ON MY MIND The Kremlin continues to add insult to injury in the case of kidnapped Ukrainian military pilot Nadia Savchenko. It’s almost as if the Russian authorities are going out of their way to be as insulting as possible. The latest example, of course, was yesterday’s proposal, floated in the Russian media, to exchange […]
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ON MY MIND It’s pretty telling that Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov felt the need to preemptively denounce what appears to be an upcoming journalistic investigation into the business dealings of Vladimir Putin and his inner circle as an “information attack.” It is unclear what the report by The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists will reveal. […]
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IN THE NEWS Moscow’s big week of diplomacy continues today with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Prior to a meeting with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier yesterday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on Europe to stop playing “geopolitical games” and unite with Moscow against terrorism. Russia has […]
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IN THE NEWS In the wake of the terrorist attacks in Brussels, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will visit Moscow today for talks on the Syria crisis. Russia and Finland have reached an agreement to close their common border to migrants. Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko says […]
ON MY MIND After Russia forcefully annexed Crimea, the slogan and hashtag #крымнаш — Crimea is Ours — became a popular patriotic rallying cry. Two years later, Crimea has become a showcase for Russian rule: It is poorer, more corrupt, more authoritarian, less free, and more isolated from the world. And that’s saying something since […]
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