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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
War in Ukraine
Kremlin watchers and security experts consider Putin’s cabinet shake-up as signaling that Putin’s gaze has passed from Ukraine to a long, protracted war, against the West.
May. 15
War in Ukraine
Putin, embarking on an unprecedented fifth term as president, replaced veteran defense minister Sergei Shoigu with top economic official and technocrat Andrei Belousov.
May. 14
War in Ukraine
Russia’s defense ministry is now under the command of a career bureaucrat and economist with no military background – but for Putin, he might be the right man for the job.
May. 13
Putin Reportedly Open to Ceasefire Talks With Trump, But Demands Ukraine Drop NATO Bid, Give Up Land
Russia’s terms for a ceasefire with Trump: no NATO for Ukraine, territorial concessions, and security guarantees, sources say.
Nov. 20