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Dominoes Keep Falling – Fifth Corrupt Russian Official Taken into Custody
As the Kremlin escalates its crackdown on Russia’s corrupt generals the head of the Ministry of Defense department for state procurement becomes the second arrested in less than 24 hours.
May 23, 2024
War in Ukraine
‘Every Ruble Must Have a Maximum Effect’ – Ukraine at War Update for May 22
EU approves frozen-asset fund for Kyiv; Putin makes more changes to MoD; Russia begins nuclear exercises; Zelensky re-asserts there won’t be new elections in wartime; Border guards chalk up wins.
May 22, 2024
Russia
ANALYSIS: What’s Wrong with the Russian Su-57? A Lot
The Su-57 was supposed to be the Kremlin’s answer to true fifth-generation fighters like the US F-22 and the multi-national F-35, but Russia's stealthy super-fighter never really got off the ground.
May 19, 2024
Putin
OPINION: What’s Behind Putin's Ministerial Rochade in the Kremlin?
In Putin’s Russia, it is best not to assume a strategic rationality behind personnel appointments. But recent moves raise interesting questions about Kremlin power dynamics.
May 19, 2024
Germany
Gunman Who Shot Slovak PM Linked to Pro-Russian Extremist Group
The 71-year-old man who fired five shots at Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, is linked with a pro-Russian extremist group a Hungarian investigative journalist reported.
May 16, 2024
War in Ukraine
ANALYSIS: Putin Shake-Up Signals a Long War May Be Coming
Kremlin watchers and security experts consider Putin’s cabinet shake-up as signaling that Putin’s gaze has passed from Ukraine to a long, protracted war, against the West.
May 15, 2024
US
Tbilisi Arrests 2 US Citizens During ‘Foreign Agents Bill’ Protest
Initial reports said two US citizens and one Russian citizen were among the 20 arrested at the ongoing protest against what many have called a Kremlin-inspired bill.
May 14, 2024
Putin
‘Shoigu’s Сhair Was Smoking After Prigozhin’s Coup’ – Russians React to Military Authorities Shake-Up
Social media users throughout Putin’s realm puzzled over Kremlin lateral shifts, second-guessing the pick of an economist to run its “special military operation.”
May 13, 2024
OPINION: Putin Propaganda
Why one oligarch's Economist interview is really Kremlin messaging in disguise – and why Russia's defeat, not its survival, would benefit the world.
July 16, 2026
