Anti-Putin Protests

Ukraine's parliament is expected to soon approve the appointment of Mikheil Saakashvili - Georgia's controversial exiled former president and former governor of Ukraine's Odesa region - as the deputy prime minister. Earlier this week, Saakashvili said he had been invited to join the government of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, whose candidacy he supported…

It appears that the latest in the many seemingly immutable systems that the COVID-19 pandemic has undone is global oil markets, and how the world’s largest energy producers measure their own power and profits. On Sunday, after a month-long oil war that saw prices cut in half, the conflict’s two…

Like so many schools around the world, the U.K.’s renowned National Film and Television School (NFTS) has closed its doors and moved to online learning amid a nationwide coronavirus lockdown. To help deliver its curriculum, the NFTS has drafted in top talent including David Fincher, Sam Mendes, Ricky Gervais, Jesse…

“This country has no future,” lamented Russia’s opposition website Republic in mid-March. “It only has the status quo. And that status quo has both a surname and a title.” The week before, on 10 March, as coronavirus spread towards Russia’s borders, Vladimir Putin had announced a raft of constitutional amendments…

-17 Anti-Putin Protester Claims Cops Beat Her Up In Station A teenage female activist who was arrested during ant-Putin protests has claimed that she was beaten up by Russian cops while under arrest. Vera Oleynikova, 19, was arrested in the western Russian capital Moscow during protests against Vladimir Putin, 67,…

* Putin wants to change the constitution* Changes could see him stay in power until 2036* Nationwide vote scheduled for April 22* Coronavirus hampers anti-Putin protestsBy Polina Ivanova and Andrew OsbornMOSCOW, March 20 (Reuters) - Opponents of Vladimir Putin's plans to amend the constitution so that he can run for…

Unit 29155, the Russian assassination squad operating with impunity across Europe, received diplomatic cover from the Russian mission in Switzerland.Unfortunately, one of the main suspects relocated back to Russia before authorities could detain him. "We were not thrilled that these activities hit the media when they did because we were watching…

Home / Culture / Russia: Open Hostility in Moscow Surrounding Putin’s Inauguration Both civilians and those charged with keeping order in the city displayed open hostility on Sunday, May 6, when protesters took to the streets of Moscow in anticipation of Vladimir Putin's inauguration.May 10, 2019 by Global Voices Leave…

"Gorbachev" redirects here. For other people with the surname, see Gorbachev (surname). This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Sergeyevich and the family name is Gorbachev. Mikhail GorbachevМихаил Горбачёв 1st President of the Soviet Union In office 15 March 1990 – 25 December 1991 Prime Minister Nikolai RyzhkovValentin…

For the last five years, the American media has been filled with scurrilous articles demonizing Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin has been accused of every crime imaginable, from shooting down airplanes, to assassinating opponents, to invading neighboring countries, to stealing money to manipulating the U.S. president and helping to rig…