Eastern Europe
Patriot turned traitor The name of Chechnya’s Russian puppet Ramzan Kadyrov is used by Putin’s regime to spread fear and panic, to terrorize at home and abroad. Yet it is often forgotten that he start
Jun. 2, 2022
– Russians advance on Severodonetsk – Russian forces edged closer Wednesday to taking the key eastern Ukraine city of Severodonetsk but Kyiv’s hopes of holding off their invaders were boosted by aUS
Jun. 1, 2022
Hungary was holding up Wednesday the approval of a new round of EU sanctions on Russia, including a ban on most oil imports, over opposition to blacklisting the Russian patriarch, diplomats said. EU l
Jun. 1, 2022
A Russian intelligence source has said President Vladimir Putin has a “severe form of rapidly progressing cancer” and his “limbs are shaking uncontrollably”, a UK daily has reported. The Daily Mirror
May. 29, 2022
Russian Army General Sergei Shoigu has never actually served in the armed forces, but that has not stopped him heading up the Ministry of Defense and holding a prestigious military rank. He also advo
May. 27, 2022
In an interview with Kyiv Post, Ilya Ponomarev says there is no organized political opposition in Russia. But he notes that resistance to Putin’s war against Ukraine can be seen in the growing number
May. 27, 2022
Russian Federation (RF) authorities are dragooning Ukrainian citizens into uniform to fill gaps in ranks, but the unwilling soldiers often desert or flatly refuse to follow orders to attack, officials
May. 25, 2022
On Saturday, May 21, the Russian Federation announced a list of “Citizens of the United States under personal sanctions, including prohibition from entering the Russian Federation”. Included are 963 U
May. 22, 2022
Julia Davis is the foremost U.S. expert on Russian government-controlled television and propaganda. She founded Russian Media Monitor to “watch Russian news so that you don’t have to.” Ms. Davis agree
May. 21, 2022
Russia
Editor’s note: the following is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s nightly address to the nation as it appears in English on the presidential website. Unbreakable people of the bravest country!
May. 20, 2022
Russia
Surveyed readers of U.S.-based Time news magazine gave a plurality of their votes to select President Volodymyr Zelensky as the most influential person among 100 notable people of the year in the publ
May. 20, 2022
The famous dystopian novel “1984” by British author George Orwell is being withdrawn from sale in Belarus. According to independent Belarusian media outlets, Belarusian publishers have been instructed
May. 19, 2022
Russian Federation (RF) recruiters ordered to find men or else are employing strong-arm tactics to fill army ranks, but Russian public enthusiasm to fight in Ukraine is low and draft evasion is rampan
May. 19, 2022
Russian officials are adept at delivering patriotic speeches that convey Russia’s supposed strength and integrity. Meanwhile, their own offspring appear to enjoy living on stolen money in Western coun
May. 19, 2022
Russia
The following is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s nightly address to the nation as it appears in the English language on the presidential website: Ukrainians! Our defenders! Today, one of the
May. 19, 2022
Russia
A crucial seed preservation and storage site was severely damaged in Kharkiv during Russia’s attempt to take the eastern and second-largest Ukrainian city. The lead researcher at the Yuriev Plant Prod
May. 19, 2022