Russia’s LifeNews Claims Belarusian Brothers Involved in Brussels Attack But Euroradio Says Not

March 22, 2016

LIVE UPDATES: In the confusion following the terrorist attacks on the airport and metro in Brussels, where 31 have already been killed and at least 130 injured, a strange accusation emerged from Russia’s propaganda TV LifeNews: two Belarusian brothers and their Dagestani friend who now has Belarusian citizenship were claimed to have been arrested for […]

Day 764: Savchenko Verdict Finally Due Today

LIVE UPDATES BELOW. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. READ OUR SPECIAL REPORT: An Invasion By Any Other Name: The Kremlin’s Dirty War in Ukraine   As Poroshenko Offers Exchange, Savchenko Says She Will Resume Dry Hunger Strike In 10 Days 2016-03-22 16:03:51 Lawyers for Nadiya Savchenko say that she […]

Latvia Discovers Russian Warships; Sweden Suspects Russian Hackers

March 21, 2016

LIVE UPDATES: 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. Recent Analysis and Translations: – Getting The News From Chechnya – The Crackdown On Free Press You May Have Missed – Aurangzeb, Putin, Realism […]

Day 763: Ukrainian Pilot Savchenko Brought to Court for Sentencing

LIVE UPDATES BELOW. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. READ OUR SPECIAL REPORT: An Invasion By Any Other Name: The Kremlin’s Dirty War in Ukraine   Ukraine’s Negotiator for Savchenko’s Release Says Russians Want Trade Corridor to Crimea in Exchange 2016-03-21 22:42:38 Novaya Gazeta’s special correspondent Pavel Kanygin published this […]

Pentagon Says Russia Among Greatest Threats; Kremlin Blasts Trump’s Putin ‘Demonization’

March 18, 2016

LIVE UPDATES: 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. Recent Analysis and Translations: – Getting The News From Chechnya – The Crackdown On Free Press You May Have Missed – Aurangzeb, Putin, Realism […]

Day 760: Putin Visits Occupied Crimea On Anniversary Of Annexation

LIVE UPDATES BELOW. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. READ OUR SPECIAL REPORT: An Invasion By Any Other Name: The Kremlin’s Dirty War in Ukraine   Radio Polsha Publishes Full ‘Savchenko List’ 2016-03-18 16:29:45 Radio Polsha has obtained a copy of the so-called ‘Savchenko List’ containing the names of Russian […]

Despite Limited Withdrawal, Russia May Not Have To Scale Back Air Campaign In Syria

March 17, 2016

Live Updates: The previous post in our Putin in Syria column can be found here. Putin Confirms Deaths of Russian Soldiers in Syria 2016-03-17 19:28:32 At a meeting with Russia’s Armed Forces today, President Vladimir Putin confirmed that four Russian servicemen had died in the war in Syria, Novaya Gazeta reported. During an awards ceremony […]

Day 759: Poroshenko Delivers ‘Savchenko List’ To EU Leaders

LIVE UPDATES BELOW. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. READ OUR SPECIAL REPORT: An Invasion By Any Other Name: The Kremlin’s Dirty War in Ukraine   One Ukrainian Soldier Killed, Two Wounded Yesterday 2016-03-17 17:35:44 Colonel Oleksandr Motuzyanyk, a military spokesman for the Presidential Administration, announced at noon today that […]