As a shocked world watches his war unfold in Ukraine, Putin has quietly been using the Wagner Group – an infamous contingent of Russian mercenaries – to penetrate Africa and More
The Kazakh Protests As the world was focused on rising Russo-Ukrainian tensions, another former Soviet Republic, Kazakhstan, suddenly made the headlines. The large Central Asian country faced in early January More
Recently, Russia has been amassing troops at the Ukrainian border, which has resulted in pushback from the international community. Although serious threats of sanctions have been issued, the military buildup More
When Alexei Navalny returned to Russia from Germany on January 17, he was arrested immediately upon his arrival in Moscow. The day after, a judge sentenced Navalny to 30 days More
It has been almost three months since Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was reelected in a landslide victory, marking his consolidation of the nation’s highest office for an unprecedented 26 years. More
Yesterday, Russia fired upon and seized three Ukrainian Navy vessels, injuring six Ukrainian sailors. The incident occurred in the Kerch Strait, a waterway that connects the Azov Sea with the More
Russia, under Vladimir Putin’s regime, has been expanding its influence into the domestic affairs of varying countries and its recent foray into Western democracies’ affairs has wide-reaching implications. Russia’s 2014 More
An old frontier from the Cold War, the Arctic is quickly re-emerging as a confrontation zone between world powers. In this cold and sparsely populated corner of the Earth, Russian More
Last August, American president Donald Trump used his favourite social media platform to vent his frustration at Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference during the 2016 election. In a More
Earlier this month, news broke that famed Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko had been murdered in the Kiev apartment where he was staying. Babchenko, a fierce critic of Russian president Vladimir More
