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Under Putin, the uber-wealthy Russians known as oligarchs are still rich but far less powerful

Book review of Mark Galeotti's "Putin's Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine" by Professor Sean Costigan.

Book review of Mark Galeotti's " Putin's Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine" by Professor Sean S. Costigan.

A Kennan Institute Long Read

Supporters of Nigers new military junta waving Russian flags attacked the French embassy in the countrys capital Niamey on July 30, burning French flags, stoning the diplomatic mission and setting its door and walls ablaze

As Russia largely exhausted its military potential on the battlefield, the Kremlin continued its silent warfare in occupied territories to convert millions of Ukrainians into Russian citizens. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an executive order in late April that set a deadline for applying for Russian citizenship in the occupied areas of Ukraine. Experts say that with the executive order, Putin is looking to expel those unsympathetic to his regime from the occupied territories while po...

Us. look us., dont want to put any our operators at risk.plai can you explain to our audience look went down overseas? yeah, well, look, you have basically an independent militia, a mercenary group that was more powerfuthl and more effective than the russian army that was causing all kinds of friction internally. they were effectivn e. theyve been effective in africa and the middle east. and they were the most effective force in the in ukraie by far. the russian armyy was looking to turn on this...

Could the Wagner mutiny be the beginning of the end for Putin?

Could the Wagner mutiny be the beginning of the end for Putin?

Chris Slee — Even those who deny that Russia is an imperialist power should recognise that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was a gift to US imperialism and that peace negotiations will only succeed if Russia ends its invasion.