The trial of five defendants in the murder of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov continues in Moscow District Military Court. Three of the defendants testified that they were tortured to extract confessions.
LIVE UPDATES: After several days of bellicose statements against the US by President Vladimir Putin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Russia doesn’t want to fight America. 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 […]
LIVE UPDATES: Sources told Znak that the Kremlin has issued an advisory to Russian officials telling them to bring their children studying abroad back to Russia. But the Kremlin and MPs deny the story. Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s foreign […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting with Turkish President Recep Erdogan has put relations back on track, with a ban on fruit imports lifted, resumption of TurkStream and construction of a nuclear plant, and cooperation on Syria.
LIVE UPDATES: The Russian government has reportedly approved the purchase of the oil company Bashneft by Rosneft, Russia’s leading state oil producer headed by Igor Sechin, Bloomberg reported. 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 […]
LIVE UPDATES: The Russian parliament as approved short-term military contracts abroad. Sergei Kiriyenko, former head of Rosatom, has been appointed deputy chief of the presidential staff. 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. […]
LIVE UPDATES: For the first time, Russia has deployed its S300VM anti-missile and anti-aircraft system in Syria. Iskander nuclear missiles were put on alert during military exercises. 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 […]
Early this past summer, Chechen law-enforcers prevented an assassination attempt on Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.
LIVE UPDATES: The Dutch Foreign Ministry summoned Russia’s ambassador in The Hague for a diplomatic rebuke after Moscow made remarks critical of the Netherland’s investigation into the MH17 shoot-down by Russia-backed separatists 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 […]
LIVE UPDATES: Protesters first spilled paint on photographs of the Ukraine war shown at the Sakharov Center in Moscow, then Cossacks brought a jar with “the blood of the children of Donbass” to disrupt the exhibit. The photos showed Ukrainian soldiers killed by Russia-backed forces and the defense of the Donetsk Airport. Police closed the […]
