Russian President Vladimir Putin will not offer his traditional big annual press conference this year, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said Monday. “Yes, there will be no before New Years”, Peskov answered the question of whether the annual press conference of the Russian president will not take place in the remainder of 2022. At the same […]
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Zelensky Named Person of the Year by Time Magazine
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, was chosen by Time magazine as the person of the year and says that his success “as a leader in times of war has been based on the fact that courage is contagious.” In his article dedicated to Zelenskythe magazine, which each year chooses the person it considers to […]
US and UK estimate 15,000 Russian soldiers in Ukraine as “cannon fodder”
about 15,000 russians died during the five months that the invasion of Ukraineaccording to intelligence services of the United States and Great Britain, which consider that the president Vladimir Putin is suffering much higher losses than anticipated. Richard Moore, head of Britain’s MI6, explained that the 15,000 dead were “probably a conservative estimate” and marked […]
EU seeks to sanction ex-gymnast ‘closely linked’ to Putin
Lima, 05/06/2022 03:04 am The European Union has proposed sanctioning Alina Kabaeva, a former gymnast who chairs the National Media Group and is reportedly closely associated with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a document seen by Bloomberg and people familiar with the matter. The list still needs to be approved by European governments and […]
People Close to Kremlin Alarmed by Rising Cost of War
Nearly eight weeks after Vladimir Putin sent troops to Ukraine, with military losses mounting and Russia facing unprecedented international isolation, a small but growing number of those close to the Kremlin are quietly questioning his decision to go to war. The ranks of critics at the pinnacle of power remain slim, spread between high-level positions […]
Putin, the new tsar who suffers from addiction to power
Vladimir Putin is not crazy. It doesn’t look like he’s sick from a medical point of view, at least. The brutal invasion of Ukraine suggests, however, that the Russian president is a “junkie” of the power of narcissistic personality. A new czar with dangerous delusions of grandeur that must be stopped. “No, he’s not crazy. […]
Who is a war criminal and who decides?
President Joe Biden on Wednesday categorically declared his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” over the ongoing battle in Ukraine, where Russian forces have bombed hospitals and maternity wards. But declaring someone a war criminal is not as simple as just saying the words. There are definitions and established processes to determine who is […]
Putin’s alarming criticism of Russians who oppose the war recalls Stalinist rhetoric
Overwhelmed by fierce resistance in Ukraine and devastating economic sanctions, Russian President Vladimir Putin is using language reminiscent of the rhetoric employed in the Josef Stalin-era courtroom shams of the 1930s. In a disturbing speech on Wednesday, Putin described his opponents as “mosquitoes” trying to weaken the country for the benefit of the West, a […]
Putin’s warning to “traitors” sends a chilling message
Warnings painted with graffiti on the doors of activists in Moscow. A food blogger threatened with up to 15 years in jail for “discrediting” the Russian military. A call to fire a former top official for “treason” for opposing the war in Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin issued a poisonous warning to “traitors” on Wednesday, saying […]
US: Putin would make nuclear threats if war drags on
Updated on 03/18/2022 03:54 am Russian President Vladimir Putin could threaten to use nuclear weapons against the West if Ukraine’s strong resistance to Russia’s invasion continues, according to a new analysis by the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency. “The prolonged occupation of parts of Ukrainian territory threatens to deplete Russia’s military forces and reduce its modernized […]