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As Russia held a classical concert to celebrate their capture of Palmyra, at least 30 civilians were killed, either by Syrian or Russian air force jets, at a refugee camp near the Turkish border.
Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti assumed command of NATO’s Allied Command Operations today and said NATO is facing a “resurgent Russia striving to project itself as a world power.”
The Ukrainian military claims that Russian-backed fighters have resumed mortar attacks near Mariupol.
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.
ON MY MIND Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin continues to play head games with its hostage. After reportedly indicating that a deal had been reached to release kidnapped Ukrainian military pilot Nadia Savchenko and that she could be home within weeks, the Russian authorities are now indicating that the process can take up to a year. Russia’s […]
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. NOTE: To correctly reflect how Russian officials were implicated in the Spanish investigation, the following line in today’s Daily Vertical […]
ON MY MIND Drip. Drip. Drip. Three months ago, something we always suspected was confirmed when an official British investigation concluded that former KGB bodyguard Andrei Lugovoi and his accomplice, Dmitry Kovtun, most probably killed former Russian security agent Aleksandr Litvinenko, likely with Vladimir Putin’s approval. One month ago, something else we always suspected was […]
Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service says that they must have guarantees that Nadiya Savchenko will serve the rest of her prison sentence if extradited home to Ukraine.
LIVE UPDATES: Russian police in Dagestan shot dead three suspected Islamist militants in a car after they refused to stop. 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 Analysis and Translations: – Does […]
