AvatarJohn H. WoffordAvatarAvatar4 days agoVladimir Putin begins Operation Blame Ukraineverified_publisherThe EconomistVLADIMIR PUTIN is a man who likes victories; preferably stage-managed ones. A fixed election win followed by an exhilarating concert. A rousing …
AvatarJohn H. WoffordFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo4 days agoThe Russian Dictator’s Double Terrorism Standardsalgemeiner.com - Ruthie Blum / JNS.orgJNS.org – Following Friday’s massacre at the Crocus City Hall concert venue in the outskirts of Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a …
AvatarJohn H. WoffordAvatarAvatar4 days agoPutin Winces from Blows Inside Russia from the Pro-Ukrainian Free Russia ForceKyiv Post - Serhiy KolyadaSerhiy Kolyada on the impact of the Free Russia forces (RDK) striking into Russia. Serhiy Kolyada is a Ukrainian cartoonist and a book illustrator. …
AvatarJohn H. WoffordAvatarAvatar5 days agoKyiv rebuffs Putin's claims that gunmen who killed 133 Russian concertgoers had links to Ukraineverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Rebecca RommenRussian President Vladimir Putin claimed the gunmen who attacked a Moscow concert hall and killed 133 people had links to Ukraine, an allegation Kyiv completely rejected. "They tried to escape and were moving toward Ukraine, where, according to preliminary information, a window was prepared for them …
AvatarJohn H. WoffordFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoPutin may be the biggest dupe of his fake election landslidepolitico.eu - Eva HartogWith official results showing he won 9 out of every 10 votes, has the Russian autocrat overplayed his hand? “The most important outcome of any Russian …
AvatarJohn H. WoffordAvatarAvatarOpinion: Putin Is on an Historic Mission and Will Not Stop Until He Is Finally DefeatedKyiv Post - Peter DickinsonAtlantic Council’s Peter Dickinson on why Ukraine is only the beginning for Putin. There was no escaping the mounting sense of gloom in late February …
AvatarJohn H. WoffordAvatarAvatarOpinion: Putin’s High-Stakes Space Gamble Aims to Bring the US to the TableKyiv Post - Glen Howard, Pavel LuzinBy detonating a nuclear weapon in lower Earth orbit, Putin could asymmetrically nullify the US advantage in space. Russian plans to deploy a new …
AvatarJohn H. WoffordFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoReuters: Turkish oil terminal refuses Russian imports amid US sanctionskyivindependent.com - Martin FornusekTurkey's Dortyol oil terminal in the Mediterranean Sea has halted business with Russia as pressure caused by U.S. sanctions mounts, Reuters reported …
AvatarJohn H. WoffordRussia Is Losing Its Fear of Vladimir Putinnationalinterest.org - Alexander J. MotylThousands of Russians said goodbye to Vladimir Putin at Alexei Navalny’s funeral on March 1. They came to pay their respects to the courageous …
AvatarJohn H. WoffordAvatarAvatarPutin is rehashing his nuclear threats — but this time, he may be threatening nuclear catastrophe in an effort to sway American votersverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Analysis by Erin SnodgrassRussian President Vladimir Putin issued a new nuclear threat this week, threatening the West over its support for Ukraine in his most explicit intimidation tactic yet. But a regional expert says Putin's recent bout of nuclear saber-rattling is less a promise of mutually assured destruction and more …
AvatarJohn H. WoffordFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoFrom the grave, Navalny takes a last jab at Putinpolitico.eu - Eva Hartog, Denis LevenDespite the risk of persecution, thousands publicly paid their last respects to the opposition leader in cities across Russia. It’s been a long time …
AvatarJohn H. WoffordAvatarAvatarAlexey Navalny's funeral in Russia draws crowds to Moscow church despite tight securityverified_publisherCBS News - By Haley OttPeople lined up for at least half a mile outside the Moscow church where Alexey Navalny's funeral took place Friday to bid farewell to Russia's most …