Russian leader Mikhail Mishustin is reappointed by Putin as prime minister
Russian President Vladimir Putin has reappointed Mikhail Mishustin as Prime Minister. Mishustin and other technocrats in his cabinet are credited with maintaining stable economic performance despite Western sanctions. Most of Russia’s ministers are expected to retain their posts. Russian President Vladimir Putin reappointed Mikhail Mishustin as prime minister on Friday, a widely expected move to […]
Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin reappoints low-profile Mishustin as PM; Zelenskiy sacks chief bodyguard | World news
important events Show only major events Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature a Russia missile attack on kharkiv Two people were injured and three houses were set on fire in the early hours of Friday, Reuters reported. Governor Oleh Sinievov wrote on the messaging app Telegram that two people, including an 11-year-old child, […]
Joy Reid Suggests Putin Purposely Targeted Brittney Griner Because She’s A ‘Black Queer Celebrity’
MSNBC host Joy Reid suggested on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin intentionally targeted WNBA star Brittney Griner for arrest and detainment because of her racial and sexual identity. Russian authorities arrested Griner for drug possession after finding hash oil in her luggage in the country’s Sheremetyevo Airport in February 2022, and she reportedly pled […]
Russia’s Putin Sworn in for Fifth Term as President
Associated Press — President Vladimir Putin began his fifth term with a glittering inauguration of the Kremlin on Tuesday, after annihilating his political opponents and starting a devastating war in Ukraine, concentrating all power in his hands. He began another six years as Russia’s leader. In a ceremony held in the gilded Kremlin palace, President […]
Shadow of war hangs over Orthodox Easter as Zelenskiy and Putin mark holiday | Ukraine
Orthodox Easter Sunday in Ukraine and Russia as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy claimed God “has the Ukrainian flag draped over his shoulders” and President Vladimir Putin attended a church service led by ardent supporters of Moscow’s invasion Worship has taken on a political tinge. President Zelenskiy noted that Ukraine has been at war with Russia for […]
Putin Did Not Order Death of Navalny, U.S. Intelligence Finds: Report
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. intelligence officials say they have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin likely did not order the killing of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny in February. This was revealed by an official familiar with the matter. U.S. officials believe that Putin was ultimately responsible for Navalny’s death and that he endured brutal […]
Putin likely didn’t order Navalny’s death, says US intelligence official: report
Russian President Vladimir Putin likely did not order the killing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, a senior US intelligence official. told the Wall Street Journal on sunday. Navalny died in a Russian prison in February, and foreign leaders quickly pinned the blame on Putin for what appeared to be a political assassination. The official told […]
Putin Likely Didn’t Order Death Of Russian Dissident Alexei Navalny, US Intel Agencies Say
The Wall Street Journal reported that American intelligence agencies believe the killing of Russian opposition leader and dissident Alexei Navalny may not have been ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin. reported that it was found to be high. Navalny’s death in February in a prisoner of war camp in Russia’s Arctic region prompted the United […]
Navalny’s death did not come as direct order from Putin: Report
U.S. intelligence agencies determined Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s death was not the result of a direct order from President Vladimir Putin, according to a report. Sources familiar with the postmortem investigation told the Wall Street Journal that Putin did not issue an order for Navalny to be killed when he died and that the circumstances surrounding Nalvany’s […]
Why Putin needs Trump to win
In Ukraine, the capricious fortunes of the war tilted in favor of Russia. While the aggressor seizes military leadership, the Trumpified Republican Party is questioning both America’s commitment to a free Ukraine and our will to confront the new Russian imperialism. But for now, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) has managed to solve the […]