The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. Viewers can suggest topics via Twitter @PowerVertical or on the Power Vertical Facebook page. A transcript of today’s Daily Vertical can be found here.
LIVE UPDATES: Reuters has reported on real estate deals related to Russian President Vladimir Putin involving his daughter and alleged mistress, based on investigative reporting by Novaya Gazeta‘s Roman Amin. Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s foreign and domestic policies. The […]
ON MY MIND With all the false equivalencies out there about who is violating the Minsk agreements, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond’s remarks this week were a welcome breath of fresh air. Speaking in Georgia, Hammond didn’t mince words. If Russia wants sanctions lifted, it needs to fulfill its obligations under Minsk. Period. And while […]
LIVE UPDATES BELOW. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. READ OUR SPECIAL REPORT: An Invasion By Any Other Name: The Kremlin’s Dirty War in Ukraine Heavy Fighting Reported Tonight Near Donetsk 2016-03-31 20:45:22 A significant amount of fighting and artillery has been heard coming from various positions around Donetsk […]
ON MY MIND The Kremlin continues to add insult to injury in the case of kidnapped Ukrainian military pilot Nadia Savchenko. It’s almost as if the Russian authorities are going out of their way to be as insulting as possible. The latest example, of course, was yesterday’s proposal, floated in the Russian media, to exchange […]
The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. Viewers can suggest topics via Twitter @PowerVertical or on the Power Vertical Facebook page. A transcript of today’s Daily Vertical can be found here.
LIVE UPDATES BELOW. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. READ OUR SPECIAL REPORT: An Invasion By Any Other Name: The Kremlin’s Dirty War in Ukraine Former Australian PM Warns That World May Lose Interest In Ukraine 2016-03-30 19:51:36 Tony Abbott, the former Prime Minister of Australia, has stated that […]
LIVE UPDATES: Russia sold $14.5 billion in armaments last year, many to the world’s conflict zones and has a record $56 billion in arms orders for 2016 after showcasing its weapons in the Syrian war. Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s […]
The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. Viewers can suggest topics via Twitter @PowerVertical or on the Power Vertical Facebook page. A transcript of today’s Daily Vertical can be found here.
Throughout August and the first days of September of 2014, Ukraine was faced with an urgent crisis. The Russian military was invading the Donbass with tanks, rocket launchers, artillery units, anti-aircraft systems, armored personnel carriers, spetsnaz soldiers, and other equipment. In order to solve the crisis and bring about a ceasefire, the Trilateral Contact Group on […]
