Vladimir Putin
No arrest risk for Putin at Brazil G20: Lula
Russian leader Vladimir Putin will not be arrested if he attends the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro next year, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said
Did the Wagner drama expose Putin’s weakness?
The fact that such a high-profile political challenger was thrown off the scene reflects the unbound nature of political options that Putin still has.
Mutiny in Russia: The drama of the absurd
The missing link between the Wagner mutiny and its abrupt end in Putin’s Russia on June 24 this year is yet to be unraveled.
A war of egos that continues to devastate
One year on, why is there no willingness to end the Russia-Ukraine war?
Consumers feel the heat of war everywhere
Nearly a year ago when President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, many had thought that the war would end soon
Eating the Last Cannibal
For political figures like Trump and Putin, courage is redefined as a willingness to break the state’s laws if the state’s own interests – or their own – demand it. The implication is that civilisation endures only if there are brave patriots who will do the dirty work. This is a decidedly right-wing form of “heroism.” It is easy to act nobly on behalf of one’s country – short of sacrificing one’s life for it – but only the strong of heart can bring themselves to commit crimes for it.
Who will flinch first: Putin, Zelensky or the West?
While the loss of Kharkiv in the northeast and Lyman in the Donetsk region, and now the pull-out from Kherson, are portraying Russia as a frail aggressor, security analysts suggest the war is far from over in Ukraine.
The Ukraine Safari
Peaceniks argue that Russia needs a victory or concession that will allow it to 'save face.'
India’s long infatuation with Russia must end
Against the backdrop of China-Russia ties growing stronger, India must urgently review its geopolitical options.
No arrest risk for Putin at Brazil G20: Lula
Russian leader Vladimir Putin will not be arrested if he attends the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro next year, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said
Did the Wagner drama expose Putin’s weakness?
The fact that such a high-profile political challenger was thrown off the scene reflects the unbound nature of political options that Putin still has.
Mutiny in Russia: The drama of the absurd
The missing link between the Wagner mutiny and its abrupt end in Putin’s Russia on June 24 this year is yet to be unraveled.
A war of egos that continues to devastate
One year on, why is there no willingness to end the Russia-Ukraine war?
Consumers feel the heat of war everywhere
Nearly a year ago when President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, many had thought that the war would end soon
Eating the Last Cannibal
For political figures like Trump and Putin, courage is redefined as a willingness to break the state’s laws if the state’s own interests – or their own – demand it. The implication is that civilisation endures only if there are brave patriots who will do the dirty work. This is a decidedly right-wing form of “heroism.” It is easy to act nobly on behalf of one’s country – short of sacrificing one’s life for it – but only the strong of heart can bring themselves to commit crimes for it.
Who will flinch first: Putin, Zelensky or the West?
While the loss of Kharkiv in the northeast and Lyman in the Donetsk region, and now the pull-out from Kherson, are portraying Russia as a frail aggressor, security analysts suggest the war is far from over in Ukraine.
The Ukraine Safari
Peaceniks argue that Russia needs a victory or concession that will allow it to 'save face.'
India’s long infatuation with Russia must end
Against the backdrop of China-Russia ties growing stronger, India must urgently review its geopolitical options.
Russia staying with International Space Station until 2028
Russian space officials have told their U.S. counterparts that Moscow expects to remain a part of the International Space Station at least until their own outpost in orbit is built in 2028, a senior NASA official told Reuters recently.
