One Ukrainian soldier was killed and two were wounded in battle, and 5 Russian-backed soldiers were killed and 7 wounded, Unian and the Ukrainian presidential administration spokesman reported.
A Moscow analyst suggests that Vladimir Putin is now more repressive than Leonid Brezhnev ever was.
Although he is mired in controversy over an insensitive remark on the Karelian tragedy, Russian child ombudsman Pavel Astakhov is not confirming his resignation — nor is the Kremlin.
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 Luzgin, a 37-year-old man from the Siberian city of Perm, was prosecuted, convicted, and fined 200,000 rubles ($3,100) for posting an article on social media containing the well-known historical fact that the Soviet Union in collaboration with Nazi Germany invaded and partitioned Poland in 1939. On one hand, it’s just another […]
Volodymyr Groysman was also critical of the British decision to leave the EU
