Putin in Syria: Regime Presses Attack In Hama Province, Supported By Russian Air Strikes

October 7, 2015

LIVE UPDATES: Syrian regime forces are now reported to be on the advance supported by intense Russian air strikes on a pocket of rebel-held territory in the Hama province. The previous post in our Putin in Syria column can be found here. 43 People, Including 5 Women & 4 Children, Reportedly Killed Today In Syria […]

Putin In Syria: More Close Calls Between Russia And NATO

October 6, 2015

LIVE UPDATES: The Turkish Foreign Ministry says that a Russian jet fighter entered Turkish airspace on October 3 before being intercepted by F-16s. Now Turkey Says Russia also crossed into its airspace on October 4. The previous post in our Putin in Syria column can be found here. Russian Media Fiction — 3,000 Members of […]

Ukraine Live Day 596: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Says Putin Agreed For OSCE To Be Given Full Access To Occupied Territory

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Russia Update: Kadyrov Receives Gen. Dostum, Afghan VP, for Talks on Anti-ISIS Campaign

Yesterday, October 5, Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov received Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum, the first vice president of Afghanistan, to discuss cooperation in their struggle against ISIS. 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. […]

Russia Update: Rosneft’s Sechin Falls Out of Bloomberg’s ‘Most Influential’

October 5, 2015

Igor Sechin, CEO of Rosneft, Russian oligarch and top crony of President Vladimir Putin has fallen out of Bloomberg’s “most influential people in the world.” 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. Russia […]

Ukraine Live Day 595: Separatists May Postpone ‘Elections’ In Exchange For Amnesty And Legalisation Of Parties

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Putin in Syria: Russian Fighter Enters Turkish Airspace

LIVE UPDATES: The Turkish Foreign Ministry says that a Russian jet fighter entered Turkish airspace on October 3 before being intercepted by F-16s. Russian bombers have struck positions within several hundred metres of the border in recent days. The Russian air force continues to pound rebel-held areas in the Idlib, Hama and Homs provinces. The […]

Ukraine Live Day 594: Promises of New Weapons And Cancelled Elections

October 4, 2015

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Ukraine Live Day 593: Tank Explodes on Ukrainian Army Base in Dnepropetrovsk, Injuring 4 Soldiers

October 3, 2015

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Russia Update: Cost of Russian Operation in Syria Less than A Training Exercise

October 2, 2015

Former finance minister Aleksei Kudrin estimates the cost of the Russian operation in Syria as less than a large training exercise and much less than the war in Ukraine. 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 […]