One Ukrainian soldier was killed today when he triggered a tripwire, and another soldier was wounded in combat. 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 […]
LIVE UPDATES: About a million people rallied in Grozny in support of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, calling the Russian opposition “traitors.” 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 […]
Live Updates: The Kremlin has denied claims published by the Financial Times that the late GRU chief, Igor Sergun, had travelled to Syria to ask, without success, that Bashar al-Assad step aside. The previous post in our Putin in Syria column can be found here. Kremlin Denies Claims Russia Asked Assad To Step Down Last […]
Fighting has escalated dramatically once again after a two-day lull. 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 […]
Live Updates: Russian airstrikes have assisted the Assad regime in winning a few battles, but will an increasingly-confident Assad negotiate a peaceful solution to the Syria crisis? The previous post in our Putin in Syria column can be found here. Are Russian Airstrikes Making Peace Less Likely In Syria? 2016-01-21 18:39:37 This week Washington Post’s […]
Six Ukrainian soldiers have been wounded over the last 24 hours, with fighting reported near Donetsk, Gorlovka and Mariupol. However the number of reported attacks has continued to decrease since peaking earlier in the week. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable […]
LIVE UPDATES: The public inquiry into the assassination by radioactive polonium of former FSB agent Alexander Litvinenko in London has been published. 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 […]
LIVE UPDATES: The ruble fell in value on the Moscow stock market to 81 to the US dollar today, a new historical low not seen since the ruble crash in 1998. 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 number of attacks reported yesterday was significantly lower than on other days over the last week, however both sides continue to report the use of heavy mortars that should have been withdrawn in accordance with the Minsk agreement. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. Please help The Interpreter to […]
LIVE UPDATES: Russia’s Civic Chamber has proposed that employers should ban employees from using the Internet for personal purposes during work, yet another action to restrict the Russian Internet. 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 […]
