Putin on Tuesday defended jailing of 77 year old activist over calls to protest, stressing he wants to prevent events like France’s “yellow vest” revolt.
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VIDEO: Experts Dissect Russia’s Domestic Political Landscape
Faced with the apparent paradox of Putin’s high level of support despite consistent decreasing quality of life, too many experts resort to clichés.
VIDEO: Russian Experts See Inevitable Collapse Of Putin’s System
Speakers shared their views of past events, current events, and the inevitable future Vladimir Putin has brought to the Russian Federation.
Defense Secretary Mattis Slams Russia, Alleges 2018 Vote Meddling
U.S. Jim Mattis accused Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday of being a “slow learner” who again tried to meddle in U.S. elections in November.
Putin Praises Russian Foreign Intelligence Service For Its 100 Years
While the GRU counts its history from 1918, when it was created in the wake of the Bolshevik revolution, Putin also mentioned its predecessors in imperial Russia.
Trump is Inciting Aggression, Only Your Vote Can Stop Him
Even the type of dictatorship he seems to want is worse than average, it would be aggressive. As these midterms approach, I hope Americans can learn to follow another type of impassioned rhetoric, one that involves love.
Rethinking Your Support for Trump, the Dictator in Waiting
Please promise that you will take a better look at Mr. Trump and see him for who he really is: a billionaire who has always had everything and who does not care to understand anything about fighting for human rights.
Russian Investigative Journalists Take On Intimidation, Threats
Several attacks and at least one killing has compelled some journalists and free speech advocates to take a stand against intimidation tactics in Russia.
Russian Expands Crackdown on ‘Undesirable’ Foreign NGOs
Russian lawmakers have draft a new legislation that will enable the federal government to ban foreign NGOs accused of meddling in Russian elections.
Russian Government Accused of Widespread Practice of Torture
A U.N. watchdog committee said Friday that torture is widely practiced throughout Russia and that perpetrators of these crimes are very rarely punished.