Dominic Lawson writes about the propaganda machine of Vladimir Putin’s Russia. The media organs of the Russian state are concocting alternative accounts of why 298 men, women and children were blown out of the skies above Eastern Ukraine.
Meanwhile the Russian bear, still pretending to be an innocent party despite blood dripping from its paws, has begun stealthily rebuilding its forces on the border, writes IAN BIRRELL.
Denis Pushilin, a leader of the self-declared separatist Donetsk People’s Republic, said that the ‘People’s Council’ had voted to hold the plebiscite as planned.
MOSCOW (AP) — The seven people from Russian President Vladimir Putin's inner circle targeted with U.S. sanctions on Monday include men who have helped Putin restore Kremlin control over Russia's economy and its political system. They have been tasked with carrying out some of Putin's most ambitious projects, most notably his plans to make Crimea […]
The U.S. and European Union will impose new sanctions as early as today on Russian companies and individuals close to President Vladimir Putin over the escalating crisis in Ukraine, officials said. “We will be looking to designate people who are in his inner circle, who have a significant impact on the Russian economy,” Deputy White […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Raising the stakes in an East-West showdown over Ukraine, President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered economic sanctions against nearly two dozen members of Vladimir Putin's inner circle and a major Russian bank that provides them support. He warned that more sweeping penalties against Russia's robust energy sector could follow.
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Triumphant in the midst of global condemnation, Vladimir Putin clinked his champagne flute with sports leaders, toasting the success of his pet project in Sochi.
Ukraine’s Channel 5 television quoted Vladislav Seleznyov as saying the shooting took place in mid-afternoon at a motor pool base near Bakhchisaray.
Zach Karabell of Envestnet never fell for Putin’s gambit, and tells us why you should stay away from trading global events.
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