LIVE UPDATES: The Caucasus Emirate, the terrorist group of the North Caucasus affiliated with ISIS has released a video purporting to show an execution of an alleged Russian spy, with Russian-speaking militants vowing to avenge President Vladimir Putin for bombing Syria and urging their fellow Muslims to kill Russians any way they can. Welcome to […]
Archives: March 2016
Ukraine Day 748: Anger Growing In Kiev Over Fate of Ukrainian POW In Moscow
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 Kremlinâs Dirty War in Ukraine Protesters Rally In Front Of Russian Embassy, Some Throw Rocks 2016-03-07 04:31:44 The Russian embassy in Kiev was the site of a large protest […]
Day 747: 1 Ukrainian Soldier Killed; OSCE Protests Russian-Backed Militants’ Continued Training
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: […]
The Daily Vertical: Putin’s Bait And Switch
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 foundhere.
Day 746: Nadezhda Savchenko Begins Dry Hunger Strike, Lawyers Say She Will Not Be Dissuaded
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: […]
Transcript Leaked of Emotional Meeting of Deputy Prime Minister Dvorkovich with Miners’ Families
LIVE UPDATES: An American tourist is trapped in the Yamal tundra after his snowmobile turned over, but Russian Emergencies Ministry rescuers are en route to save him. 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 […]
Ethnic Russians Displacing Representatives of Titular Nationalities in Non-Russian Republic Governments
Ethnic Russians Displacing Representatives of Titular Nationalities in Non-Russian Republic Governments 2016-03-03 20:16:41 Staunton, VA, February 14, 2016 — Moscow’s moves against non-Russian language education and the prerogatives of non-Russian republics have generated a great deal of anger among non-Russians and attracted widespread attention. But the center’s effort to install ethnic Russians in government positions that […]
Ukraine’s Deadly New Normal
This morning saw Russian-backed fighters in the city of Donetsk once again firing salvos of Grad rockets at Ukrainian positions. Both sides in the conflict are reporting high numbers of daily ceasefire violations, with Kiev claiming 63 over the last 24 hours and the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) accusing Ukrainian forces of firing more than […]
The Daily Vertical: RIP Minsk
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.
Day 745: Russian-Backed Fighters Fire Grads From Donetsk
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: […]