Tag: kremlin
Stalin’s Sanatorium: How Fifteen Communist Leaders Died on Soviet Soil
Long before the Second World War ended, communist party leaders from Eastern and Northern Europe were...
Putin Asks Russian Oligarchs to Personally Fund the Ukraine War
Putin has asked Russia's oligarch class to voluntarily contribute to the state budget, according to reporting...
Russia Failing to Achieve War Goals, Zelenskiy Says as Conflict Enters Fifth Year
As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters its fifth year, the course and consequences of the...
Trump Urges Zelensky to Accelerate Peace Talks with Russia or Risk Missing Diplomatic Window
By Gao Yun U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to reporters on the White House lawn on Friday,...
US Tells Ukraine Security Guarantees Depend on Peace Deal With Russia
By Gao Yun A source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday, Jan. 27 that the United States...
From Party Sword to Oligarchs: How the KGB Reinvented Itself After the USSR
By Fu Longshan To understand how the KGB—the Soviet Committee for State Security (Komitet Gosudarstvennoy...
Russia Accuses the US of Being Behind Apparent Drone Attack on Kremlin
On May 4, Russia charged the U.S. with orchestrating a drone strike on the Kremlin the day before that...
Erdogan Confirms Extension of Russia-Ukraine Black Sea Grain Deal
A deal allowing Ukrainian grain exports from Black Sea ports that was set to expire on Saturday (March...
Kremlin Rolls Out Fast-Track Russian Citizenship for Ukrainians as Army Makes Gains
As Russian troops capture the remaining parts of the Donbass region, President Vladimir Putin has signed...
Russian Gas Exports Soar Even as Kremlin Requests Payment in Rubles
As the invasion of Ukraine continues into its third month, Russia has continued to supply a large amount...
Russians Facing ‘Russophobia’ Following Putin’s War on Ukraine
As the Kremlin continues its invasion of Ukraine, Russian people and businesses across the globe are...
As Ukraine War Rages On, Russia Increasingly Closes Off Its Internet to the World
After a week of threats and half-measures, Russia’s government has officially blocked Facebook and will...