Russia Update: Civic Assistance, Veteran Refugee and Migrant Rights Group, Registered as ‘Foreign Agent’

April 21, 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. Civic Assistance, a group that helps refugees and migrants, has been declared a “foreign agent,” says leader Svetlana Gannushkina. It’s the 55th group to be saddled […]

Ukraine Live Day 427: Marked Reduction In Violence Across Front

April 20, 2015

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Russia Update: Vice Premier Rogozin Stages ‘Provocation’ with Landing on Svalbard

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. Russian Vice Premier Dmitry Rogozin, notorious for his hardline views, has created a scandal by landing on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard despite Norwegian sanctions against […]

Ukraine Live Day 425: Putin Says He’ll Consider Recognizing ‘Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics’

April 18, 2015

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Ukraine Live Day 424: Ukrainian Military Reports 15 Attacks Yesterday Evening

April 17, 2015

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Russia Update: Volunteer Urals Fighters Return Home from ‘Lugansk People’s Republic’

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 Special features: – Alexey Navalny On the Murder of Boris Nemtsov –Theories about Possible Perpetrators of the Murder of Boris Nemtsov –Novaya Gazeta Releases […]

Ukraine Live Day 423: Constitutional Court Reviews Constitutionality of Lustration Law

April 16, 2015

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Russia Update: Residents of Chita Assemble to Protest Governor’s Inaction as Wildfire Area Doubles

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 area affected by fire in the Transbaikal Territory has doubled in size to 104,000 hectares. Hundreds of “smokejumpers” are parachuting into the area to try […]

Ukraine Live Day 422: Heavy Fighting Around Both Peski and Shirokino

April 15, 2015

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