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Putin
Transnistria May Ask For Annexation by Russia Soon, ISW Warns
The Moldovan pro-Russian breakaway region of Transnistria, which lies across Ukraine’s southwestern border, may announce a renewed call for annexation by the Kremlin next week, ISW analysts warn.
Feb. 23, 2024
Biden
Biden Announces More Than 500 New Sanctions on Russia Ahead of Ukraine War Anniversary
The US president said the new sanctions would target individuals connected to the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and impede overseas supply for Moscow’s war machine.
Feb. 23, 2024
War in Ukraine
Kremlin Follows Up Medvedev Call for Odesa to Rejoin Russia With Drone Strike Killing Three
Former Russian President Medvedev told the world all Russia wants Odesa, a famously Russian-speaking city on Ukraine’s Black Sea coast, to “come home.” Deadly kamikaze drones hit hours later.
Feb. 23, 2024
Putin
OPINION: PS, MAGA, Putin Hates You (But He Loves Your Work)
Donald Trump and the right-wing MAGA Republicans are Polezni Duraks, useful idiots, employed by Putin and the Kremlin to advance their goals over US national security, and that of its allies.
Feb. 23, 2024
Wagner
Partisans Scout Russian Fortifications and Military Offices in Occupied Crimea
ATESH partisans carried out surveillance of the Military Enlistment Office and the base of the Russian Guard military unit in Simferopol.
Feb. 22, 2024
Kremlin
Partisans Claim 'Important Moscow Guests' Poisoned to Death in Occupied Mariupol
Two locals who were poisoned were supposed to work in Mariupol conducting the Russian presidential elections, and the guests from Moscow came to give them final instructions and conduct an inspection.
Feb. 22, 2024
Energy
Russian Government Loses $50 Billion Yukos Lawsuit
The Amsterdam Court of Appeals rules that the Kremlin owes private shareholders of the Yukos energy company $50B and allows for liquidation of Moscow assets abroad to recoup the cash.
Feb. 21, 2024
Russia
Recriminations in the Wake of Latest Painful Russian Warplane Losses, Search for Scapegoat On
Targets for blame include – so far – bad Russian air traffic control, Russian friendly fire, tricky Ukrainians deploying advanced missiles close to the fighting line, and stupid Kremlin generals.
Feb. 21, 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
