Russian Publisher Rewrites Books on Vladimir Putin Without Western Authors’ Consent
In the original 2012 form of “Expelled: A Journalist’s Descent Into the Russian Mafia State,” the British journalist Luke Harding gives a personal account of the harassment he and his family experienced at the hands of the F.S.B., the chief successor agency to the K.G.B. It covers his time in Russia as he reported on […]
Vladimir Putin unfavorably outside Russia shows new data from Pew Global Research
While Russian President Vladimir Putin approval rating domestically was recently put at 87 percent by the Levada Center, new data released by Pew Global Research paints a far different picture. The poll indicated that the median of only 30% see Putin’s Russia favorably outside the country, as conducted by Pew Global Research. A median of […]
Putin to Turkish Ambassador: Tell your dictator he can go to Hell with his ISIS terrorist
The Russian president Vladimir Putin broke the accepted diplomatic protocols and has personally summoned the Turkish ambassador to Moscow, Mr Ümit Yardim, and warned him that the Russian Federation shall sever the diplomatic relations immediately unless the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stops supporting ISIS rebels in Syria, where Russia holds its last navy base […]
Putin Rebukes U.S. for Abandoning God and Christian Values by Promoting Homosexuality and Homosexual Marriage
President Vladimir Putin, former KGB Agent of a Once-atheist Nation, Rebukes America, a Once-Christian Nation by Saying that by Forsaking Traditional Christian Values and Putting Same-sex Marriage on the Same Level as Traditional Marriage with a Man, Woman, and Children, the Nation is Forsaking God and Believing in Satan and Will be Led into Degradation […]
Vladimir Putin Nuclear Move ‘Dangerous’ – Nato
Nato has condemned Russia’s move to strengthen its nuclear arsenal, saying it amounted to “nuclear sabre-rattling” and was “unjustified” and “dangerous”. President Vladimir Putin said Russia would put more than 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles into service this year. It is part of a wide-reaching programme to modernise the country’s military. The move comes after […]
Vladimir Putin tests EU unity
As Vladimir Putin makes a rare trip to Western Europe, meeting Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in Milan on Wednesday, what does he hope to achieve? A little help, perhaps, from an old friend? In a wide-ranging interview with Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera at the weekend, the Russian president spoke at length about his country’s […]
Ukraine crisis: President Poroshenko talks of ‘real war’ with Russia
Ukraine’s president has told the press his country is now in a “real war” with Russia and that Ukrainians should prepare for a Russian offensive.President Petro Poroshenko said he did not trust his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. However he said he had no option but to negotiate with Mr Putin.Russia denies Western accusations that it […]