Kremlin To Use National Guard To ‘Firmly Put Down’ Election Protests
Kremlin To Use National Guard To ‘Firmly Put Down’ Election Protests.
Kremlin To Use National Guard To ‘Firmly Put Down’ Election Protests.
Image by Chatham House, London The Russian media outlet Republic.ru reported this week on a conversation with Alexander Lebedev, a Russian businessman and banking expert. The most striking comment made in the interview was Mr. Lebedev’s assertion that at least $100 billion had been illegally smuggled overseas from Russian banks…
$100 Billion Taken Illegally Offshore From Russian Banks.
Image by Helmandsare Russia’s independent pollster, Levada, is not loved by the Kremlin. The company has been targeted under Russia’s new ‘foreign agent’ law because Levada allegedly receives some foreign funding. Levada has denied these accusations, calling them ‘complete garbage.’ “They simply want to shut our mouth,” Lev Gudkov, director…
Image by LokiiT The Russian Federation may have slipped back into a technical recession at the end of 2017. According to analysis by JPMorgan Chase & Co., the Russian economy probably contracted in the last two quarters of last year, even though year to year data shows improvement. Russian Economic…
Russia’s Oligarchs Brace For U.S. Report Listing Putin Friends.
Image by Russian Ministry of Defence In prominently placed news articles today in the Russian media, the Kremlin continued to promote the narrative that the United States is behind the recent Islamist attacks on Russian facilities in Syria that killed at least two servicemen and reportedly destroyed multiple aircraft. The…
Images: Red Square All Dressed Up For Christmas!
In a move with chilling implications for the international competition for Arctic sea routes and minerals, Russia is building more nuclear-powered icebreakers. Russia Building Arctic Research Center To Further Military Buildup Three more next-generation Lider-class vessels will be constructed in 2023 to 2025, vice-premier Dmitry Rogozin told Russian media. Three…
Image by Yuleka Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed his cabinet to explore development of an official cryptocurrency, or the cryptoruble, to help the Russian Federation avoid Western sanctions levied for Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the conflict in the Donbass region of East Ukraine. “This instrument suits us very…