After Tillerson visit, Putin orders sweeping arrests of opposition figures
Last night and this morning after the end of US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s visit, Vladimir Putin…
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Andrey Zubov: Russia will one day be a normal country
Professor Andrey Zubov was one of the two speakers from Russia at the 10th Kyiv Security Forum which…
Occupied Donbas risks becoming like South Ossetia
Russian-controlled South Ossetia held so-called "presidential elections" on April 9. Observers and journalists -- only Russian ones, of…
Truckers now on strike in almost every federal subject of Russia
Andrey Bazhutkin, the leader of the united long-haul truckers organization, says that drivers are now on strike “in…
Russians angry at authorities for failing to prevent terrorist attacks, Gorevoy says
Until recently, in the wake of any terrorist attack inside Russia, Russians focused their anger on the terrorists,…
Ukraine and the US-Russia confrontation
Europe now wants to keep Russia and the United States from a military conflict in the Middle East…
Russian truckers’ strike far larger than it appears, Novaya Gazeta says
The long-haul truckers’ strike is far larger and thus having a much bigger impact on the economy than…
Russia and Belarus protests – ‘part of general crisis in post-Soviet space,’ Portnikov says
The anti-corruption protests in Russia and the anti-vagrants tax ones in Belarus are “the direct result of the…
“Syrian strikes transform Trump from ‘ours’ to ‘another Hillary’”and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
Putin provoking rather than preventing Islamist terrorism in Russia, Portnikov says
The 1999 apartment bombings led to actions by Vladimir Putin that contributed to the stabilization of Russia, but…
The many ways terror serves the regime in Putin’s Russia
Putin’s leadership exploits the fear of Russians caused by terror attacks to maintain their self-perception as a victimized…
Putin’s exploitation of terrorist acts – his rule’s one constant – must be fought, commentators say
The one constant of Vladimir Putin’s time in office, the exploitation of terrorist incidents to impose tighter control…
Kadyrov opens first concentration camp for gays since Hitler’s times
Chechen head Ramzan Kadyrov has not only sponsored direct attacks on members of the LGBT community in his…
Only Ukraine’s success can influence positive development of Russia – Lithuania’s ex-Prime Minister
Putin is very much afraid of Ukraine becoming a successful country, so he keeps Ukraine busy with the low-level…
Spoiling Ukrainian-Polish relations: next phase in Kremlin’s hybrid war
It's 6 April 2017 in Ukraine, and the Polish consulates were reopened following a weekly pause after the…
Why Russia does not want peace in the Donbas
No sooner had the members of the contact group in Minsk agreed on the "Easter" truce in the…
‘Crimea effect’ weaker but still significant for the Kremlin, experts say
With the passing of time, the euphoria with which Russians greeted the Crimean Anschluss has weakened, a process…
Will Petersburg terrorist act stabilize or destabilize Russia?
Just as he has in the past, Vladimir Putin is counting on being able to exploit the latest…
Russia’s Crimean Tatar captive goes on hunger strike demanding justice
Ruslan is now undergoing a farcical trial in Russia for the second time. As he explains, the hunger…
New long-haul truckers’ strike may be most important action yet, Klyamkin says
The ongoing long-haul truck drivers’ strike is fundamentally different in its import from the March 26 demonstrations, Igor…