Russian propagandists say that the Kremlin leader was not involved in the Russian doping program, something improbable on its face, given Putin’s micromanagement of many affairs.
International sports federations have stripped Russia of two upcoming international competitions. Ukraine has called for it to be stripped of all others, including the all-important 2018 World Cup, and the IOC has announced that it is checking all Russian competitors in the last three Olympic Games for drug use.
‘If the Russians Come Back Again, They Won’t Be Constrained by Communism’ 2016-12-18 17:17:05 Staunton, VA, December 13, 2016 – Toomas Hendrik Ilves, who has just completed his service as president of Estonia, once remarked that “if the Russians come back again, they won’t be constrained by communism” and the rule they would impose on non-Russians […]
After releasing figures showing Vladimir Putin’s standing had declined by 29 percent, the Levada Center admitted it made a mistake and that support for the Kremlin leader had declined by only 14 percent.
A Baker’s Dozen of Neglected Russian Stories – No. 62 2016-12-17 19:11:39 Staunton, VA, December 16, 2016 – The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often appears to be is far too large for anyone to keep up with. But there needs to be a […]
A Baker’s Dozen of Neglected Russian Stories – No. 62 2016-12-17 19:11:39 Staunton, VA, December 16, 2016 – The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often appears to be is far too large for anyone to keep up with. But there needs to be a […]
The Kremlin is having trouble filling the ranks of its forces on the ground in Syria and has been forced to take a number of steps that both reflect its desperation and may lay the groundwork for future aggression.
As evidence mounts that Vladimir Putin used a variety of covert means to promote the election of Donald Trump, it is important to remember the Kremlin leader’s agenda includes weakening Western countries that they can’t stand up to him.
Ever more reasons are surfacing for stripping Russia of its right to host the World Soccer Cup. The IOC has extended its sanctions on Russia for doping, and the Russian Olympic Committee has added representatives from the illegally annexed Crimea and Sevastopol.
Putin’s Wars Come Home to Russia — Despite Moscow’s Efforts to Hide the Bodies 2016-12-06 22:51:01 Staunton, VA, December 6, 2016 – Russian combat losses in Ukraine are sufficiently large that they have already had an impact on demographic statistics, pushing up to anomalous heights the number of dead in three Russian regions in 2014-2015 and […]
