MOSCOW-- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill Friday completing his country's annexation of Crimea, a Black Sea peninsula which voted overwhelmingly less than a week earlier to secede fromUkraineand join the Russian Federation. The price for Russia's takeover of Crimea has been a slowl...
Although the accusation was mostly false, the phrase "Potemkin village" has stuck as a term for a fraudulent edifice.An American hero helped consolidate Russia's takeover of the Crimea. He was John Paul Jones, and he wasn't originally an American, nor was his name Jones.Born John Paul ...
In 2014, Russia flooded the internet with fake accounts pushing disinformation about its takeover of Crimea. Eight years later, experts say Russia is mounting a far more sophisticated effort as itinvades Ukraine. Armies of trolls and bots stir up anti-Ukrainian sentiment. State-controlled media ou...
European Council President Donald Tusk said Thursday that EU leaders have agreed to extend to July 31, 2017 the economic sanctions imposed on Russia in 2014 over its takeover of Crimea and alleged involvement in the Ukrainian crisis. Russia has retorted with a ban on imports of a range of Eu...
The GRU takeover of Russian forces in Libya raises several questions: Wagner forces have been far from invincible on Libyan and African battlefields; if units of the new GRU-run AK run into trouble, will the GRU’s Spetsnaz (special forces) brigades intervene? What role will GRU-controlled ...
Russia has become a very different country since it annexed Crimea three years ago. By breaching international law, its relations with the West are now fraught with tension, even in areas where there was once hope of cooperation. In a bid to reduce its dependence on Europe, Russia has touted...
He replied “Yes, we would be looking at that” when asked whether he might drop the sanctions that were imposed on Russia after its takeover of Crimea. (Again, though, Trump may just be a victim of his own bluster. In TrumpSpeak “We will be looking at that” usually means “I hav...
The energy dimensions of Russia's annexation of Crimea The article explains the effects of the Russian takeover of Crimea on the Ukrainian energy industry. Topics discussed include the original Ukrainian government plan imposed by then President Viktor Yanukovych to end Russian gas imports t... F ...
Putin claimscapture of Bakhmutas Ukraine insists battle ‘not over’ May 5 2023 Military briefing: thedrone attackon the Kremlin November 11 2022 Ukrainian forcesretake Khersonafter Russia retreats October 8 2022 Russia’sbridge to Crimea severely damagedby explosion ...
The leak also corroborates the view of many strategists: that the Russian government regards offensive cyber capabilities as part of a holistic effort to degrade its enemies. This includes the sowing of mistrust via social media, the gathering ofkompromat(compromising material), and the ability to...