Meanwhile, on the basis of its growing economic strength, China has become more and more assertive of its own imperial ambitions--and Russia has rebuilt itself under Vladimir Putin as a nuclear-armed power buttressed by an economy based on oil, natural gas and the arms trade. . ... And for..…
That support ended when Putin surprised his critics and turned the country around, halted the privatization free-for-all and ending Russia’s headlong plunge into economic and social decline. ... The result: 83% of eligible voters cast ballots, and 97% of them favored reintegration with..…
We can be grateful that Putin didn’t allow Russia to engage NATO in a war over this Ukrainian provocation. . ..…
Meghnad Desai argued that beyond the challenge that is the Middle East and beyond, much as Germans may wish otherwise, the Russia problem may not disappear. From the way President Putin of Russia has behaved over Ukraine, one can guess that he just wants to consolidate the old..…
Its submission of a list of names to the United Nations follows a meeting this month between Assad and his main backer, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. . Russia has held the balance of power in Syria, both on the battlefield and in the U.N...…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on the winner of France's, Emmanuel Macron, to join forces with Russia to help ensure peace and in the world.. ..…
Putin of Russia suggests the signing of treaty with Abe of Japan Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay... © Modern Tokyo Times - Powered by WordPress and WP Dev Shed... ..…
To date, he has opened more than 60 campaign offices in different regions of Russia. ... Navalny campaigners and offices across Russia have also faced an increasing number of attacks by ultra-nationalist groups and activists. ..…
But Moore, like Trump, doesn’t see Russia as a problem. If Putin suppresses freedom (and worse), so what? ..…
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Ramzan Kadyrov, head of Russian of Chechnya, at Kremlin Moscow, Russia April 19, 2017. © 2017 Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin should condemn recent statements by Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechnya's leader, threatening human rights..…
We got to this point because of Vladimir Putin's imperialism. Russia has carpet-bombed opposition-held territory--territory held by Free Syrian Army militias and democratically elected councils. ..…
Because of this, United States is having time, United States and West in general having very time, trying to maneuver around the favorable public perception that Russia and Vladimir Putin have won for themselves.. ... Glenn What we going to see is that United States is going to do..…
Putin, yesterday, seeking his support for moving against Iraq. Russia has shown signs of going along. . ..…
By annexing Crimea and establishing separatist enclaves Ukraine, Putin's Russia has challenged both the order, and the values and principles on. ..…
Petro Poroshenko and Vladimir Putin; drawing by James Ferguson Europe is facing a challenge from Russia to its very existence. ... There must be something wrong with the EU if Putin’s Russia can be so successful even in the short term. ..…
Any democracy within the Eurasian Union would pose a threat to Putin’s rule in Russia. ... Putin himself is an admirer of the philosopher Ivan Ilin, who wanted Russia to be a nationalist dictatorship. . ..…
President Vladimir Putin of Russia welcomed President Barack Obama to the G20 Summit at Konstantinovsky Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Sept. 5, 2013. ..…
Just under half could named Israel and 37% could recall Vladimir Putin as the name of Russia's president. ..…
It's no wonder that at the end of August, Putin gave televised address to the in. Whether Russia or United States, the effects of raising the retirement age are the same less money spent by the government less in the pockets of beneficiaries greater chance that one might die before being..…
As fighting intensifies in Eastern Ukraine, where Russian-backed rebels are attempting to carve out an autonomous section of the country, Vladimir Putin said Ukrainian troops in the region are serving as a “NATO legion” – with the goal of containing Russia. . ... “It has quite..…
Russian- Chinese border is the in the world and, unlike Russia's European border, there were no disputes over land when Soviet Union dissolved in 1991.. Both Presidents Putin and Xi have opened the door to better relations between the two countries and it will be interesting to see how..…
A part of this deal, not yet spelled out, may be Russia’s cancellation – or postponement – of its S-300 air defense missile delivery to Syria. Our exclusive sources report Putin has been pushing this plan in back-channel contacts with Washington and Jerusalem in the hope of cooling the..…
Imposing new sanctions on Russia (notwithstanding saying nice things about Putin). . ..…
Yes, Russia still existed with its nuclear arsenal intact, but it was otherwise a husk of its former imperial self. ... They elected as president a truly strange figure, a man who alone among the country’s politicians was peddling the idea that the U.S. was no longer great but, like..…
During Trump- Putin meeting Vietnam last November, Russia got what it wanted from the US assurances that the US recognised Assad as Syria's legitimate president that it would respect the principles of Syria's integrity and of de-escalation between belligerents and that it would continue to..…