NEWS OF POLITICS OF POST-SOVIET COUNTRIES
Image source, ReutersImage caption, President Putin laid a wreath at the Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex in VolgogradBy Matt MurphyBBC News Vladimir Putin has compared Russia's invasion of Ukraine to the…
Image source, Konstantin YefremovImage caption, Konstantin in Ukraine, March 20
The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has evolved over the past year into the largest European conflict since World War II. While there is currently no end in sight to…
Image source, Getty ImagesBy Matt MurphyBBC News Ukraine's defence minister has said Russia is preparing a major new offensive, and warned that it could begin as soon as 24 February.…
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Protesters in Paris commemorate the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politovskaya, who was critical of the war in Chechnya Chechnya has no opposition media and…
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ingush protesters take part in a rally against a controversial 2018 land swap deal between Ingushetia and Chechnya The authorities are accused of stifling media…
Image source, AFPImage caption, The networks promotes Russia's Wagner mercenariesBy Grigor AtanesianGlobal Disinformation Team A large social network that promotes anti-Western and pro-Kremlin ideas is helping Russia expand its influence…
Vladimir Putin insists Russians and Ukrainians are “one people” but his brutal invasion of Ukraine has revealed a remarkable lack of “brotherly” Russian empathy for Ukrainians. While many people in…
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Heavy fighting is raging in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, amid freezing temperaturesBy Andrew HardingDonbas region, Eastern Ukraine Ukrainian troops on the front lines in the…
Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is fast approaching the one-year mark, but the attack actually started more than a month before columns of Russian tanks began pouring across the…