Staunton December 21 — Even as Vladimir Putin continues to talk about the Russian world and the importance of reuniting it after the demise of the Soviet Union, the number and share of ethnic Russians in all former Soviet republics and occupied Baltic countries have declined, in many cases precipitously and with no sign that […]
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: […]
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 Explains His ‘Letter to Leaders’ on ‘Fontanka Office’ –TV Rain Interviews Volunteer Fighter Back from Donbass –‘I Was on Active […]
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: […]
Staunton, December 18 – 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 UN Security Council will be debating a new resolution on Syria, but it remains to be seen whether all parties can agree on a solution. The previous post in our Putin in Syria column can be found here. The UNSC Draft Resolution On Syria Appears To Be Doomed To Fail 2015-12-18 21:05:52 As we […]
The Central Bank or Bank of Russia today established the official rate of the ruble to the dollar to 74.1 rubles per $1 and the euro to 77.4 rubles per euro, thus hitting a new low in value since the 1998 crash Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day […]
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: […]
A new report released by Human Rights Watch details a system of barbaric torture and execution of political detainees in Damascus. The previous post in our Putin in Syria column can be found here. Human Rights Watch Confirms Thousands Have Died Under Torture At The Hands Of Assad 2015-12-17 22:42:25 There is now an overwhelming […]
