Kirillova: Sochi Games scandal revealed what Putin was like even before Crimea
Five years ago this weekend, the Sochi Olympiad ended with many Russians convinced that it showed Russia had…
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West’s failure to confront Putin on Olympics convinced him he could invade Ukraine without penalty, Titov says
Many trace the origins of Vladimir Putin’s conviction that the West will ultimately come to accept whatever he…
If Russia isn’t stripped of 2018 World Cup, Putin will tighten the screws on Russians as he did before Sochi
Yesterday, Vladimir Putin said that despite current problems with stadiums in various parts of Russia, “everything will be…
Putin regime was a criminal one long before Crimea the doping scandal shows
One of the most important consequences of the current doping scandal, Kseniya Kirillova says, is that it undercuts…
Kerch bridge emblematic of new Russian imperialism, Kazarin says
Even though Moscow is facing difficulties financial as well as technical building its bridge to occupied Crimea, there…