LIVE UPDATES: President Vladimir Putin has reveled in the election of Donald Trump as president of the US and looks for an end to sanctions imposed due to Russia’s war on Ukraine. The previous issue is here. Recent Analysis and Translations: An In-Depth Examination Of Donald Trump’s Ties To Russia And Vladimir Putin Anna Politkovskaya’s […]
Ukraine reported 54 attacks by Russia-backed forces yesterday.
Initial reaction in the former Soviet space to the victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential elections ranges from apocalyptic fears that Washington will sell them out to Moscow to the belief that US policy with regard to these countries will remain largely unchanged and that Trump in any case will not be “Putin’s puppet.”
Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov and missile frigate Admiral Grigorevich arrive off the coast of Syria as strikes against Aleppo are predicted.
Four Ukrainian soldiers were wounded in combat while a civilian was reportedly injured in separatist-held Dokuchaevsk.
Russian state media managers have engaged in three types of propagandistic distortions: skewed selection and translation of US media; biased Russian investigation of US news stories; and outright fabrication of stories, sometimes loosely based on real US news stories.
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: An In-Depth Examination Of Donald Trump’s Ties To Russia And Vladimir Putin Anna Politkovskaya’s Last Interview to the Regional Russian […]
A survey of RT and Sputnik tweets indicates a clear bias against Hillary Clinton in their coverage of the US election.
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A Ukrainian jet fighter flew close to the front line for the first time in over two years.
