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Gleb Pavlovsky obituary: the man who turned Vladimir Putin into Russia's action man

Vladimir Putin’s former adviser and spin doctor Gleb Pavlovsky, who has died aged 71, was once described as “Putin’s Karl Rove”. He was the man who got things done in the Kremlin, like Rove did for his political master, George W. Bush.

The Conversation · Mar 1, 2023

Republicans' pro-Putin plan: racism

The GOP's "welfare queen" attack on Zelenskyy makes clear a much larger dynamic at play in Ukraine war

Salon · Mar 1, 2023

Putin bans Russian officials from using foreign words in swipe at ‘degenerate’ West

Russian president amends 2005 law designed to protect language

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023

Putin signs bill suspending last nuke arms pact with US

Russian President Vladimir Putin has formally suspending the last remaining nuclear arms treaty with the US, with both houses of parliament having ratified it.

The New Daily · Feb 28, 2023

UN slams Russia but war slogs on

Now a year after Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, the UN General Assembly firmly and sternly rebuked Russia's brutal war against a sovereign country. With a thumping majority of 141 in favour, only 7 against and 32 abstentions, the assembly again issued a non-binding resolution demanding Russia's military withdrawal from…

Bangkok Post · Feb 28, 2023

Putin orders tighter security at Russia-Ukraine border after spate of drone attacks

Russian president also orders security services to counter espionage and sabotage operations by Ukraine and the West

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

Putin signs bill to suspend last nuclear arms pact with US

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill suspending the last remaining nuclear arms treaty with the United States

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

Sanctions rarely work, but are they still the least worst option?

How do we encourage states – or more specifically the people who run them – to behave well, or at least not badly?

The Conversation · Feb 28, 2023

Putin may never come to trial, so let’s help Ukraine act on Russian war crimes now

Letters: Russian forces are covering up unspeakable acts. The UK has evidence – and we should share it immediately, says Prof Brad Blitz. Plus Russell Inglis on a jurisdictional loophole that applies to the UK as well as the US

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2023

Ukrainian military drone shot down by Russia 'after trying to strike gas station'

Russian media said that the drone fell just metres from a gas distribution station owned by the state-controlled energy giant Gazprom around 60 miles away from Moscow

Daily Mirror · Feb 28, 2023