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Updated July 23, 2023 at 11:47 PM Published July 23, 2023 at 7:55 AM MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine’s counter-offensive “has failed” as he hosted Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, his close ally, for talks in St Petersburg on Sunday. “There is no counter-offensive,” Russian news agencies quoted…

Putin allies crackdown exposing 'crisis of command' in Russian ranks (Image: GETTY) Vladimir Putin's crackdown on his former allies, supporters, and serving generals is leaving him weakened, experts have said. The Russian leader is reportedly dealing with a central government under strain, with the Wagner failed rebellion having stirred high-profile…

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…