Russian President Vladimir Putin is replacing his defense minister with a civilian economist. Andrei Belousov will lead Russia’s military-industrial complex as Putin prepares for a protracted war. The move shows Russia’s wartime economy has become a key pillar of growth. Russian President Vladimir Putin replaced his defense minister with a civilian economist on Sunday. The move […]
Russia was launching “constant shelling” against Kharkiv Saturday, according to a readout from the National Police. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has had two briefings from his Commander-in-Chief, Alexander Syrsky, on Saturday. Russia attacked with airstrikes in Vilcha, Liptsy, Liman, Izbitskoye, Veseloye, Petrovka, Kazachya Lopan, Sinelnikovo, Volchansk in Kharkiv, according to an assessment from the General […]
Satellite images show Russia has stopped using the Kerch Bridge for military freight, analysts say. The bridge has been a key military artery into occupied Crimea and southwest Ukraine. But following Ukrainian attacks, Russia appears to be relying on other routes to supply its army. Russia has all but stopped transporting military equipment via a […]
Satellite images show Russia has stopped using the Kerch Bridge for military freight, analysts say. The bridge has been a key military artery into occupied Crimea and southwest Ukraine. But following Ukrainian attacks, Russia appears to be relying on other routes to supply its army. Russia has all but stopped transporting military equipment via a […]
(Bloomberg) — Russians are learning to live with the war that Vladimir Putin has unleashed in Ukraine. Most Read from Bloomberg As Putin prepares to be sworn in on Tuesday for another six years as president, the invasion has become part of everyday life for many Russians, confounding expectations that the pressure of international sanctions […]
russia gazprom Vladimir Putin is throwing everything he has got at ramping up Russia’s war machine. That is why the nation’s economy – if one believes Moscow’s figures – has held up better than might have been expected in the face of Western sanctions. Rather than reflecting anything remotely like prosperity, the statistics show more […]
(Bloomberg) — As many as a million Russians fled abroad in the first year of the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. Now thousands are returning home, delivering a propaganda victory to President Vladimir Putin and a boost to his war economy. Most Read from Bloomberg With the war still raging, and the man who started it […]
A corruption scandal centered on allegations against Russia’s deputy defense minister has drawn surprise and speculation from close observers of the country’s elite. But it’s not the allegations against Timur Ivanov — a close ally of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, well known for his lavish lifestyle — that are causing a stir. Instead, many are […]
BRUSSELS, April 29 (Reuters) – European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen sharply attacked far-right parties such as the German AfD who are standing for the European Union parliamentary election, telling them to “clean up their house” and get rid of Kremlin propaganda. “When I see what your AfD colleagues, the lead candidates, have done, […]
The Kremlin is reportedly scrambling to find a successor to Ramzan Kadyrov following reports that the Chechen leader has been diagnosed with necrotizing pancreatitis, a terminal illness, according to Russian media reports. Kadyrov, also known as “Putin‘s attack dog” or “Putin’s soldier” for his loyalty to Russian President Vladimir Putin, has visited Moscow Central Clinical […]
Jared Moskowitz mocked MTG, calling to make her “Putin’s Special Envoy” to Congress. The move came in response to Greene’s amendments that proposed Ukraine aid supporters enlist in the fight against Russia. “If you want to fund the endless foreign wars, you should have to go fight them,” Greene said. Jared Moskowitz, a Democrat representing […]
The Kremlin is not pleased that French authorities have taken aim at Vladimir Putin’s ex-wife. A French court’s decision to seize the $5.7-million villa belonging to Russian citizen Artur Ocheretny, the new husband of Lyudmila Ocheretnaya (formerly Putina), is “a priori illegal,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday. The “Souzanna” villa in Anglet, […]