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Vladimir Putin has 'successful' cancer surgery as Kremlin 'fakes' media appearance

A Russian Telegram channel, which often claims to known inside knowledge of the leader's health, alleged all of his media appearances last week were either pre-recorded or faked.

Daily Record · May 23, 2022

Ideology matters in unravelling Russia's invasion of Ukraine

In explaining the war on Ukraine, ideology matters as much as interests. This means that we need to factor ideology into our analysis if we want to gain a deeper understanding of interstate violent conflict. If we focus purely on the material interests of an aggressive state we land up…

The Conversation · May 23, 2022

Vladimir Putin set to lose 30,000 men in Ukraine as bodies pile up in refrigerated trains

New footage shows bodies of dead Russian soldiers piling up on refrigerated trains, as Vladimir Putin loses more troops in three months than in the nine-year war in Afghanistan

Daily Mirror · May 23, 2022

Russia's Putin jokes about being blamed for all the world's woes

Russian President Vladimir Putin quipped on Monday that he would have a serious talk to the West about its assertions that he was to blame for all the economic chaos sown by the conflict in Ukraine and the West's crippling sanctions.

Reuters · May 23, 2022

Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four was about liberalism, not totalitarianism, claims Moscow diplomat

Maria Zakharova says idea book is about totalitarianism is ‘one of the biggest global fakes’, in claim disputed by Russian translator

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2022

‘Criminal adventure’: Ukraine war fuels Russia’s brain drain

Nearly 4 million left Russia in the first three months of 2022, including IT specialists, journalists and researchers.

Al Jazeera · May 23, 2022

What's Next for Russia's War in Ukraine?

There’s no endpoint in sight to a war that threatens widespread consequences.

Reason · May 23, 2022

Putin's key mistake? Not understanding Ukraine's blossoming national identity - even in the Russian-friendly southeast

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine in February 2022 has, thus far, produced the opposite of what he expected.

The Conversation · May 23, 2022

Conflicts over language stretch far beyond Russia and Ukraine

One key element of the war between Russia and Ukraine is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claim that the two countries share not just history, but also a common language. Both are attempts to diminish Ukrainian claims of an independent identity from Russia. In our research on language conflict, we have…

The Conversation · May 23, 2022

Vladimir Putin prepares for brutal barrel bomb campaign as Syrian experts sent to Moscow

Over 50 specialist technicians linked to the Syrian military’s brutal barrel bombs are in Russia working with officials from Vladimir Putin’s military

Daily Mirror · May 23, 2022