The starvation of a nation: Putin uses hunger as a weapon in Ukraine
Press play to listen to this article Ninety years ago, the Soviet regime of Joseph Stalin inflicted a devastating famine on Ukraine, killing 3.9 million … Read more
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Why leaders won’t tell Europeans to put on a sweater to beat Putin
Nobody wants to be Europe’s Jimmy Carter. As Europe grapples with an energy crisis sparked by Russia’s war in Ukraine, few politicians are keen to … Read more
Putin suffers fresh blow as ninth Russian colonel slaughtered alongside 8 troops
Lt. Col. Alexander Kornik, 39, reportedly died along with eight soldiers from his regiment while crossing a bridge in Chernihev, Ukraine, some 90 miles from … Read more
'Nuclear evacuation drills' ordered by Vladimir Putin as he moves family to huge underground city
Russian president Vladimir Putin has reportedly ordered nuclear evacuation drills prompting ‘shockwaves’ through top brass in his armed forces. He has also moved his family … Read more
Vladimir Putin agrees to face-to-face peace talks with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky
Vladimir Putin has ‘finally agreed’ to face-to-face peace talks with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky after more than three weeks of war, it has been reported. … Read more
Vladimir Putin 'asks Kremlin staff to perform doomsday nuclear attack drill'
Vladimir Putin is said to be a ‘depressed’ loner and ‘often pours his anger out on those close to him’, a source had claimed Russia … Read more
From Putin to Russian Websites “Is Russia Cutting the Global Internet Connection?”
the Russian government sent an instruction drawing attention to all domestic websites the other day. In this instruction, it is requested to switch to domestic … Read more
Is Putin Actually Popular In Russia?
In Part I of this week’s FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew analyzes new polling suggesting Americans support enforcing a no-fly zone over Ukraine and banning … Read more
After Putin
A man holds a portrait of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at a rally against violations during the parliamentary elections, Stavropol, Russia, on December 18, … Read more
The case against Vladimir Putin
THE UKRAINE CRISIS With his invasion of Ukraine, the Russian president has made himself more vulnerable to prosecution for war crimes. Illustration by Nicole Rifkin … Read more
