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Former Putin advisor warns of Russia's looming turmoil
Aleksey Chadayev, a former advisor to Vladimir Putin, predicts what Russia will look like in five years. "Americans have many ...
Russia's Orthodox patriarch, marking Christmas, says West trying to smother Russia
The patriarch of Russia's Orthodox Church, celebrating Christmas alongside Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, said on Tuesday ...
Russia’s war economy spirals out of control as 2025 brings looming stagnation
Russia’s focus on armaments is draining its industrial base, straining companies vital to the economy. As the war in Ukraine ...
Russian Ruble Nosedives as Economy Gives Putin Major Headache
The plunging Russian currency, the ruble, has added to inflationary pressures in Russia, British officials have said, as the ...
Putin says he saved Russia, but a year of challenges suggests Moscow’s position is precarious
Marking 25 years in office, Vladimir Putin says he has remade Russia as a sovereign power and will prevail in Ukraine, but ...
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Punishing Putin: Inside the Global Economic War to Bring Down Russia
Baker, a veteran journalist, offers a deeply sourced investigation into the political economy of the sanctions imposed on Russia following its attack on Ukraine.
China Told Putin Not To Use Nuclear Weapons, Blinken Says
The U.S. secretary of state told the Financial Times that pressure from Beijing dissuaded Vladimir Putin from using nuclear ...
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Zelensky takes on Putin apologists, US skeptics on 3-hour Lex Fridman podcast
In a newly released three-hour interview, Moscow-born U.S. podcaster Lex Fridman tried to persuade President Volodymyr ...
Putin Declares ‘Everything Will Be Fine’ Despite Russia’s Growing Challenges
Speaking on the 25th anniversary of his rule, President Vladimir V. Putin delivered an upbeat and vague New Year’s Eve ...
Putin tells Russia 'everything will be fine' amid the nation's military and economic struggles
Putin called 2025 the "year of the Defender of the Motherland" in his New Year's Eve address on Tuesday.
Ukraine-Russia war latest: 15,000 of Putin’s soldiers killed in Kursk, Zelensky says
Ukraine-Russia war latest: 15,000 of Putin’s soldiers killed in Kursk, Zelensky says - Kyiv launched a new offensive in Kursk ...