Staunton, November 12 – The URA.ru news agency publishes today a screenshot of a page on the Russian “Petitions to the President” which shows one written by a certain Artem Starodubtsev calling on Vladimir Putin to launch a nuclear first strike against the United States (shows one written by a certain Artem Starodubtsev ). The […]
The Syrian regime has won its first victory since Russian airstrikes were launched in Syria. Is Russia about to escalate its direct involvement on the ground? The previous post in our Putin in Syria column can be found here. New Pictures Suggest Russia Has Deployed T-90 Tanks And S-400 Missiles In Latakia 2015-11-12 22:25:30 Earlier […]
Russian authorities have decided to close all temporary placement centers for refugees from war-torn areas of Ukraine by December 31 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 is here. Recent Translations: –The Non-Hybrid War –Kashin […]
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Staunton, November 11 – The Kremlin’s revival of a campaign against what it calls “Russophobia” constitutes a threat not only to Western countries but to Russia’s future as well, according to two Polish experts. As such, they argue, it can properly be described as “a weapon of mass destruction.” In a new study, Russophobia in […]
Staunton, November 11 – The post-Soviet states are currently supplying 7,000 of the 30,000 foreigners who have gone to Syria to fight for ISIS, according to Yevgeny Sysoyev, the deputy director of the FSB; with a large share of these coming from Muslim regions in the Russian Federation itself. On the one hand, he told […]
Staunton, November 11 – Vladimir Putin’s declaration that Moscow will create a nuclear strike force capable of overcoming any anti-ballistic missile system works to Ukraine’s advantage both by showing to the world what his foreign policy is really about – a return to the Cold War – and by diverting, for a time, his focus […]
Staunton, November 11 – Sixty percent of Russians say they are indifferent to politics in their country, and they appear to have good reason: not only do their views have no impact on the Kremlin but their votes are treated so cavalierly by Russian officials that even the formalities of democracy have lost any attraction. […]
There are reports that Israel has conducted an airstrike at the Damascus airport. The previous post in our Putin in Syria column can be found here. Reports of an Israeli Airstrike in Damascus 2015-11-11 19:36:59 Israel has reportedly conducted an airstrike on an unknown target at the Damascus airport. The Jerusalem Post has the following […]
War returns to Ukraine, as fighting has broken out across the front. World powers and intelligence sources continue to debate whether the Metrojet crash in Egypt was an act of terrorism. These are big, ugly headlines, but another headline may give insight into the source of so many of Russia’s problems — President Vladimir Putin’s […]
