Tag: Donetsk and Lugansk Regions

Russia This Week: After Putin’s Call-in Show, ‘Where is Reality?’

April 17, 2015

In Russia This Week, you will find links to the stories of Russia Update in the last week and to special features, plus an article following up on the news and trending topics below. Top Stories: –Volunteer Urals Fighters Return Home from ‘Lugansk People’s Republic’ –Residents of Chita Assemble to Protest Governor’s Inaction as Wildfire […]

Putin Now Views West as an Enemy Not a Partner, Makarkin Says

December 19, 2014

Staunton, December 19 – While some in Moscow and the West hope for a restoration of an east-west partnership, Vladimir Putin made clear in his press conference December 18 that he now views the West as an enemy rather than a partner, a vision that does not preclude specific agreements but makes any broader understanding […]