Ukraine Live Day 678: Ukraine Reports 66 Attacks In 24 Hours, With Civilian And Military Casualties

December 27, 2015

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Ukraine Live Day 677: Woman Killed in Russian-Backed Militant Mortar Attack on Zaitsevo

December 26, 2015

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Ukraine Live Day 676: Rada Passes Budget Bill, But Does It Meet IMF Requirements?

December 25, 2015

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One Russian Ecologist Released from Prison, a Second Still Inside, and a Third Likely Headed There

Staunton, December 25 — Following an international campaign, the Russian courts have released from prison camp Yevgeny Vitishko who was serving a three-year sentence for his exposure of official violations of the Russian environmental law in the run-up to the Sochi Olympics in 2014. Not surprisingly and despite both the outrageousness of the charges against […]

Putin Views Russia Itself Only as a Means to Create a New World Order, Illarionov Says

Staunton, December 25 — Vladimir Putin views Russia not as an end in itself but rather as a means to create a new world order, a view that means he is quite prepared to sacrifice the well-being of Russians in the pursuit of his vision of a new Yalta, according to Moscow commentator Andrey Illarionov. […]

Thanks to Putin, Chechnya in ‘Final Stage of Establishing Independence,’ Yashin Says

Staunton, December 25 — Vladimir Putin rose to power with a promise to suppress Chechnya’s drive for independence, but his actions in recent years, including his new decision to hand over to Grozny the oil refinery there have put that North Caucasus republic on “the final stage” toward the establishment of an independent country, according […]

A Baker’s Dozen of Neglected Russian Stories – No. 16

Staunton, December 25 – The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and 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 […]

The All-Out Russian Crackdown On Dissent — Interpreter Podcast

December 24, 2015

For a month now the Russian government has been engaged in a full-scale — and accelerating — crackdown against political dissent and the freedom of the press. TV stations have been raided, protesters sentenced to years of hard labor, and activists homes have been searched for crimes that were committed when they were little kids. […]

Ukraine Live Day 675: Russian-Backed Fighters Fake Retreat from Kominternovo to Confuse OSCE

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Russia Update: FSB Kills Three Militants in Kabardino-Balkaria; One Said To Have Trained in Syria

Live Updates: Three armed militants who reportedly resisted law-enforcement officers were shot dead in the North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria this morning, including one said to have trained in Syria. 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 […]