Staunton, November 20 The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and often strange as the Russian Federation often appears to be is far too large for anyone to keep up with. But there needs to be a way to mark those which can’t be discussed in detail but which are too […]
Staunton, November 23 Even though Russians represent less than three percent of the world’s population, one of every six alcohol-related deaths in the world occurs within the borders of the Russian Federation, a figure that means Russia is overrepresented in this category by more than 500 percent. But as tragic as that figure is, the […]
Staunton, November 22 – What Vladimir Putin does in Syria clearly will have a powerful impact on what he does in Ukraine, Andrey Zubov says. If the Kremlin leader goes his own way to save Asad, he will be isolated and, in response, will be likely to intensify his aggression against Ukraine. If he chooses […]
The previous post in our Putin in Syria column can be found here. Syrian Rebels Advance South of Aleppo: Fight Hezbollah and Iraqi Militias 2015-11-23 22:51:04 Jaesh al Fattah, a major rebel group backed by the United States, has seemingly struck a major victory today in southern Aleppo province. fetching tweet… fetching tweet… fetching tweet… […]
The emails leaked by Anonymous International last year give us a few insights into the workings of the English-language, pro-Putin propaganda website Russia Insider. Its editor Charles Bausman launched the website in September 2014, and described the rationale behind the website as follows: It was started in September 2014 by a group of expats living […]
Russia has begun the process to transfer the S-300 anti-aircraft systems to Iran, the Iranian news agency Tasnim has reported citing the Iranian ambassador to Russia, Interfax reported. 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 previous issue […]
Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service by making a donation towards our costs. For links to individual updates click on the timestamps. For the latest summary of evidence surrounding the shooting down of flight MH17 see our separate article: […]
Staunton, November 23 There are thousands more North Caucasians as well as other citizens of the Russian Federation fighting on the side of the Islamists in the Middle East that Moscow admits, Akhmet Yarlykarpov says, the result in large measure of an ISIS recruiting effort that the Russian authorities have not yet found a way […]
Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service by making a donation towards our costs. For links to individual updates click on the timestamps. For the latest summary of evidence surrounding the shooting down of flight MH17 see our separate article: […]
Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service by making a donation towards our costs. For links to individual updates click on the timestamps. For the latest summary of evidence surrounding the shooting down of flight MH17 see our separate article: […]
