Ukrainian intel: Up to 180,000 Russian prisoners recruited for war in Ukraine
Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence says Russian government eliminates signing bonuses for prison recruits joining Moscow's war in Ukraine amid the economic strain.
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Russia’s war destroys Ukraine’s economy, spurs global food and economic crisis
February 23 was an ordinary workday for the thousands of employees on two very different facilities: Chornobayivka chicken…
For four reasons, Russian economy on the brink of panic, Shelin says
For four reasons, the Russian economy is on the brink of panic, something that threatens stock prices, ruble…
The trap of Belarusian economy: between Russian dependence and global uncompetitiveness
Belarusian economy: large public sector and dependence on Russia The public sector employs at least 30% of the…
Ukraine’s COVID-hit budget will collapse without IMF loan
Some projections of economic decline and pending crisis taken into account in the budget The initial projection at…
Russian economy isn’t in crisis: it is in a depression, Shein says
Two out of three Russians (68 percent) tell the Public Opinion Foundation that they believe that their country…
Russia to buy frigates from China
In a remarkable turnabout, Moscow is going to purchase specially modified naval frigates from Beijing, the result of…
‘Chief beneficiary’ of Putin’s aggression in Ukraine and Syria is Moscow TV, new poll shows
There have been innumerable surveys of Russian attitudes over the last decade, but most of them have been…
China now building five frigates a year: Russia only one every ten
Last weekend, Beijing announced that its second aircraft carrier had begun sea trials, an especially disturbing development from…
Putin’s address reflects his and Russia’s ‘total weakness,’ Pavlovsky says
Although intended to project force and dynamism, Gleb Pavlovsky says, Vladimir Putin’s address to the Russian Federal Assembly…
‘Ukrainian-Language Samizdat Appears in Russia-Occupied Crimea’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
‘State Reserve Fund Running Out, Ruble Collapse Predicted’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
“Ever More Russians Fleeing Moscow’s Oppression for Ukraine” and other neglected Russian news
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
“Occupiers’ Methadone Ban Fueling HIV Explosion in Crimea” and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
‘Russians Stripped of More Medals as Doping Scandal Spreads’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
“Russia Now Leading Source of ISIS Fighters” and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
‘Desperate Pensioner Asks Putin to Send Him a Coffin’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
‘Russian Security Agencies Said Increasing Recruitment of Ukrainians’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
‘Russia Disappearing from Radar Screen of Young Ukrainians’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
‘UN: Human Rights in Crimea Have Deteriorated Since Occupation’ and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…