Live Blog: President Putin's 2016 State of the Nation Address Dec. 1, 2016 Kremlin Press Service [View the story "Live Blog: President Putin's 2016 State of the Nation Address" on Storify] Sign up for our weekly newsletter Submit Thanks for signing up! Read more mountain dispute Kyrgyz climbers remove Ukraine flag from 'Peak Putin' Kyrgyz climbing federation head Eduard Kubatov said there was "no sort of politics" in the decision to take down the flag. military momentum ‘The Russian Army Won’t Stop at Donbas’: Pro-Kremlin Groups Hail Advances in Ukraine Russian troops are reported to be attempting an encirclement of Ukrainian forces in the city of Severodonetsk. far east dissent Local Deputy in Russia's Far East Urges Putin to End War in Ukraine "We demand the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine," said Leonid Vasyukevich. after zhirinovsky Leonid Slutsky Elected Leader of Russia’s Nationalist LDPR Party Slutsky promised to “modify” the party’s political strategy ahead of local elections in September. Russia media is under attack. At least 10 independent media outlets have been blocked or closed down over their coverage of the war in Ukraine. The Moscow Times needs your help more than ever as we cover this devastating invasion and its sweeping impacts on Russian society. Contribute today Maybe later
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