Hello and welcome to the latest edition of The Moscow Times’ Regions Calling newsletter, where our reporters examine key trends and events shaping life and politics in Russia’s regions.
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Category: 8. Opinion
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Why Is Bashkortostan Getting a Ukrainian Cultural Center?
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of The Moscow Times’ Regions Calling newsletter, where our reporters examine key trends and events shaping life and politics in Russia’s regions.
This week,…
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How Putin Turned Against Tech and ‘Strangled’ Russia’s Silicon Dreams
Not so long ago, Russia was rolling out the red carpet for Western tech giants. Today, President Vladimir Putin is plotting how to “strangle them.” Once welcomed as symbols of innovation and global…
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Ukraine’s Drone Attacks On Russian Airfields And What the US Should Do Next
What Ukraine and Global Media Say Happened? Ukraine used drones launched from cargo trucks inside Russia to strike five airbases, destroying over 40 Russian bombers. The attack came just two days ahead of scheduled peace talks in…
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Ukraine’s Audacious Drone Attacks Are a Recipe for Russian Paranoia
In his classic book “Catch-22,” Joseph Heller coined the maxim, “Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.” The phrase acknowledges the difference, but also the occasional…
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The Blob Betrayed Ukraine From The Beginning – CDM
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The West doesn’t really care about Ukraine.
The end result of ‘The Blob’s’ experiment in fighting the…
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Russia’s Potato Crisis Risks Causing a Health Crisis
The presence of a severe shortage of potatoes in Russia has finally been acknowledged by President Vladimir Putin and even the “potato Fuhrer” himself, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Prices have nearly tripled…
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Russia’s Potato Dilemma Risks Causing a Health Crisis
The presence of a severe shortage of potatoes in Russia has finally been acknowledged by President Vladimir Putin and even the “potato Fuhrer” himself, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Prices have nearly tripled…
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I Was Invited to Discuss a Post-Putin Russia. Here’s What I Heard.
When I was invited to a forum organized by the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), I did not expect anything good to come from it. I thought I would only be met with slogans and detachment from reality….
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What Will the U.S. Golden Dome Missile Defense Mean for Russia?
Just one week after U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, he used an executive order to request a new missile shield under the working title of the “Iron Dome for…
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