Russian state media assets have been frozen abroad due to the Kremlin’s announcement that it refused to pay the $50 billion judgement in the YUKOS case. 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. […]
Ruslan Geremeyev a former officer of the Sever [North] Battalion of the Chechen Interior Ministry, and an associate, Ruslan Mukhudinov have now been placed on the investigation’s wanted list in the case of the murder of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in […]
President Vladimir Putin said 40 new inter-continental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) will be added to Russia’s arsenal, along with a new radar system to counter the West. 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. […]
Zaur Dadayev, the main suspect in the murder of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, was determined to have been serving in the armed forces at the time of the murder, which means he could be tried in a closed military court. Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in […]
According to Col. Aleksandr Motyuzyanik, a representative of the Ukrainian presidential administration, one Ukrainian soldier was killed and 21 wounded in the last day, Unian.net reported. An AFP stringer suffered a leg injury after his house in Donetsk came under shelling, and is recovering at home now after hospital treatment. Yesterday’s live coverage of the […]
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The Communist Party of the Russian Federation has obtained permission from the Moscow City Elections Commission to hold a referendum on whether to return the statue of Felix Dzerzhinsky, the first Soviet police chief, to Lubyanka Square in Moscow in front of the FSB building. Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be […]
In response to a State Department arms control report last week accusing Russia of violating the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, the Russian Foreign Ministry issued an angry and defensive blast denying the charges. Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s foreign […]
In Late December of last year, Chechnya’s excitable leader Ramzan Kadyrov gave a fiery speech to thousands of his troops, pledging to be “Vladimir Putin’s combat infantry” and to perform tasks the Russian military could not fulfill. While never shy of publicity (see his Instagram) or incendiary statements and actions, stunts such as the speech […]
A death treat was made by the deputy editor of an official Chechen government publication against Yelena Milashina, special correspondent for Novaya Gazeta who has covered a number of controversies in Chechnya, including the razing of the homes of terrorists’ relatives and forced marriage. Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely […]
