Image by kremlin.ru After mass protests from truck drivers and others Russians upset at tax policy, Moscow seems desperate to drive more revenue into the Kremlin’s coffers. Western sanctions and a precipitous drop in the price of crude oil on international markets, in spite of OPEC and Russia’s attempts to…
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Image by Mohammad Hassanzadeh The Trump administration, accused by the American Left as being in bed with Moscow, issued new sanctions against Russian companies and officials over the continued Russian actions in East Ukraine and Crimea. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the new restrictions “don’t help to improve the…
What Will Happen If Congress Strengthens Russia Sanctions?
Russian President Vladimir Putin today held his question-and-answer session with the Russian public, an annual tradition known as “The Direct Line.” Callers from all over the Motherland asked their president questions via a video link, televised live for four solid hours. Although there were a few chances for Mr. Putin…
Ukraine has imposed sanctions on a number of popular Russian internet brands in Ukraine, saying they wanted to guard against cyber attacks. The Kremlin threatened retaliation. Ukrainian President Poroshenko’s office then accused Russia of a cyber attack against the president’s website but declared it ineffective. “We have been witnessing Russia’s…