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Warsaw has summoned the Russian Ambassador to Poland after President Vladimir Putin threatened Poland and claimed it was eyeing territory in Ukraine and Belarus.     After the arrival of 5,000 Wagner fighters into Belarus following their short-lived mutiny, Poland said it would move troops to the border.    …

Russian President Vladimir Putin. AFP/File Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a stern warning to Poland, accusing the NATO member of harbouring territorial ambitions in the former Soviet Union.  Putin further declared that any aggression against Belarus, a close ally and neighbour of Russia, would be considered an attack on Russia…

Russian Billionaire Igor Kudryakov — US Times Post/FileAt the age of 64, billionaire Igor Kudryakov, one of Russia's oligarchs, was discovered dead in his Moscow flat following a succession of other prominent deaths among Vladimir Putin's cronies. Kudryakov founded Service 77, a delivery service that distributes food and other supplies…

Hardline Russian nationalist Igor Girkin was detained and charged with extremism on Friday morning, indicating that President Putin has finally lost patience with his vociferous criticism of Russia’s faltering approach to the war in Ukraine. In a post on his Telegram account, Girkin’s wife said representatives of Russia’s Investigative Committee…

Former Russian lawmaker Ilya Ponomarev said that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is still on "good terms" with former Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin despite Prigozhin's failed rebellion against the Kremlin military last month. Ponomarev, who was forced into exile in 2014 after voting against Russia's illegal annexation of…

A small handful of giant commodity traders have dominated global oil trade for decades, but things are beginning to change. Smaller trading desks are beginning to make major moves, especially with Russian oil. Six little-known companies based in Dubai and Hong Kong now dominate Russian oil trade. Historically, giant commodity…

Ilya Ponomarev’s life changed forever in March 2014, when he became the sole member of the Duma – Russia’s lower house of parliament – to vote “no” on the annexation of Crimea. Russia’s takeover of the strategically significant peninsula, we now know, was just the opening act for President Vladimir…

Home boy: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will attend Brics virtually. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images) Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov will lead Moscow’s delegation instead of the Russian president Thank you for supporting the Mail & Guardian This article is for registered members and subscribers. Please register your free account now. Articles…

Key PointsThe International Criminal Court has accused Vladimir Putin of deporting Ukrainian children to Russia.South Africa is due to host a summit of the BRICS club of nations, which includes Russia.A Russian official has said any attempt to arrest Putin would amount to a declaration of war. South African President…

When Russian President Vladimir Putin develops his network of influence in Africa, he isn’t doing so at random. He is drawing on the rich history of Soviet relations with African countries that dates back to the 1960s and the efforts made by Russian spies during the Cold War to counter…