Moscow now expects growth of 0.4% this year compared with previous forecast of 1.3%
Category: 2. RussianAggression
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Russia cuts growth forecast as Putin’s war economy runs out of momentum
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Using No Soldiers, Just Robots
Robots and drones were used by Ukrainian forces to capture a Russian position without an infantry assault in what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described as a historic first in the war. Speaking to Current Time, troops involved in the operation are now revealing details.
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The War in Iran Is Another Blow to Russia’s Credibility. Or Is It?
The American and Israeli attack on Iran, a Russian ally, would appear to be another blow to Moscow’s foreign policy and global reach.
Russia is already bogged down in Ukraine, with only modest gains in the fifth year of that war. The war in Iran comes on top of a revolution in Syria that…
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Russia Keeps Attacking U.S. Firms in Ukraine. The White House Is Silent.
The Russian drones slammed into the American-owned warehouses one after another.
Each announced its arrival with an eerie whine. Then came the blasts, ripping through a vast grain terminal in southern Ukraine and lighting up the night sky.
Seven drones in three minutes. The target, according to a…
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Former Head Of Zelenskyy’s Office Under Suspicion In Major Ukrainian Investigation
Andriy Yermak, the former chief of staff of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is under suspicion as part of a major money laundering investigation by the country’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO).
“NABU and SAPO…
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Former Top Zelensky Aide Is Accused in Corruption Inquiry
The former chief of staff to President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has been formally accused of involvement in a multimillion-dollar corruption scheme, the country’s top anti-graft agencies and news outlets said late Monday.
The announcement, which identified “the former head of the…
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Putin Said the War ‘Is Coming to a Close.’ But That’s Not All He Said.
One thing seemed apparent after Moscow’s muted commemoration this weekend of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany during World War II: President Vladimir V. Putin is feeling the pressure.
Some of it is coming directly from Ukraine, as Kyiv increases its strikes deep into Russian territory and
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What Victory Day means to Russia now
A commemoration of those who died in the second world war is being used to lend legitimacy to war in Ukraine
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Russia, Ukraine Import Workers From South Asia As War Hollows Out Industries
Residents of an apartment complex in the western Ukrainian city of Ivano-Frankivsk recently received an unusual message.
“Starting from Monday, May 4, the territory of your residential complex will be cleaned by migrant workers from India,” the firm behind the housing development announced,…
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West has power to end Russia’s war against Ukraine — it’s choosing not to: Human rights lawyer tells us why
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There are people who know things, and there are people who will say them. Simon Papuashvili, Program Director of the International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), is…
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