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Day 767: Missing Ukrainian Lawyer of Captured Russian GRU Officer Found Dead

March 25, 2016

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   OSCE Monitors Shot At In Two Different Locations Near Lines Of Contact North Of Donetsk 2016-03-25 14:43:56 As we have been reporting for some […]

US Secretary of State John Kerry Meets with Putin, Lavrov in Moscow: Losses in Translation

LIVE UPDATES: US Secretary of State John Kerry visited Moscow yesterday, March 24 for an intensive day of meetings that led to some modest joint proposals on Syrian peace talks but no breakthroughs or pledges regarding imprisoned Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko. Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments […]

More Than 160 Residents of Ingushetia Fighting in Syria with ISIS: Minister

March 24, 2016

LIVE UPDATES: TASS reports that more than 160 fighters from Ingushetia have joined ISIS, according to Ingushetia’s Internal Minister Aleksandr Trofimov. 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: – […]

Fellow Russian Servicemen Report Death of 6th Russian Soldier in Syria; Widow Denies

LIVE UPDATES: Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT) reports that fellow servicemen confirmed the death of a 6th Russian soldier in Syria, but his widow denies he was killed there and the Kremlin won’t confirm. 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

400 Russian Police Clash With Roma Residents in Tula Over Gas Siphoning

March 17, 2016

LIVE UPDATES: Police cracked down on residents of a Roma community in Tula who were accused of illegal gas-siphoning. The villagers said they would pay for gas but it had been cut off by authorities. Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s […]