Russian combat losses in Ukraine are sufficiently large that they have already had an impact on demographic statistics, pushing up to anomalous heights the number of dead in three Russian regions in 2014-2015.
A major source of confusion about Vladimir Putin and his intentions is that the Russia he has been promoting for export is very different from and even at odds with the Russia he says he favors at home.
The most important thing about the President Vladimir Putin’s address to the Federation Council is what he didn’t say: some say the speech was the most boring of his 13 such addresses to date, and he refrained from the anti-Ukrainian and anti-American rhetoric that had informed his earlier remarks.
President Vladimir Putin has said he would raid the reserves fund to pay for military costs.
It’s Long Past Time to Identify and Shame Holodomor Deniers 2016-12-06 21:21:49 Staunton, VA – November 28, 2016 – One of the positive developments of recent decades has been the willingness of historians and those concerned with human rights to identify, shame and isolate those who deny the Holocaust. Today, it is long past time […]
Polls show President Vladimir Putin’s rating is falling though it remains high relative to other Russian institutions; the reason is a slow but steady loss of faith in state TV and switch to Internet news.
Maria Zakharova, the Russian foreign ministry’s spokesperson, has consistently denied that Moscow had anything to do with Donald Trump’s victory; but in a TV interview she declared that “if anyone wants to know what will happen in the US,” he or she must “naturally” talk to the Jews.
Academician Aleksey Arbatov, one of Moscow’s leading foreign policy thinkers, says that despite the expectations of many in the Russian capital, Donald Trump may adopt a far tougher line against the Kremlin than his predecessor.
Objective Factors Ultimately Trump Subjective Ones in Russian-American Relations 2016-11-16 04:34:23 Staunton, VA, November 15, 2016 – There is an old saying among American lawyers that when trying a case, if the facts are against you, argue law; if the law is against you, argue facts; and if both are against you, raise your voice. Unfortunately, […]
Tthe Kremlin’s leader can hardly be pleased by the two messages that Moscow media have unintentionally highlighted for Russians.
