Tag: Vladimir Putin
Russia flaunts its many doomsday weapons to keep the West from ramping up support for Ukraine
This year has seen President Vladimir Putin repeatedly brandish the nuclear sword, reminding everyone that Russia has the world’s largest atomic arsenal to...
‘The Kursk operation has become normalized:’ As Ukraine’s Russia incursion enters third month, Putin is trying to downplay it
Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region is now entering its third month, with scores of settlements still firmly under its control.The operation marked...
The Kremlin Throws Trump Under the Bus on Secret Putin Gift
Donald Trump denies sending Vladimir Putin Covid-19 tests during the height of the pandemic. But Putin himself says it’s all true. On Wednesday,...
Putin's weak response to Ukraine's advance on Russian soil appears to be rooted in a persistent fatal flaw
Russia's weak response in Kursk shows Putin's leadership still has a major flawRussia's response was slow, allowing Ukraine to take territory, and it...
Kremlin Exposes Team Trump Lie Over Secret Gift to Putin
Donald Trump’s morning is surely off to an angry start Wednesday as Russia responds to reports of a special (and ongoing) relationship between...
Putin’s North Sea oil profits collapse
Kremlin-owned energy giant Gazprom suffered a collapse in its North Sea profits last year as sanctions and the windfall tax battered the business.Gazprom UK,...