Putin is behind the assassination of Boris Nemtsov, his colleague says
The trial in the murder of Boris Nemtsov, one of Russia's leading opposition figures, is coming to a…
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Nationalism may bring Turkey back to its course
The word “nationalism” has a negative whiff in the Western World due to historic reasons. Moreover, phenomena such…
“Prove your commitment to European values”: Ukraine – Sweden foreign policy audit
In official statements, Sweden is consistently named not only an ally but also one of the closest friends…
Profound contraction of ethnic Russians in former Soviet republics since 1989
The number of ethnic Russians in what were the non-Russian republics of the former Soviet Union has fallen…
Demographic decline powering rise of dedovshchina in Russian and Belarusian armies
Dedovshchina, the Russian term for the mistreatment of more recent draftees and recruits by their seniors or of…
Three views on the consequence of this week’s demonstrations in Russia
The anti-corruption demonstrations in Russia this week – for an interactive map on locations, numbers and arrests, see…
Even direct costs of Putin’s aggression unsustainable, Pashkov says
The indirect costs of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and annexation of Crimea as well as his military…
USA and Ukraine are Russia’s top-2 enemies, new Levada poll shows
Top enemies of Russians: the US, Ukraine, Germany, the Baltic states, Poland On 19-22 May 2017, the Russian non-governmental…
Russian diplomats Chisinau expelled reportedly recruited Gagauz to fight in Ukraine
The identification of a pro-Moscow Ukrainian who fought against Kyiv in the first months of Moscow’s war in…
Academia again serves state ideology as Russia convicts Ukrainian library head
Back to Soviet-style witchhunt Last week, 59-y.o. Natalia Sharina, a Russian citizen and former head of the last…
Russian protest spreads to more than 150 cities
Given the Moscow-centric nature of Russian government and opposition attitudes and of Western coverage, it was no surprise…
In fighting Russia, Ukraine must not become like it, Ukrainian churchman says
One of the gravest dangers -- and potentially most serious defeats --any country combating an authoritarian aggressor is…
How Russian TV-channels promote pro-Kremlin narratives in talk shows
At a first glance, the talk show format on pro-Kremlin TV can seem to provide audiences access to…
Russia said preparing terrorists to act in Europe – but is unlikely to call them that
Swedish prosecutors say that two of the three suspects in the case of a bombing in Gothenburg (Göteborg)…
Russian protests don’t threaten Kremlin for one simple reason, Portnikov says
Both the Kremlin and the Russian people are afraid of a Maidan, but they needn’t be because for…
Every meek pointless protest in Russia is a nail in the regime’s coffin
Every Moscow protest is followed by an avalanche of such seemingly witty comments ridiculing its apparent pointlessness: Moscow…
Moscow worried Russian ‘ceasing to be language of majority’ in Ukraine, Shchetkina says
The Kremlin isn’t pleased that the number of Ukrainians who use Russian is declining, but it if far…
“Moscow’s appropriation of Ukrainian history not limited to Queen Anna Yaroslavna” and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
Putin’s Freudian slip in the shower
Vladimir Putin’s response to Oliver Stone’s inquiry as to what he would do if he found himself in…
Matviyenko edges toward acknowledgement of Putin’s aggression against Ukraine
Since 1945, Moscow has been involved in approximately 50 military conflicts abroad, most of which it denied at…