Russia Update: REN-TV Publishes 2014 Video of Chechen Firing Gun, Contradicting Kadyrov

April 25, 2015

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. REN-TV, a pro-Kremlin TV station has published a video of a shooting last year that led Dzhambulat Dadayev, a Chechen businessman to flee Stavropol UPDATES BELOW […]

Ukraine Live Day 432: Fighting Intensifies with Grads; 1 Ukrainian Soldier Killed

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Russia Update: Interior Ministry Denounces Kadyrov’s Call to Shoot Unauthorized Police

April 24, 2015

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. The Russian Interior Ministry has denounced the order of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov to shoot on unauthorized police from outside his republic, but Kadyrov has denied […]

Ukraine Live Day 431: Renewed Fighting Continues With Heavy Weapons Reportedly Used

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Ukraine Live Day 430: Fighting Returns To Pre-Ceasefire Levels

April 23, 2015

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Russia Update: Hearing Postponed on Whether to Jail Opposition Leader Navalny

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 Week: – What Happened to the Slow-Moving Coup? – Can We Be Satisfied with the Theory That Kadyrov Killed Nemtsov? – All […]

Ukraine Live Day 429: Multiple Attacks on Ukrainian Positions Despite Withdrawal Agreement

April 22, 2015

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Russia Update: RT.com Falls for Ukrainian Hoax on Murder Victims’ Profiles

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 Week: – What Happened to the Slow-Moving Coup? – Can We Be Satisfied with the Theory That Kadyrov Killed Nemtsov? – All […]

Ukraine Live Day 428: One Ukrainian Soldier Killed, Three Wounded Last Night

April 21, 2015

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