Petersburg, Russia, on Wednesday . Dramatic rise in political prisoners in Russia . Under President Vladimir Putin, Russia has cracked down on dissenters, activists, and minorities by criminalizing normal activities, according to a comprehensive report published last week...…
Putin’s Russia bears similarities to the Tsarist past and the more recent Communist one but is truly reflective of neither previous system. ... Putin’s Russia is neither free in a Western sense or unfree in a Soviet one. ..…
Because of doing nothing to combat them, especially since last September’s Putin/Erdogan agreement, they’re a more formidable force now, a longer tougher struggle required to defeat them. . ... On Saturday, Putin said “Russia reserves the right to give active assistance to..…
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