Eastern Europe
Kyiv
The head of Russia’s FSB accused the West of masterminding the March 22 attack, now the former head of the Russian Interpol bureau accuses the west of exerting mind control over the terrorists.
Mar. 31
Kremlin spokesperson says President Vladimir Putin “dealing with the tragedy in his own way” as foreign diplomatic missions pay their respects at the Crocus City Hall.
Mar. 30
Russian Armed Forces
There are a variety of accounts saying that Russian aircraft dropped two aerial bombs on the Russian border region on Thursday, bringing the total to 11 in a little over two months.
Mar. 29
Energy
The CEO of Ukraine's Energy Giant Naftogaz Group Oleksiy Chernyshov on how Russia's war has impacted Ukraine's critical energy sector, Naftogaz's future, and the consolidation of corporate governance.
Mar. 29
Putin
Russian state news agency says nine people have been detained by Tajikistan’s state security service over suspected links with the perpetrators of the Crocus City attack.
Mar. 29
US
“My uncle used to say ... that the best manure salesmen often carry their samples in their mouths,” US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters Thursday.
Mar. 28
Ukraine
Among the problems are no clear leadership among the Polish farmers and the Russian influence at the grassroots level.
Mar. 28
War in Ukraine
As the Kremlin said President Putin had no plans to visit either the site or the victims of Friday’s attack, the actor who is one of his admirers did.
Mar. 28
Putin
There are none so blind as those who will not see – English proverb. In President Putin’s case he can’t or won’t see anything beyond his hatred for all things Ukrainian.
Mar. 28
War in Ukraine
In Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv, which has been reeling from power outages due to the strikes, officials said aerial bombing and shelling killed at least one person and injured 16 others.
Mar. 27
Putin
A recent inquiry by the UK’s Commons Defense Committee revealed that its Armed Forces are “increasingly overstretched” and not adequately prepared or equipped for a war with Russia.
Mar. 27
Poland
The border blockades and grain dispute have strained ties between the neighbors, even as Poland has shown staunch support for Ukraine since the Russian invasion.
Mar. 27
Ukraine
Bloomberg, citing sources “with knowledge of the situation,” said even Putin’s inner circle does not believe that Kyiv was involved in the Moscow attack.
Mar. 27
Belarus
The dust has yet to settle, and we are still no wiser as to what happened and why. Particularly puzzling is the absence of Moscow’s normally stringent security measures, before, during and after.
Mar. 26