Pandemic adding to burdens sanctions have imposed on Moscow for seizing Crimea, Umland says
The logic of the sanctions regime the West imposed on Moscow after Putin seized Ukraine’s Crimea was not…
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US sanctions on Russia effective, don’t hurt American economy, report finds
A new independent report released on 22 March 2017 shows that US sanctions against Russia’s aggression in Ukraine have…
Why Ukrainian corruption is not a reason to lift sanctions on Russia
The issue is not that Ukraine cannot deal with corruption. The issue is that it is the West…
Why German politicians want to make peace with Putin
German politicians from the ranks of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) are increasingly inclined to the…
Snap elections, the worst scenario for Ukraine — Parubiy
Andriy Parubiy, the first deputy speaker of Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada, discussed the Russian threat to global security and…
Even an end to sanctions wouldn’t prevent humanitarian disaster in Russia, Borovoy says
Even if Vladimir Putin succeeded by some miracle in his current effort to get Western sanctions on his…
Tone deafness: “Dissatisfaction” about food destruction will be limited to the Internet, Russian MPs say
A measure of Moscow’s tone deafness or perhaps of the callous disregard by elites in the capital of…
Missiles in Kaliningrad can also reach Berlin — Lithuanian president
The Iskander nuclear-capable missile systems that Russia has deployed in Kaliningrad are capable of reaching many European capitals,…
Putin, the Vegetable Lord of Europe
How Russia’s embargo influences the fruit and vegetable market in EU countries According to Eurostat as of the…
Russians will be unable to use their iPhones starting January 1
The ‘January 1’ law also affects all Apple users who will be unable to use their iPhones and…
The Security Council will discuss switching off the Internet in Russia
Several events with the involvement of high-standing Russian officials are planned for next week, dedicated to the work…
Putin’s embargo to hit Russians again?
After Russia imposed an embargo on foodstuffs from EU countries in August, prices on meat grew by 40…
The Kremlin may prohibit clothing and automobile imports from the EU and US
Alexandr Baklanov Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation Andrey Belousov entertains the possibility that Russia, in response…
Moskovsky Komsomolets: Food price growth reached 60% in Russian regions after sanctions
Head of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture threatened to sue producers that are increasing prices without reason Prices on…
VTB is interested in buying Roberto Cavalli fashion brand
According to the media, the investment department of the state-owned bank, VTB-Capital, may buy 60% of the company…
Ukraine must reject Russian gas — expert
by Myroslav Shcherbyna Physicist Bohdan Sokolovskyi, energy security adviser to former president Yushchenko, believes it is very important…
