Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s foreign and domestic policies. The previous issue is here. UPDATES BELOW Russia This Week: – What Happened to the Slow-Moving Coup? – Can We Be Satisfied With the Theory That Kadyrov Killed Nemtsov? – All […]
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No Thinking Person Can Believe Chechens Killed Nemtsov, Zakayev Says
Staunton, March 17 — Akhmed Zakayev, who was a close aide to Dzhokhar Dudayev and who leads the anti-Moscow Chechens from London, says that Moscow’s suggestion that Chechens were responsible for the murder of Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov last week is “pure propaganda which has nothing in common with reality.” Any thinking person can […]
Russia This Week: Can We Be Satisfied With the Theory That Kadyrov Killed Nemtsov?
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. Last issue: All The Strange Things Happening in Moscow Last Week’s Top Stories: – Kremlin Publishes New Picture of Putin Amid […]
Russia Update: Investigative Committee to Interrogate Ruslan Geremeyev in Nemtsov Murder
Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s foreign and domestic policies. The previous issue is here. The Investigative Committee plans to interrogate Ruslan Geremeyev, a former officer of the Sever Battalion, in the case of the murder of Boris Nemtsov. Zaur Dadayev, […]
Russia This Week: All the Strange Things Going on in Moscow
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. Last issue: Remembering Boris Nemtsov, Insider and Outsider (1959-2015) This Week’s Top Stories: – Kremlin Publishes New Picture of Putin Amid […]
‘Kadyrov is Becoming the Beria of Today,’ Kashin Says
Staunton, March 11 — Ramzan Kadyrov has said he is prepared to give his life for Vladimir Putin, but the larger and more immediate question now, Oleg Kashin argues, is ‘where is the guarantee that Kadyrov’s men will not kill” the Russian president or others in his entourage so that the ambitious Chechen leader can […]
Russia Update: Chechen Suspect Reportedly Offended at ‘Negative Comments’ by Nemtsov on Islam
Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s foreign and domestic policies. The previous issue is here. According to a source in the investigation, Zaur Dadayev, the former Chechen policeman charged in the murder of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, has claimed his motive […]
Russia Update: 5 Chechen Suspects Brought to Court in Murder of Boris Nemtsov
Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s foreign and domestic policies. The previous issue is here. Two suspects in the murder of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov were arraigned in Basmanny Court today and ordered into pre-trial prison until April 28, and three […]
Russia Update: Suspects Detained in Murder of Boris Nemtsov from North Caucasus
Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s foreign and domestic policies. The previous issue is here. Anna Duritskaya, the companion of slain opposition leader Boris Nemtsov who was with him when he was killed has received death threats. UPDATES BELOW Special features: […]
Russia This Week: Remembering Boris Nemtsov, Insider and Outsider (1959-2015)
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. Last issue: Ultranationalists Angry over ‘Capitulation’ of Minsk Agreement This Week’s Top Stories: –Are Sanctions Against Russia Working to Stop the […]