
US
The Hungarian PM relayed messages from Beijing and Moscow, suggesting that the EU “launch a European initiative” peace settlement in Ukraine without US participation.
Jul. 11
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