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Putin’s Enemies are Struggling to Unite
Time via AOL· 5 hours agoIt has no purpose or meaning.” But in Ukraine, such statements were not enough to win much sympathy. Many remembered Navalny’s earlier position on the ...
Vladimir Putin removes Sergei Shoigu from Russian defence ministry
BBC via Yahoo News· 1 day agoLike President Putin, he is close to the Russian Orthodox Church. He is said to be a martial arts...
Putin proposes firing Shoigu, appointing new defense minister
Kyiv Independent via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHe has also consistently called for increasing government spending in general and raising taxes on...
Who Is Russia’s New Defense Minister?
Foreign Policy Magazine· 20 hours agoRussian President Vladimir Putin appointed his former economic advisor, Andrei Belousov, as defense minister on Sunday in the latest sign that the...
Putin's defence shake-up: 'Preparing for a long confrontation'
AFP via Yahoo News· 1 day agoPresident Vladimir Putin's nomination of top economic official Andrei Belousov as defence minister...
Who is Putin ally Alexei Dyumin?
Reuters via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoSometimes I had to give instructions to the minister, set a task to the head of the region." * In 2012, he was appointed deputy head of the presidential...
Vladimir Putin is preparing for a forever war
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 day agoLong before the Kremlin announced the predetermined results of Russia’s presidential election in March, it was clear that Vladimir Putin’s next term in...
‘The goal is not peace’: What’s behind Putin’s wartime Russia reshuffle?
Al Jazeera· 1 day agoIn a major reshuffle of his cabinet, President Vladimir Putin is set to relieve Sergei Shoigu,...
Saving tigers was the last US aid project in Russia. Now that funding is in danger
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe U.S. has given aid to Russia for decades. But last fiscal year, only one project was still being...
Putin’s hold on power is stronger than ever
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 7 days agoVladimir Putin cut an almost forlorn figure, standing alone at the foot of the Kremlin steps in the pouring rain to watch a march past marking his...