Expert: Looming ethnic conflicts in Russia will be ‘more devastating’ than in Europe
The looming decline in the number of Russian births, the increase in emigration, and the rise in the…
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New Russian law making Siberia ‘a state within a state’ and opening the way to separatism
Over the holidays, Russians have nonetheless paid attention to many things, including the war in Ukraine and the…
Kaliningrad’s German churches will be in ruins within 5 years
The 133 German churches in Kaliningrad oblast, many of which are irreplaceable cultural treasures, will all be in…
EU will not recognize Crimean anschluss ‘in this Millenium,’ Mogherini says
Federica Mogherini, the EU’s foreign policy chief, commenting on Russia’s annexation of Crimea, says that “we will never…
Council of Europe Report: Berkut tortured protesters
Russia’s involvement against Euromaidan not proven – report The actions of Ukrainian security forces against protesters during the…
The Kremlin “Anti-Maidan”
The movement was created in Russia “to prevent revolutions similar to the one in Ukraine.” Its organizers include…
Experts: Putin killing Russians and Russia’s future by cutting vodka prices
Vladimir Putin may have won some support with his plan to cut prices for alcohol and may even…
Ukraine’s drive to become a European country leads Russians to see their country isn’t one
Ukraine’s drive to become a European country is forcing Russians to recognize that their country isn’t one, a…
Thus spoke Ramzan Akhmatovich …
A lost and found in French newspaper Libération’s timeline: 2015-01-09, 18:45: Chechniya’s leader Ramzan Kadyrov declared ex-tycoon and…
Putin’s strategy in Ukraine: “one step backward and two steps forward”
Faced with mounting problems at home and abroad, Vladimir Putin seeks “a breathing space,” one he believes he…
Russian military insider: Moscow must redraw its military districts to respond to “new challenges”
If Russia is to respond to the new challenges it faces, Moscow must scrap the existing military districts…
Putin condemns ‘Charlie Hebdo’ attack but his ideological allies support it
Vladimir Putin followed the path of other world leaders and dutifully condemned the Islamist attack on the French…
Mutually Assured Destruction. The Pyrrhic victories of Putin and the West
KYIV: The sanctions against Russia and oil price cuts have finally worked. They are destroying the Russian economy: the…
Kazakhstan Dictator Woos Ukraine’s Poroshenko
On December 22, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev visited Kyiv for a meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.…
Demobilized Russian conscripts: We “conquered” Crimea, fought in Donbas for Russia
A video interview uploaded to Internet shows two recently demobilized Russian Federation infantry conscripts (one is in the…
Sociologist: Russians in biggest cities feel the most pain from crisis
Russians living in the largest cities, the people who benefited the most from the oil-driven boom of the…
Lorak and Serdiuchka blacklisted in Russia?
Social media and online outlets are actively discussing the issue that some Ukrainian stars, such as Verka Serdiuchka,…
FSB threatens pro-Ukrainian Russians with unemployment
In what is likely part of a broader pattern, FSB officers in several cities in the Urals have…
Lukashenko kicks the wounded lion
At the meeting on economic issues on December 18, Alexandr Lukashenko demanded that the government of Belarus calculated…
Putin’s rats beginning to jump ship
As the financial system of the Russian Federation approaches the critical zone of oblivion — a development that…