Eastern Europe
War in Ukraine
Residents of Russia’s Central Asia territory, and specifically Tajiks, who hail from neighbouring Tajikistan, have been recruited at rates far higher than ethnic Russians for Putin’s war in Ukraine. K
Nov. 5, 2022
Russia
Seething with anger, Russian beautician Tatyana describes the Kremlin’s military mobilisation as “complete horror.” In early October her young nephew was called up in the town of Krasnogorsk northwest
Nov. 4, 2022
War in Ukraine
Moscow is traditionally untalented at choosing allies, and even more so at maintaining those alliances, even when it has established them with great difficulty. Both handicaps stem from Moscow’s super
Nov. 2, 2022
Russia
The Ukrainian foreign ministry’s spokesperson, Oleg Nikolenko, asserted on Tuesday, Nov. 1, that President Vladimir Putin’s invitation to the G20 summit in Bali next month should be revoked and Russia
Nov. 2, 2022
Russia
A disturbing video showing a Russian politician running over a small child before driving away and leaving him writhing in agony on the road, has sparked widespread condemnation. Sergey Mamontov, 67,
Nov. 1, 2022
Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin is using body doubles who have undergone plastic surgery, Ukrainian General Kyrylo Budanov has claimed. In an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail on Saturday, Oct.
Oct. 31, 2022
War in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Sep. 30 grand ceremony annexing four Ukrainian territories has failed to do, well, much of anything at all. It has been simultaneously ignored by the international c
Oct. 31, 2022
Russia
Let me start with a few quotes from “Letters from Muscovy,” a little-known book by a little-known author, which appeared on the European book market back in 1735 and was translated into many languages
Oct. 30, 2022
War in Ukraine
UK opposition politicians called for an investigation Saturday after a newspaper reported that suspected Kremlin agents had hacked ex-Prime Minister Liz Truss’s cell phone when she was foreign ministe
Oct. 30, 2022
War in Ukraine
The European Union has frozen Russian assets worth around 17 billion euros ($16.9 billion) since Moscow invaded Ukraine, EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders said in an interview published Saturday
Oct. 30, 2022
War in Ukraine
The Russian Red Cross launched a fundraising campaign for the needs of families of conscripted Russian men and military personnel. Dubbed #Myvmeste (Russian for we are together), the campaign seeks to
Oct. 29, 2022
War in Ukraine
Analysis of online search service statistics in Russia indicates a shift in the mood of Russian society in September and October. Mobilization and nuclear war appear to interest Russians far more than
Oct. 27, 2022
Russia
Russia never ceases to shock. From the biggest shock eight months ago when it attacked Ukraine until today, not a day has passed without civilization being stunned by some action or words coming from
Oct. 27, 2022
Russia
The Polish Senate, the country’s Upper House, unanimously adopted a resolution by 85 votes on Oct. 26, recognizing the authorities of the Russian Federation as a terrorist regime. In the resolution, t
Oct. 27, 2022
Belarus
In a recent column for “Ukrainska Pravda”, Belarusian-American political consultant Vitaly Shklyarov called on the Ukrainian authorities to establish contact with the Belarusian opposition leader Svia
Oct. 27, 2022
War in Ukraine
Recent analysis by the Washington Post has detailed how, Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner mercenary group and a confidant of Vladimir Putin, reportedly told Putin of the Russian military
Oct. 26, 2022
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The RU foreign minister has made more threats against Ukraine and allies for allowing the use of ATACMS and other US-made long-range weapons to strike inside Russia after months of lobbying by Kyiv.
Nov. 18