The report slain opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was working on before he was assassinated in February is to be released today in Moscow at noon. It has accounts of Russian military 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 […]
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Ukraine Live Day 448: Heavy Fighting Near Peski, Stanitsa Luganskaya And Shirokino
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 […]
Russia Update: Chechnya’s Kadyrov Blames West for ISIS, Terrorists Who Killed Father
Prison riots in Nizhny Novgorod Region and Bashkortostan in the last week have left one convict dead and more than a dozen injured. 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. UPDATES BELOW Russia […]
Ukraine Live Day 447: Putin Says “Minsk Process is Moving Forward,” Evidence Says Otherwise
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 […]
Ukraine Live Day 446: Russian-Backed Insurgents Hold Victory Day Celebration
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 […]
Russia Update: Putin Marks 70th Victory Day Anniversary Flanked by Chinese, Kazakh Leaders
At today’s Victory Day parade in Moscow, President Vladimir Putin was flanked not by the leaders of the countries who were the Kremlin’s historic allies in World War II and with whom it divvied up the European continent in the Yalta Conference, but with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan, representing a […]
Ukraine Live Day 445: Verkhovna Rada Holds Session To Mark 70th Anniversary Of Victory In Europe
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 […]
Russia Update: Bloggers Get Stalin Billboard Removed in Dagestan
The Russian spaceship Progress, which had fallen out of orbit last week, burned up in the earth’s atmosphere above the Pacific Ocean. 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. UPDATES BELOW Russia This […]
Russia Update: Challenges to Engineers’ Report in Novaya Gazeta on Downing of MH17
A document leaked about Russia’s MH17 investigation by Novaya Gazeta claiming a Buk missile shot down the plane but from Ukrainian-held territory has been contested by bloggers. 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 […]
Ukraine Live Day 444: Schastye, Artyoma and Shirokino Attacked This Morning
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 […]