Former Interior Ministry investigator Pavel Karpov, notorious from the case of jailed whistle-blower Sergei Magnitsky left to die in prison, has accused Hermitage Capital director William Browder of links to Navalny’s report published last week alleging corrupt practices by Prosecutor General Yury Chaika and his two sons. Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we […]
Manufacturers and merchants of staples warned Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev of the likelihood of sharp price hikes as the New Year’s holiday approach due to the introduction of the Platon toll payment system, the target of truckers’ strikes. Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including […]
Although he is living in Switzerland, Russian authorities have summoned business and former political prisoner Mikhail Khodorkovsky for interrogation in the murder case of Nevtegansk Mayor Vladimir Petukhov 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 […]
Although he is living in Switzerland, Russian authorities have summoned business and former political prisoner Mikhail Khodorkovsky for interrogation in the murder case of Nefteyugansk Mayor Vladimir Petukhov 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 […]
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 Translations: –The Non-Hybrid War –Kashin Explains His ‘Letter to Leaders’ on ‘Fontanka Office’ –TV Rain Interviews Volunteer Fighter Back from Donbass –‘I Was on Active […]
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 Translations: –The Non-Hybrid War –Kashin Explains His ‘Letter to Leaders’ on ‘Fontanka Office’ –TV Rain Interviews Volunteer Fighter Back from Donbass –‘I Was on Active […]
An explosion has occurred at Gazprom’s Yamal gas fields, reportedly killing 4 people. 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 Translations: –The Non-Hybrid War –Kashin Explains His ‘Letter to Leaders’ on ‘Fontanka […]
A large pro-Russian conference in Germany last weekend was due to be addressed by an influential Russian Orthodox activist who has previously called Jews ‘personified demons.’ The 65 Euro-entry-charge Bewusst In Die Zukunft (Alertly Into The Future) conference took place at an up-market conference centre on Saturday, November 28, in Wartenberg, in the central German […]
President Vladimir Putin gave his annual address to the Federation Council or upper house of parliament, emphasizing the battle against terrorism which he clearly sees Russia as leading, and taking a major swipe at Turkey which downed a Russian warplane, saying “Allah had punished” Ankara by “depriving it of sense and reason.” Welcome to our […]
This article was originally published by the Institute for the Study of War and has been republished with permission. Hugo Spaulding — President Vladimir Putin is actively misinforming his domestic audience and the international community about Russia’s first military intervention outside the former Soviet Union since Afghanistan. Putin has created a false narrative about the […]
