Monday, June 27, 2022

By Invading Ukraine, Putin has Hastened the Disintegration of Russia, Etkind Says

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Paul Goble             Staunton, June 8 – The Russian Federation is an empire and it will fall apart, sooner rather than later, because of...

Commentaries on Regional Media Posts Show Anti-War Attitudes Intensifying in Russia, Bereza Says

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Paul Goble             Staunton, June 7 – The Russian government exercises far greater control over what the media both in Moscow and in t...

Duma Violates Russian Constitution Even as Amended to Deny Russians Access to European Court, Lukyanova Says

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Paul Goble             Staunton, June 7 – Many commentators in both Russia and abroad believe that the amendments to the 1993 Russian Cons...

Focusing on Ukraine, Moscow has Left Russians Defenseless Against New Wave of Covid Pandemic

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Paul Goble             Staunton, June 7 – With the start of Putin’s war in Ukraine, both the Russian people and the Russian government dec...

Romanian Policy toward Its Minorities Alienates Gagauz in Moldova and Helps Moscow, Sidorov Says

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Paul Goble             Staunton, April 7 – Moldovan society as a whole is closely divided between those who want to remain in Moscow’s orb...

Russian Ruling Class Must Become Patriotic, Khasbulatov Says

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Paul Goble             Staunton, June 7 – The Kremlin is promoting patriotism in the wrong place, Ruslan Khasbulatov says. There is no nee...

European Court Finds Russia Guilty of Multiple and Massive Violations of Rights of Jehovah’s Witnesses

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Paul Goble             Staunton, June 7 – By a vote of six to one, the European Court for Human Rights found the Russian government guilty...