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…
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Image by NiponNitro The Russian Labor Ministry is not requiring Russian government officials to declare cryptocurrencies on their end of year asset declarations due to the entities ‘not yet being legally defined’. Russia Launching ‘CryptoRuble’ Russian media outlet RIA Novosti released the ministry’s updated regulations on tax declarations today. Corruption…
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 by Roman Saponkov Tsarizm has been reporting on attacks on Russian facilities since the New Year on the country’s permanent facilities in Syria, the port at Tartus and the airbase near Latakia, Hmeimim. The attacks have been mostly ignored by the Western medial. However, we believe the issue is…
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…
A Georgian court in Tbilisi has found the former president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, guilty of corruption and sentenced him to three years in prison in absentia. Saakashvili declared the court sentence unlawful and politically motivated by former adversaries and the Kremlin. “The ruling of the Georgian court in relation…