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Russia might use the COVID-19 pandemic to launch another offensive in Ukraine

2020-07-17

Russia might use the COVID-19 pandemic to launch another offensive in Ukraine Six years since Russia occupied Crimea and started its military intervention in eastern Ukraine, the Putin regime still adamantly calls it Crimean “self-determination” and civil war in Ukraine. Despite the Kremlin’s failing attempts to destabilize Ukraine, it remains the main focus of Russia’s revisionist energies. The war between Russia and Ukraine has no end in sight: The military front lines in eastern Ukraine have remained largely unchanged…

As Russia votes on Constitutional changes, Putin prepares for the next elections

2020-07-10

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| Asie, International, Russia

As Russia votes on Constitutional changes, Putin prepares for the next elections July 1 marks a special day for many Russians as they will have a chance to hit the reset button for Vladimir Putin. A nation-wide referendum will decide whether to approve an array of constitutional amendments that will allow the Russian president who’s been in power for the last 20 years to run for two more terms in office, potentially extending his rule until 2036. However, there…