Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Moscow Seeking to Take Control Even of Street Names in Non-Russian Republics

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Paul Goble             Staunton, December 27 – The transformation of the Russian Federation into a completely unitary state is “approachin...

Kremlin Must Stop Tightening Screws and Begin Dialogue Lest Russia Follow USSR into Oblivion, Tsipko Says

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Paul Goble             Staunton, December 27 – “The greatest danger for present-day Russia,” Aleksandr Tsipko says, comes not from abroad ...

With Foreign Travel Blocked, Many Russians Feel Trapped ‘in a Prison, Albeit a More Comfortable One’

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Paul Goble             Staunton, December 27 – Russians who grew up in Soviet times when foreign travel was impossible for most have had a...

Occupied Crimea Not Only Part of Ukraine Suffering from Water Shortages, Balabukh Says

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Paul Goble             Staunton, December 27 – Because of Moscow’s complaints against Kyiv, the entire world knows that Russian-occupied C...
Monday, December 28, 2020

Putin Regime has Passed Through Three Stages but Its Fourth May Be Its Final One, Travin Says

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Paul Goble             Staunton, December 27 – Many who are currently talking about the transformation of the Putin regime in the wake of ...

Putin to Be Vaccinated After His Cohort Qualifies, But Testing of Sputnik-5 for Effectiveness and Safety Still Not Completed

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Paul Goble             Staunton, December 27 – Vladimir Putin has announced that now that all Russians of his age are being offered the co...

Again, Russia Faces Not Just Falling Oil Prices but Declining Production -- With Few Prospects of Restoring Either

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Paul Goble             Staunton, December 26 – Most observers believe that falling oil prices delivered the coup de grâce to the Soviet U...