President Vladimir Putin gave a belligerent keynote speech at the prestigious annual Valdai Conference, ringing all the chimes of Kremlin propaganda even more vigorously than usual. 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. […]
Yuliya Latynina reports for Novaya Gazeta on a trial in Chechnya of Ukrainians Nikolai Karpyuk and Stanislav Klykh who are accused of fighting on the side of Chechen militants against Russian soldiers in the 1996 war Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian […]
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LIVE UPDATES: At least 12 people are reported to have been killed in yesterday’s Russian air strikes on a medical facility in Sarmin in northern Idlib. The previous post in our Putin in Syria column can be found here. How Far Will Russia Go To Support One Man? 2015-10-22 21:27:33 Michael Weiss, on the visit […]
Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. An archive of our liveblogs can be found here. For an overview and analysis of this developing story see our latest podcast. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service by making a donation towards our costs. For links to individual […]
Russian customs agents will now require documentation of cash taken out of or brought into Russia under a new draft regulation planned for the Customs Code. 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. […]
LIVE UPDATES: Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad made a surprise visit to Moscow last night. The previous post in our Putin in Syria column can be found here. Is Assad Gaining Ground? Today’s Syria Battle Summary 2015-10-21 19:58:18 As we reported earlier, there are reports that the Assad regime is advancing near Aleppo, making slow gains […]
Russia issued a note of protest to Switzerland via Swiss envoy to Moscow Amb. Pierre Helg regarding the approach of a Swiss military plane within eye contact of a Russian civilian airliner yesterday carrying Sergei Naryshkin, head of the State Duma to a converence of parliamentarians in Geneva. Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where […]
LIVE UPDATES: A Russian air strike has killed the commander of a Free Syrian Army unit that was making advances in the hills of the Latakia province. The previous post in our Putin in Syria column can be found here. Russian Ambassador to Syria Denies Reports of 3 Russian Soldiers Killed in Combat; Reports Remain […]
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