Members of the newly founded Ukraine National Guard take part in military exercises at a shooting range near Kiev on Monday. | AFP-JIJI Apr 3, 2014 KIEV – NATO warned on Wednesday that Russia’s military presence on the flash point… Read More ›
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Russia tells US to settle down, may abandon Dollar
Tuesday, 04 March 2014 Russia could reduce to zero its economic dependency on the United States if Washington agreed sanctions against Moscow over Ukraine, a Kremlin aide said on Tuesday, warning that the American financial system faced a “crash” if… Read More ›
4 Reasons Putin Is Already Losing in Ukraine
EEV: Time magazine has never been wrong before, or has it? As Russia’s Ukraine power play reaches boiling point in Crimea, there are clear signs a Russian invasion may be a disaster for its architect, President Vladimir Putin By Simon… Read More ›
Putin’s Biggest Critic Convicted
By Benjamin Bidder in Moscow Alexei Navalny, an anti-corruption blogger and one of the leaders of the Russian opposition, was sentenced to five years in prison after a trial that has troubled observers. Alexei Navalny was no longer expecting an… Read More ›
Cyprus bailout: Kremlin ‘could punish Europe’ in reprisal for bank levy
Fears mount that Russia could act against European companies if charge on deposits hits €30bn Russian investments Helena Smith in Nicosia, Simon Goodley and Toby Helm The Observer, Saturday 23 March 2013 15.20 EDT A pressure valve on a Russian… Read More ›
Bloggers expose lavish lifestyles of Putin loyalists
16 Mar 2013 MOSCOW (AFP) Bloggers who oppose Russian President Vladimir Putin are targeting top lawmakers loyal to the Kremlin with scandalous revelations about their luxury apartments and jet-setting lifestyles which run counter to their patriotic rhetoric. Recent exposes have focused… Read More ›
Vladimir Putin admits stage managing animal stunts
Vladimir Putin has admitted to staging some of his most famous stunts, including meeting endangered big cats and the “discovery” of ancient Greek amphorae in the Black sea, a Russian journalist has claimed. Vladimir Putin has acknowledged many of his… Read More ›
Vladimir Putin: the Russian president’s ‘life of four yachts and 58 aircraft’
Vladimir Putin once compared ruling Russia to being a “galley slave”, but four yachts that come with the job, not to mention palaces, aircraft and a wealth of luxury perks help explain his refusal to quit the presidency, leading … Read More ›
Engineering Evil 