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Persistent rumor of Putin’s death elicits nonchalant international response
29 Mar 2024 01:21 GMT
… have swirled about Russian President Vladimir Putin. At the heart … long jail terms for Kremlin critics, brutal assassinations … inside Russia.
Russian democracy vs. Western democracy
“Democracy for Russians … the recent election as an example.
“Russia is a …
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Thursday Briefing: Russia’s Online Attack on Ukraine Aid
28 Mar 2024 23:38 GMT
… elections.
The stepped-up operations, run by aides to President Vladimir Putin and Russian … support for Ukraine. Russian operatives are laying … and calling out — Russian operations particularly difficult.
… Kremlin has begun its full-bore influence effort. Putin …
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Moldova’s Obscure Russia Policy Presents a Major Vulnerability Before Elections
28 Mar 2024 22:32 GMT
… open voting for the Russian presidential election in the Transnistria region … lead-up to the presidential elections in the fall, … to obstruct Russian designs seriously.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s … regime so that the Kremlin can spend fewer …
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Putin adds Islamist terror to the list of absurd excuses for Ukraine invasion
28 Mar 2024 21:37 GMT
… Moscow massacre. The Kremlin-controlled Russian state media has … s most recent parliamentary election in 2019. Indeed, … matter. As Russian dissident Garry Kasparov noted this week … supporters.
Image: Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a video address …
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What A Missed Terror Warning Says About U.S.-Russian Ties And Putin's Thinking
28 Mar 2024 21:43 GMT
… International Peace.
“Russia understands our Western, optimistic … he said.
Putin has reinvigorated Russia’s sprawling military … later concluded that Russian intelligence, with Putin’s approval, … week before Russia’s presidential election, in which the Kremlin was …
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Putin has repeatedly used terror attacks to tighten his grip on Russia
28 Mar 2024 21:37 GMT
… in Moscow and southern Russia.
Putin’s hard-line … the way for his presidential election win in early 2000, … also significantly strengthened Kremlin control over the Russian media, making … are escorted inside the Russian Investigative Committee headquarters …
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Moldova: Russia continues its mischief-making in breakaway Transnistria
28 Mar 2024 19:12 GMT
… years ago. Talk of Kremlin-backed plots to destabilise the …
In the event, the Russian president failed to mention Transnistria even … card Russia is playing. Four days after Lavrov’s comments, Putin … of the country ahead of presidential elections at the end of …
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Why ISIS attacked Russia — and why Moscow blames Kyiv
28 Mar 2024 17:54 GMT
… his military offensive stalling, Russian President Vladimir Putin needs an excuse for … from the blue. The Kremlin dismissed US intelligence warnings … Wagner Group and its successor remnants in the so- … Russian capital just a few days after Putin’s “re-election” …
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Why Putin Is Intent on Blaming Ukraine for Crocus City Attack
28 Mar 2024 17:59 GMT
… Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin Press Secretary and … when Belarus President and Putin ally, Alexander … Putin and, especially, Dmitry Medvedev the former president and current Deputy Chairman of Russia … Putin’s true popularity than this month’s stage-managed elections …
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'Surprises' That Central Europe Prepares For Kremlin
28 Mar 2024 17:54 GMT
GRIGORIJ MESEŽNIKOV
Extremely important events are taking place in the region.
Central Europe is on the move. A pro-European candidate won the first round of the presidential election in Slovakia. Mass protests against "Putin's Friend" Viktor …