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Articles with tag "Kremlin"

War Bucks

Firm Owned by Kremlin Spokesman's Daughter Sees Massive Revenue Spike

An event firm owned by the daughter of Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov grew its revenue by 70 times in 2022.
bleak assessment

Kremlin Forecasts ‘Long War’ With ‘Unfriendly Countries’

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov predicted a long-lasting hybrid war against Russia’s Western adversaries Wednesday.
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tactical escalation

Kremlin Unfazed by Western Backlash Over Belarus Tactical Nukes

Russian plans to station nuclear arms in Belarus will go ahead despite a Western backlash, the Kremlin said Monday.
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political promotion

Former Kremlin Youth Activist Appointed Head of Pushkin Museum

A former policewoman and erstwhile pro-Kremlin youth movement member has been appointed to run Moscow’s Pushkin Museum.
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muted event

Kremlin Opts for Low-Key Festivities on Crimea Annexation Anniversary

Analysts say the anniversary's ideological value for the Kremlin has been lost in the year since the invasion of Ukraine.
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hacking and spying

Kremlin Bans iPhones for Officials Involved in Putin’s 2024 Re-Election – Kommersant

Officials in the presidential administration’s so-called “internal bloc” face an April 1 deadline to discard their U.S.-made devices.
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dropped non-alignment

Russia Says It Is Not a Threat to Finland

Turkey is expected to approve Helsinki's NATO bid, which it put forward after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Bureaucratic limbo

Still No Sign of Integration for Occupied Ukrainian Regions

The Kremlin still maintains direct control over the four Ukrainian regions that it claims as Russian territory.
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opinion Mikhail Vinogradov

Russia’s Bite No Longer Matches its Bark in Ukraine

While the Kremlin believes de-escalation is unacceptable, its actions are nowhere near as drastic as expected by either its supporters or adversaries....
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state security

Russian Officials Face Almost Total Ban on Foreign Travel

Russian state employees are increasingly being told to surrender their passports to ensure they cannot flee the country, an investigation has found. 
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response to come

Kremlin Promises 'Measures' to Prevent Ukrainian Border Incursions

Russian officials claim that Ukrainian sabotage groups crossed the border and opened fire on civilians Thursday.
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political architect

Ex-Kremlin Adviser Gleb Pavlovsky Dies at 71

Pavlovsky had served as Putin's "political technologist" in the 2000s but later became a critic of the Kremlin.
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turning westward

Kremlin Accuses Moldova of 'Anti-Russian Hysteria'

The Kremlin on Monday accused tiny Moldova of "anti-Russian hysteria" after its prime minister called for the demilitarization of the Moscow-backed separatist...
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'very serious'

Kremlin Endorses Report on U.S. Involvement in Nord Stream Sabotage

The Kremlin on Thursday endorsed a blog post by the U.S. investigative journalist Seymour Hersh that alleges the United States was behind the sabotage...
layer of secrecy

Kremlin Officials to File Anonymous Tax Returns – Vedomosti

Kremlin officials and Russian cabinet members will file anonymous tax returns, Russia’s Vedomosti business newspaper reported Wednesday, citing unnamed...
fifth term

Kremlin Readies for Putin’s 2024 Re-Election Under Shadow of War – Kommersant

The Kremlin has started preparing for the 2024 presidential campaign under the assumption that it will go on as planned despite Russia’s grinding...
opinion Tatiana Stanovaya

Re-Election, Reshuffle and Warring Elites: Putin's Key Challenges in 2023

More than 10 months on from the invasion of Ukraine, the contrast between the scale of the external shocks faced by Russia and the relative inertia inside...
no crime specified

Russia Places Ex-Kremlin Adviser, Gallerist Marat Gelman on Wanted List

Russia has placed prominent art gallerist and former Kremlin adviser-turned-critic Marat Gelman on its wanted list. An Interior Ministry card listing Gelman...
opinion Tatiana Stanovaya

The Schism in Russia's Elite Is Only Growing as Defeats Pile Up in Ukraine

There was already talk of a possible split within the Russian elite two months ago, after Russia’s hurried retreat from Ukraine’s Kharkiv region...
opinion Alexandra Borissova Saleh

What the Death of Valery Rubakov Can Teach Russia's Scientific Community

In a tumultuous year for Russian science, the unexpected death in October of Valery Rubakov, one of Russia's most renowned physicists and a moral authority...
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