Russia: The Bloodless Coup That Wasn’t a Coup
The ongoing struggle between Russia and the NATO proxy, Ukraine, took a bizarre turn last weeks ago. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s long associate and confident, Yevgeny Prigozhin, seemed to turn…
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Putin’s deployment of nuke arms to Belarus raises tensions
Sometime this summer, if President Vladimir Putin can be believed, Russia moved some of its short-range nuclear weapons into Belarus, closer to Ukraine and onto NATO’s doorstep. The declared deployment…
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Putin signs law outlawing gender-affirming care
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed legislation that bans people from officially or medically changing their gender, representing a further blow to Russia’s embattled LGBTQ+ community. The act, passed unanimously…
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Russia is hosting African Summit to gain allies
A kind of brash outreach expected this week at the second Russia-Africa Summit. Grain supplies are in question. The future of the Wagner military group is, too. It’s a notable…
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Putin: Russia can use cluster bombs in Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin said Russia had a “sufficient stockpile” of cluster bombs and reserved the right to use them if such munitions, the use of which he said he regarded…
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Putin wants to attend S Africa’s summit in Aug.
Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to attend an economic summit in South Africa next month and the country is desperately trying to persuade him to stay away to avoid the…
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Putin says Russia is ‘united as never before’
President Vladimir Putin reassured Asian leaders of Russia’s stability and unity on Tuesday in his first appearance at an international forum since the country was rocked by a brief armed…
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Russia drops charges against Prigozhin
Russian authorities said Tuesday they have closed a criminal investigation into the armed rebellion led by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, with no charges against him or any of the other…
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Putin thanks nation for unity after rebellion
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the organizers of an armed mutiny over the weekend will be “brought to justice.” The Russian president’s comments were his first since hundreds of Wagner…
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Putin has caught in his own Trap: Prigozhin
It was a short-lived coup, but it could have long-term consequences on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s power. The Wagner Group mercenaries marched 800 kilometers across Russia, shot down planes and…
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Putin calls Wagner Armed Rebellion a ‘Betrayal’
Wagner Mercenary boss seizes southern city in Russia’s first insurrection for decades. Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to crush an armed mutiny after the private army of mercenary boss Yevgeny…
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