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☆ Andrey Belousov: Shifting his fishing buddy sideways, Putin chooses an economy expert for the war in Ukraine. Here’s why
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Nathan Hodge | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Alexandra Prokopenko, a former adviser at Russia’s Central Bank, put the shakeup down to the growing interrelationship between the war and Russia’s economy. “Putin’s priority is war; war of attrition is won by economics,” Prokopenko wrote in a thread on X. Russia's President Vladimir Putin, center-right, with Sergei Shoigu, at Red Square for the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on May 9, 2024. Putin has shifted Shoigu sideways to a post as the secretary of Russia’s Security Council, meaning that Shoigu is not completely out of the picture. Discussing Shoigu’s new appointment, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the former defense minister would remain immersed in matters of military production.

Persons: Vladimir Putin’s, shakeup, Andrey Belousov, Sergei Shoigu, Alexandra Prokopenko, ” Prokopenko, Belousov, Vladimir Putin, Natalia Kolesnikova, Prokopenko, Pyotr Stolypin, Putin, Shoigu’s, Dmitry Peskov, Peskov, ” Peskov, General Valery Gerasimov, Nikolai Patrushev, Patrushev, Mikhail Mishustin, Dmitry Patrushev, “, ”, Tatiana Stanovaya Organizations: CNN, Kremlin, Russian Ministry of Defense, Russia’s Central Bank, Russia's, Victory Day, Getty, NATO, Putin, US Congress, Ministry of Defense, Security, Russia’s General Staff, subjugating, Security Council, Federal Security Service Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Moscow, AFP, Europe, Kyiv, Shoigu, Russian, Japan, Soviet Union, subjugating Ukraine, Patrushev

☆ Russian space officials say there's a recurring air leak problem in their segment of the International Space Station
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Roscosmos said on Wednesday that it detected an air leak on board the ISS that poses no threat to the crew. AdvertisementRussia's space agency said on Wednesday that its section of the International Space Station is again suffering an air leak issue, but said the problem currently poses no threat to its crew. "There is an area at the end of the International Space Station that we've seen a leak. Meanwhile, Roscosmos said it plans to build its own space station, following the example of China's independent Tiangong station. As Moscow continues to split from the West, Russian space officials have questioned the reliability of the old equipment on board the ISS.

Persons: Roscosmos, —, Joel Montalbano, Montalbano, Pyotr Dubrov Organizations: NASA, Russia's Zvezda, Service, International, Space, Russian, ISS, National American Space Agency ISS, International Space, Zvezda, West Locations: Russia's, Russian, Russia, Moscow, Ukraine

☆ Navalny is the latest in a long line of Putin critics who met an early death
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

CNN —When Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny returned to Russia in 2021, there were many who feared he would face an untimely end. The Kremlin has said it is investigating the critic’s death, the circumstances of which were not immediately clear. After his death, opposition leader Ilya Yashin said his friend had been working on a report about Russian troops and their involvement in Ukraine. Nemtsov’s death came two days before he was set to lead an opposition rally in the Russian capital. Alexander PerepilichnyyOver the years, suggestions have emerged of the possible use of a rare plant poison in the death of Russian financier Alexander Perepilichnyy.

Persons: Alexey Navalny, Vladimir Putin’s, ”, Navalny, Yegveny Prigozhin Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner, Reuters Yevgeny Prigozhin, –, Bill Browder, “ Putin, ” Boris Nemtsov, Boris Nemtsov, Dmitry Korotayev, Boris Yeltsin, Ilya Yashin, Nemtsov, Vladimir Putin, Nemtsov’s, Boris Berezovsky Boris Berezovsky, Yelena Gorbunova, Peter Macdiarmid, Boris Berezovsky, Putin, Berezovsky, Alexander Perepilichnyy, CNN Alexander Perepilichnyy, Perepilichnyy, Sergei Magnitsky, ANDREY SMIRNOV, Magnitsky, Browder, Alexander Litvinenko Alexander Litvinenko, Natasja Weitsz, Alexander Litvinenko, Litvinenko –, Robert Owen, Putin “, Litvinenko, Marina Litvinenko, Anna Politkovskaya, JENS SCHLUETER, Lom, Ali Gaitukayev, Politkovskaya, Chechen Republic …, ” Drownings, Prigozhin, Gennady Lopyrev –, “, Lopyrev, Pyotr Kucherenko, Pavel Antov, Vladimir Budanov, Budanov, Alexander Buzakov, Anatoly Gerashchenko, Ravil Maganov, Lukoil, Maganov “, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Sergei Skripal, Skripal, Yulia Organizations: CNN, Putin’s United, “, Kremlin, PMC Wagner, Reuters, Republican Party of Russia, Party, Newsweek, Royal Botanic, Getty Images, Hermitage Capital, KGB, Getty, Authorities, The, Protect Journalists, RIA Novosti, Russia’s, Science, Higher Education, Gazprom, Lukoil, Moscow Aviation Institute, TASS Locations: Russia, Vladimir Putin’s Russia, Putin’s United Russia, Ukraine, ” Boris Nemtsov Russian, Kremlin, Moscow, Russian, London's, England, Soviet Union, Britain, Surrey, London, Kew, American, Chechnya, Leipzig, Germany, AFP, The New York, Chechen Republic, Washington, Gelendzhik, ”, Cuba, India, United States

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — World leaders and Russian opposition activists wasted no time Friday in blaming the reported death of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny on President Vladimir Putin and his government. Navalny was “brutally murdered by the Kremlin,” said Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs in a post on X, formerly Twitter. Other Russian opposition activists echoed him. “If it is confirmed, the death of Alexei is a murder. Organized by Putin,” opposition politician Dmitry Gudkov said on social media.

Persons: Alexei Navalny, Vladimir Putin, Putin, ”, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, “ Putin, —, ” Zelenskyy, Olaf Scholz, ” Scholz, Navalny, “, Edgars Rinkēvičs, Ivan Zhdanov, hasn’t, Alexei, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Dmitry Gudkov, Garry Kasparov, ” Kasparov, Pyotr Verzilov, “ Navalny, Verzilov, Ursula von der Leyen, Jens Stoltenberg, ” Stoltenberg, Jake Sullivan Organizations: Kremlin, EU, NATO, National, NPR Locations: TALLINN, Estonia, Russian, Berlin, Russia, Navalny, Germany

☆ Swathes of Siberia freeze in temperatures below -58 Celsius
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Pedestrians walk along a street on a frosty day in Yakutsk, Russia, December 5, 2023. Temperatures in parts of the Sakha Republic, also known as Yakutia and located in the northeastern part of Siberia, went below minus 50 degrees Celsius (minus 58 degrees Fahrenheit) on December 5. REUTERS/Roman... Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreYAKUTSK, Russia, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Arctic weather enfolded swathes of Russia on Tuesday, with temperatures in the wilds of Siberia falling to minus 58 degrees Celsius (minus 72 degrees Fahrenheit). Temperatures in parts of the Sakha Republic, a vast region a little smaller than India that is located in the northeastern part of Siberia, went below minus 55 overnight. In Oymyakon, a settlement in Sakha, the temperature was minus 58 C on Tuesday.

Persons: Pyotr, Guy Faulconbridge, Mark Trevelyan Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Yakutsk, Russia, Sakha Republic, Siberia, YAKUTSK, Moscow, India, Sakha

MOSCOW (AP) — Heavy snowfall has hit the Russian capital, disrupting traffic on roads and flights in and out of three Moscow airports, officials and media reported on Monday. The snowfall that began Sunday and continued overnight has brought an additional 23 centimeters (nine inches) to already high levels of snow in Moscow, according to deputy mayor Pyotr Biryukov. A total of 53 flights were delayed and five more were canceled on Monday morning in three out of four Moscow airports, Russian business daily Vedomosti reported. At the Zhukovsky airport southeast of the city, flights were departing from Moscow on schedule, according to Vedomosti. Heavy snow, as well as temperatures below -50 C (-58 F), were also reported in the Siberian region of Yakutia.

Persons: Pyotr Biryukov Organizations: MOSCOW Locations: Moscow, Domodedovo, Zhukovsky, Siberian, Yakutia, Magadan

☆ Oilers look to halt road woes during visit to Hurricanes
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

November 21 - Just when it seemed as if the Edmonton Oilers finally had found a rhythm, they might be amid another slide. However, the Oilers again are headed in the wrong direction after allowing 11 goals in consecutive road defeats to the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers. On Monday, the Oilers squandered leads of 2-0 and 3-2 en route to a 5-3 loss to the Panthers. Jarvis has seven goals this season after totaling 31 over his first two seasons. Meanwhile, teammate Leon Draisaitl has seven goals and 10 assists in 14 contests against the Hurricanes.

Persons: Evan Bouchard, we've, Connor McDavid, bode, They'll, Seth Jarvis, Sebastian Aho, Brent Burns, Jarvis, Rod Brind'Amour, Antti Raanta, Frederik Andersen, Pyotr Kochetkov, Edmonton's Calvin Pickard, Stuart Skinner, McDavid, He's, Leon Draisaitl Organizations: Edmonton Oilers, Oilers, Carolina Hurricanes, Edmonton, Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers, Panthers, Hurricanes, Pittsburgh, Carolina, Thomson Locations: Raleigh, N.C, Raanta, Arizona, Carolina

☆ Mongolia urges Russia, other nations to return cultural artefacts
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Two Gallimimus dinosaur skeletons are on display during a repatriation ceremony at the United States Attorney's Office of Southern District in New York July 10, 2014. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBEIJING, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Mongolia on Monday called for more support from Russia, Britain and other countries to repatriate hundreds of cultural artefacts, some dating back over two millennia. In recent decades, many countries, including former colonies of European empires, have requested the return of cultural and historical artefacts taken away years ago, many of which are housed in museums reluctant to surrender their collections. Mongolia has made some headway in claiming back its cultural artefacts. Earlier this year, the United States returned dinosaur fossils taken out of Mongolia, including the skull of an alioramus, a smaller version of a tyrannosaurus rex that lived 70 million years ago.

Persons: Eduardo Munoz, Mongolia's, Rashid al, Din, Nomin Chinbat, Pyotr Kozlov, Chinbat, Ryan Woo, Miral Organizations: United States Attorney's Office, Southern, REUTERS, Rights, British Library, Museum of Edinburgh, Mongolia's, Thomson Locations: Southern District, New York, Rights BEIJING, Mongolia, Russia, Britain, China's, London, Persian, Persia, United States, Russian

☆ NHL roundup: Blues blitz Avs behind 2 hat tricks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Schenn, who also had an assist, now has four career hat tricks, while Buchnevich, who had two short-handed goals, has three career hat tricks. Torey Krug had a goal and an assist, Alexey Toropchenko also scored and Robert Thomas added four assists for the Blues. Guhle also added an assist as the Habs scored two goals in a rapid-fire span in the third period. Brad Marchand logged a goal and an assist to lead the Bruins, who had a two-game winning streak snapped. Cole Perfetti and Brenden Dillon scored goals for the Jets, who saw their three-game winning streak come to an end.

Persons: Louis, Robert Thomas, Ron Chenoy, Schenn, Pavel Buchnevich, Buchnevich, Torey Krug, Alexey Toropchenko, Jordan Binnington, Mikko Rantanen, Jack Johnson, Alexandar Georgiev, Ivan Prosvetov, Kaiden Guhle's, Nick Suzuki, Brendan Gallagher, Guhle, Sam Montembeault, Brad Marchand, Charlie McAvoy, Jeremy Swayman, Zach Hyman, Dylan Holloway, Stuart Skinner, Jaden Schwartz, Philipp Grubauer, Joey Daccord, Daniel Sprong, Lucas Raymond, Alex DeBrincat, Robby Fabbri, Jake Walman, Ville Husso, Columbus, Patrik Laine, Alexandre Texier, Adam Fantilli, Sean Kuraly, Spencer Martin, Wyatt Johnston, Thomas Harley, Matt Duchene, Scott Wedgewood, Cole Perfetti, Brenden Dillon, Connor Hellebuyck, Drake Batherson, Mathieu Joseph, Rourke Chartier, Travis Hamonic, Tim Stutzle, Joonas Korpisalo, Blake Coleman, Calgary's, Dustin Wolf, Jacob Markstrom, Pyotr Kochetkov, Sebastian Aho, Brent Burns, Kochetkov, Jonas Johansson, Noah Gregor, Matthew Knies, William Nylander, Nicholas Robertson, David Kampf, Tyler Bertuzzi, Max Domi, Bobby McMann, J.T . Miller, Pius Suter, Nic Dowd, Aliaksei, Alex Ovechkin, Wayne Gretzky, Ovechkin, Gretzky, Dowd, hadn't, Protas, Alexander Romanov, Erik Karlsson, Tristan Jarry, Ukko, Pekka Luukkonen, Michael Carcone, Sean Durzi, Troy Stecher, Alex Kerfoot, Clayton Keller, Connor Ingram, Filip Forsberg, Kiefer Sherwood, Dante Fabbro, Ryan O'Reilly, Morgan Frost, Cal Petersen, Owen Tippett, Cam Atkinson, Sean Walker, Adrian Kempe, Carl Grundstrom, Cam Talbot Organizations: Louis Blues, Colorado Avalanche, Ball, Blues, St, Avalanche, Canadiens, Bruins, Boston, NHL, Oilers, Seattle, San Jose, Wings, Blue Jackets, Detroit, Red Wings, Jets, Dallas, Winnipeg, Stars, Central Division, Senators, Flames, Ottawa, Calgary, AHL, Hurricanes, Tampa, Maple Leafs, Canucks, Toronto, Vancouver, Capitals, Islanders, New, Penguins, Sabres, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Coyotes, Predators, Nashville, Flyers, Philadelphia, Anaheim, Los, Thomson Locations: Denver , Colorado, USA, Denver, Montreal, Edmonton, Columbus, Carolina, Tampa Bay, Washington, New York, Elmont, Arizona, Los Angeles, Southern California, Philadelphia

Last year's U.S. Supreme Court decision rescinding a five-decade-old right to abortion has reshaped American abortion policy, shifting power to states. Sales of abortion pills in 2022 were up 60%, according to Nikolay Bespalov, development director of the RNC Pharma analytical company. A recent Health Ministry decree restricted circulation of abortion pills, used to terminate pregnancies in the first trimester. Regional authorities have tried to get private clinics to stop offering abortions, with varying success. In Tatarstan, about a third of all private clinics no longer provide them, officials said.

Persons: heartened Dasha, Vladimir Putin, Yakovleva, ”, Michele Rivkin, rescinding, Putin, Mikhail Murashko, Nikolay Bespalov, Yekaterina Hivrich, Irina Fainman, Fainman, Pyotr Tolstoy, Irina Volynets, Lina Zharin, ” Natalya Moskvitina, Moskvitina, Olga Mindolina, Mindolina, Anastasia, “, Lyubov Organizations: Associated Press, Nationwide, Health Ministry, University of North, Supreme, Russian Orthodox Church, Health, AP, Authorities, Lahta Clinic, Conservative, Women Locations: TALLINN, Estonia, Kaliningrad, Russia, U.S, University of North Carolina, Last, Soviet Union, ” State, Ukraine, St . Petersburg, Karelia, Tatarstan, mulling, Chelyabinsk, Mordovia, Voronezh

☆ NHL roundup: Knights' season-opening surge makes history
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

Vegas stretched its season-opening winning streak to six games, the longest by a defending Stanley Cup champion in league history. Justin Schultz scored for Seattle, which has tallied more than one goal only once in six games this season to drop to 1-4-1. Maple Leafs 4, Lightning 3 (OT)John Tavares scored the game-winning goal in overtime as Toronto rallied past host Tampa Bay. Predators 5, Sharks 1Tommy Novak scored two goals and Juuse Saros made 31 saves to propel host Nashville past San Jose. Marchand scored goals in the second and third periods after recording an assist.

Persons: Nicolas Roy, Laurent Brossoit, James Carey Lauder, Marc Stone, Paul Cotter, Vegas, Cotter, Michael Amadio, Connor Bedard, Artturi Lehkonen, Logan O'Connor, Nathan MacKinnon, Ryan Johansen, Mikko Rantanen, Fredrik Olofsson, Alexandar Georgiev, Jesperi, Jaccob Slavin, Brent Burns, Michael Bunting, Stefan Noesen, Pyotr Kochetkov, Jonathan Quick, Artemi Panarin, Kaapo Kakko, Alexis Lafreniere, Filip Chytil, K'Andre Miller, Justin Schultz, Philipp Grubauer, Joe Veleno, Dylan Larkin, Shayne Gostisbehere, David Perron, Ville Husso, Jake Sanderson, Ridly Greig, Joonas Korpisalo, Karel Vejmelka, Jason Zucker, Clayton Keller, Frank Vatrano, Lukas Dostal, Jeff Skinner, Mattias Samuelsson, Dylan Cozens, Eric Comrie, Comrie, Semyon Varlamov, Cole Caufield, Caufield, Nick Suzuki, Darcy Kuemper, Sean Monahan, Brendan Gallagher, Dylan Strome, Kuemper, Andrei Kuzmenko, Elias Pettersson, Quinn Hughes, Carson Soucy, Brock Boeser, . Miller, Casey DeSmith, Sam Reinhart, Aleksander Barkov, Sergei Bobrovsky, John Tavares, Tavares, William Nylander, Nikita Kucherov, Alex Barre, Boulet, Adam Fantilli, Jack Roslovic, Minn, Justin Danforth, Kent Johnson, Boone Jenner, Elvis Merzlikins, Dakota Mermis, Marcus Johansson, Mats Zuccarello, Jonas Brodin, Joel Eriksson Ek, Pat Maroon, Filip Gustavsson, Joe Pavelski, Wyatt Johnston, Jamie Benn, Roope Hintz, Tyler Sequin, Scott Wedgewood, Travis Konecny, Sean Walker, Joel Farabee, Noah Cates, Samuel Ersson, Tommy Novak, Nashville's Kiefer Sherwood, Luke Evangelista, Samuel Fagemo, Tomas Hertl, Mackenzie Blackwood, Brandon Saad, Louis, Jake Neighbours, Colton Parayko, Kasperi Kapanen, Robert Thomas, Jordan Binnington, Evgeni Malkin, Radim Zohorna, Tristan Jarry, Saad, Mark Scheifele, Connor Hellebuyck, Josh Morrissey's, Stuart Skinner's, Darnell Nurse, Evan Bouchard, Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, didn't, Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak, Marchand, Pastrnak, Morgan Geekie, Derek Forbort, Jeremy Swayman, Alex Laferriere, Carl Grundstrom, Cam Talbot, Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown Organizations: Vegas Golden Knights, Winnipeg Jets, Canada Life, USA, Chicago Blackhawks, Stanley, Edmonton Oilers, Ottawa Senators, Golden Knights, Chicago, United, Blackhawks, Avalanche, Hurricanes, Colorado, Carolina, Rangers, Seattle, Red Wings, Senators, Ottawa, Detroit, Coyotes, Ducks, Arizona, Anaheim, Islanders, Buffalo, Sabres, New Jersey Devils, Canadiens, Capitals, Montreal, Washington, Canucks, Panthers, Florida, Maple Leafs, Toronto, Tampa Bay, Leafs, Brayden, Blue Jackets, NHL, Dakota, Flyers, Dallas, Philadelphia, Sharks, Nashville, Penguins, Pittsburgh, Blues, Jets, Oilers, Winnipeg, Edmonton, McDavid, Scheifele, Bruins, Thomson Locations: Winnipeg , Manitoba, Vegas, Denver, Colorado, New York, Detroit, Tempe, Ariz, Vancouver, Florida, Sunrise, Fla, Tampa, Columbus, Minnesota, Saint Paul, San Jose, Pittsburgh, Scheifele, Boston, Los Angeles

☆ Avalanche score five in second period to hold off Hurricanes
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Oct 21, 2023; Denver, Colorado, USA; Carolina Hurricanes Callahan Burke (68) chases down the puck as Colorado Avalanche center Andrew Cogliano (11) comes in on the play in the first period at Ball Arena. The Hurricanes took the early lead when Kotkaniemi beat Georgiev in front of the net at 16:09 of the first period. It was his second goal of the season. It was O'Connor's third of the season and tied Joe Sakic for the most consecutive games with a short-handed goal in Avalanche history. Lehkonen scored his second goal 1:49 later, MacKinnon got his third soon after and Rantanen's fourth of the season at 19:35 of the period made it 6-3.

Persons: Carolina Hurricanes Callahan Burke, Andrew Cogliano, John Leyba, Artturi Lehkonen, Logan O'Connor, Nathan MacKinnon, Ryan Johansen, Mikko Rantanen, Fredrik Olofsson, Alexandar Georgiev, Jesperi, Jaccob Slavin, Brent Burns, Michael Bunting, Stefan Noesen, Pyotr Kochetkov, Sebastian Aho, Frederik Andersen, Kotkaniemi, Georgiev, MacKinnon, Johansen, O'Connor, Joe Sakic, Burns, Bunting, Olofsson, Lehkonen Organizations: Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, Ball, Hurricanes, Avalanche, Colorado, Thomson Locations: Denver , Colorado, USA, Denver, Colorado, Carolina

☆ Ukraine freezes assets of three Russian tycoons worth $464 million, prosecutors say
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Pavel Golovkin/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsKYIV, Oct 6 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian court has frozen the Ukrainian assets of three Russian businessmen over their alleged support for Russia's war in Ukraine, prosecutors and the security service said on Friday. The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) said assets owned by Mikhail Fridman, Pyotr Aven and Andrey Kosogov had been frozen. It said the frozen assets included securities and corporate rights of mobile phone operators, a mineral water producer, financial and insurance companies. "The beneficial owners of the companies are three Russian oligarchs who own one of the largest Russian financial and investment consortia," it said. Since the beginning of Russia's military invasion in February 202, Ukraine has repeatedly seized and nationalised property belonging to Russian businessmen involved in financing the aggression.

Persons: Mikhail Fridman, Keren Hayesod, Pavel Golovkin, Pyotr Aven, Andrey Kosogov, Vladimir Putin's, General's, Pavel Polityuk, Timothy Heritage, William Maclean Organizations: Alfa, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Ukrainian Security Service, Thomson Locations: Moscow, Russia, Ukraine, Russian

☆ One of Russia's most prestigious airborne regiments has lost 3 commanders, UK Intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia's military is suffering from "extreme attrition and high turnover," the UK MoD says. This problem persists even in its most senior ranks, highlighted by frequent changes in an elite regiment. Russia has lost multiple senior commanders during the conflict in Ukraine. The department pointed to the high turnover of commanders of the Russian 247th Guards Air Assault Regiment, one of Russia's most prestigious airborne regiments. This particular regiment's high turnover highlights a a persistent problem across the Russian military, the UK department noted.

Persons: Vasily Popov, Pyotr Popov, Konstantin Zizevsky Organizations: MoD, Service, UK Ministry Defence, Russian 247th Guards Air Assault Regiment, Russian, Black, Fleet Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Russian, Crimea

☆ Kim Jong Un's hot Russian summer included a trip to see a walrus show, a ballet date, and a farewell gift of exploding drones
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Kim was treated to a walrus show and ballet performance during his visit. Kim met Russian leader Vladimir Putin at the Vostochny cosmodrome on Wednesday, according to Russian state-run media TASS. Kim Jong Un (fourth right in front row) watching a walrus performance at Primorsky Aquarium in Vladivostok, Russia. "Now Russia has risen to the sacred fight to protect its sovereignty and security against the hegemonic forces that oppose Russia," Kim said in his opening greetings with Putin. "We will always support the decisions of President Putin and the Russian leadership," Kim said.

Persons: Kim Jong Un's, Kim, Kim Jong, Kim's, Vladimir Putin, Pyotr Tchaikovsky's, Kim Jong Un, AP Kim, Putin Organizations: Service, Vostochny, TASS, Primorsky, Korean Central News Agency, Korea News Service, AP, Reuters Locations: Russia, Wall, Silicon, North Korea, Ukraine, Russian, Primorsky, Vladivostok, Korean, Primorye, Pyongyang

Russia’s RIA Novosti state news agency released a video of Kim dressed in a black suit and accompanied by his top officials arriving at the university on Russky Island. U.S. and South Korean officials have said North Korea could provide badly needed munitions for Moscow’s war on Ukraine in exchange for sophisticated Russian weapons technology that would advance Kim’s nuclear ambitions. Kim and Shoigu later traveled to Vladivostok, where they inspected the Admiral Shaposhnikov frigate. Russia’s navy commander, Adm. Nikolai Yevmenov, briefed Kim on the ship’s capabilities and weapons, which include long-range Kalibr cruise missiles that Russian warships have regularly fired at targets in Ukraine. Later Saturday, Kim visited a local theater to watch Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty ballet performance.

Persons: Kim Jong Un, Kim’s, Sergei Shoigu, Kim, Vladimir Putin’s, Oleg Kozhemyako, Putin, Sergei Kobylash, Shoigu, Shaposhnikov, Adm, Nikolai Yevmenov, ” KCNA, Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s, KCNA Organizations: Eastern Federal University, Russian, Korean Central News Agency, RIA, West, MiG Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, Vladivostok, Moscow, Ukraine, RIA Novosti, Russky, Russia’s Primorye, West ., North Korea, Komsomolsk, Russian, Shoigu, Russia, Korean, Pyongyang, United States, Soviet Union

☆ See inside President Vladimir Putin's opulent $100 million superyacht
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Russian President Vladimir Putin spent $32 million refitting a superyacht, a new report suggests. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhile his troops flooded into Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin was spending millions of dollars on an opulent refit of one of his superyachts, according to an investigation from opposition leader Alexei Navalny's team. Advertisement Advertisement Watch: Inside Putin's secret bunker and billion-dollar palaceThe total cost of the works came to $32 million, according to the investigation. AdvertisementAdvertisement"OFAC is identifying Russia-flagged Graceful and Cayman Islands-flagged Olympia, as blocked property in which President Vladimir Putin has an interest," the US Treasury website said in a June 2022 press release. The Russian president is reportedly also the owner of the 450-foot, $700 million Scheherazade, one of the largest yachts in the world.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny's, Pyotr Stolypin, Putin, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, Russian oligarch, Roman Abramovich Organizations: Morning, Russian, Blohm, Russian Federation, US Department of, Foreign, Control, US Treasury, Ukraine Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Saint Petersburg, Hamburg, Germany, Voss, Kaliningrad, Russia, Islands, Belarus, Cayman Islands, Olympia

☆ Nerve agents, poison and window falls: Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Over the years, Kremlin political critics, turncoat spies and investigative journalists have been killed or assaulted in a variety of ways. Assassination attempts against foes of President Vladimir Putin have been common during his nearly quarter century in power. watch nowHis allies almost immediately said he was poisoned, but Russian officials denied it. A British inquiry found that Russian agents had killed Litvinenko, probably with Putin's approval, but the Kremlin denied any involvement. JournalistsNumerous journalists critical of authorities in Russia have been killed or suffered mysterious deaths, which their colleagues in some cases blamed on someone in the political hierarchy.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Mikhail Klimentyev, —, turncoat, Alexei Navalny, Navalny, Pyotr Verzilov, Verzilov, Vladimir Kara, Murza, Boris Nemtsov, Boris Yeltsin, Nemtsov, Putin, Alexander Litvinenko, Anna Politkovskaya, service's, Litvinenko, Sergei Skripal, Yulia, Novichok, Yuri Shchekochikhin, Shchekochikhin, Yevgeny Prigozhin Organizations: Sputnik, AFP, Getty, Kremlin, KGB, Authorities, Novaya Gazeta Locations: Moscow, Russia, Siberia, Omsk, Berlin, Germany, France, Sweden, Soviet, Russian, Chechnya, London, Britain, Salisbury, British, Novaya

☆ Russian Putin critics like Prigozhin who met an early death
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

No evidence has been presented that points to the involvement of the Kremlin or Russian security services in the crash. Nemtsov’s death came two days before he was set to lead an opposition rally in the Russian capital. Alexander PerepilichnyyOver the years, suggestions have emerged of the possible use of a rare plant poison in the death of Russian financier Alexander Perepilichnyy. ANDREY SMIRNOV/AFP/AFP/Getty ImagesRussian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky died in a Russian prison in 2009. The most prominent voice of dissent in Putin’s Russia, the lawyer, politician and corruption activist for years orchestrated massive street protests.

Persons: Yevgeny Prigozhin’s, Wagner, –, Bill Browder, “ Putin, Boris Nemtsov, Boris Yeltsin, Ilya Yashin, Nemtsov, Vladimir Putin, ”, Nemtsov’s, Boris Berezovsky Boris Berezovsky, Warrick Page, Boris Berezovsky, Putin, Berezovsky, Alexander Perepilichnyy, Perepilichnyy, Sergei Magnitsky, ANDREY SMIRNOV, Magnitsky, Browder, Alexander Litvinenko Alexander Litvinenko, Alexander Litvinenko, Litvinenko –, Robert Owen, Putin “, Litvinenko, Marina Litvinenko, Anna Politkovskaya, JENS SCHLUETER, Lom, Ali Gaitukayev, Politkovskaya, Chechen Republic …, ” Drownings, Prigozhin, Gennady Lopyrev –, “, Lopyrev, Pyotr Kucherenko, Pavel Antov, Vladimir Budanov, Budanov, Alexander Buzakov, Anatoly Gerashchenko, Ravil Maganov, Lukoil, Maganov “, Alexey Navalny, Navalny, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Sergei Skripal, Skripal, Yulia Organizations: CNN, Kremlin, Getty, Republican Party of Russia, Party, Newsweek, of Justice, Royal Botanic, AFP, Getty Images, Hermitage Capital, KGB, Authorities, The, Protect Journalists, RIA Novosti, Russia’s, Science, Higher Education, Gazprom, Lukoil, Reuters, Moscow Aviation Institute, TASS, Putin’s United, “ Locations: Russia, Boris Nemtsov Russian, AFP, Moscow, Ukraine, Russian, London's, Europe, England, Soviet Union, Britain, Surrey, London, Kew, American, Chechnya, Leipzig, Germany, The New York, Chechen Republic, Washington, Gelendzhik, ”, Cuba, India, Putin’s Russia, Putin’s United Russia, United States

☆ Study reveals how immune system of astronauts breaks down
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Will Dunham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/3] The International Space Station (ISS) is photographed by Expedition 66 crew member Roscosmos cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov from the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft, in this image released April 20, 2022. "A weaker immunity increases the risk of infectious diseases limiting astronauts' ability to perform their very demanding work in space. Gene expression in 247 genes in leukocytes was at about one third the normal levels while in space, the study found. Before this paper, we knew of immune dysfunction but not of the mechanisms," said study co-author Guy Trudel, an Ottawa Hospital rehabilitation medicine specialist. Discovering altered gene behavior in leukocytes is "a significant step toward understanding human immune dysregulation in space," Trudel added.

Persons: Pyotr Dubrov, Odette Laneuville, Guy Trudel, Trudel, Epstein, Barr, Will Dunham, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Space, Expedition, Soyuz, REUTERS, WASHINGTON, University of Ottawa, Canadian Space Agency, NASA, Ottawa Hospital, Thomson Locations: Handout, Canada, Ottawa

☆ Opinion: The Russian official with a none-too-subtle message from the boss
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Opinion Frida Ghitis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The world awoke Wednesday morning to the latest threat from Russia’s former president and prime minister Dmitry Medvedev. He’s like the fictional figure who appears out of nowhere, stares ahead with a blank face and slowly runs his finger across his throat: a none-too-subtle message from the boss. Or is he speaking for the Russian president? Shortly before he died, he had called Russia’s war against Ukraine “a fascist invasion.” The cause of death remains unexplained. With the war in Ukraine – a pivotal moment in Russia’s history – Putin remains at the center of the mafia-like government he has built.

Persons: Frida Ghitis, Dmitry Medvedev, Medvedev, James, “, –, Venance, Putin, Xi Jinping, ”, ” Medvedev, Sen, Lindsey Graham of, Vladimir Putin toasts, Sergei Surovikin, Kirill Kuryavtsev, Pyotr Kucherenko, Ukraine “, Alexey Navalny, Vladimir Kara, Navalny, embarrassingly, Putin’s, couldn’t, Ukraine – Organizations: CNN, Washington Post, Politics, Twitter, Russia’s Security, Russia, Foreign, Getty, London, Telegram, Kremlin, Ukraine, Facebook, Navalny’s, Corruption Foundation, YouTube Locations: United Kingdom, Moscow, Ukraine, ”, Russia, Russian, London, France, AFP, Crimea, Poland, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Syria, Cuba, Kara, West, Italy

☆ At the height of the Cold War, the US Navy used a historic round-the-world operation to show off its new nuclear force
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Benjamin Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

On July 31, 1964, three US Navy ships set off on a mission to sail around the world. Construction began on USS Long Beach in 1957 and it entered service in 1961, becoming the world's first nuclear-powered surface warship. USS Bainbridge, front, and USS Long Beach sail behind USS Enterprise in 1964. USS Bainbridge sails behind USS Enterprise during Operation Sea Orbit in August 1964. Nuclear navyNuclear-powered guided-missile cruisers USS California, USS South Carolina, USS Virginia, USS Texas, USS Mississippi, and USS Arkansas in February 1981.

Persons: —, Bainbridge —, Bob Haswell, US Navy Long, SCANFAR, Bainbridge, Theodore Roosevelt's Great, Bernard Strean, USS Bainbridge, PH1 Anthony A, Alleyne Afterward, Strean, Nimitz, Admiral Nakhimov, Pyotr Velikiy Organizations: US Navy, Service, USS Enterprise, US, Daily, Nautilus, Navy, RIM, Long, Westinghouse, Enterprise, Fleet, Nuclear, USS Locations: Mallorca, Long, —, Bainbridge, Karachi, India, Indonesia, Australia, Fremantle, Long Beach, Melbourne, Sydney, USS, Wellington, Cape Horn, Rio de Janeiro, Charleston, Norfolk, Perth, San Juan, California, USS South Carolina, USS Virginia, USS Texas, USS Mississippi, USS Arkansas, Soviet, Kirov

☆ The Russian navy's biggest warships are becoming its biggest headaches
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-24 | by ( Benjamin Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Ongoing problems with the Russian navy's biggest warships illustrate that trend. This seems most evident with Russia's largest surface warships: its Kirov-class nuclear-powered battlecruisers, Admiral Nakhimov and Pyotr Velikiy, and the Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia's sole aircraft carrier. Admiral Kuznetsov in a floating dry dock in a shipyard in Murmansk in August 2010. Other Russian navy sources quickly denied the report to another state media outlet. Izvestia has also reported that the Russian navy is reforming the Kuznetsov's crew, which was mostly disbanded when the ship began its refit.

CNN —A Russian politician died of – as of yet – unknown causes after falling ill on a plane on Saturday, the latest in a string of mysterious deaths among Russian elites. Russia’s Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education, Pyotr Kucherenko, 46, died while returning from a trip to Cuba on Saturday, according to the ministry. “Kucherenko was feeling ill while on a plane with a Russian delegation that was returning from a business trip to Cuba. Russia's Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education Pyotr Kucherenko died while returning from Cuba. Mysterious deaths pile upKucherenko’s demise is not the first unexplained Russian death to spark interest.

☆ ‘Unrest’ Review: The Times Are Not A-Changin’
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Amy Nicholson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The film punctures that airless sense of fate which can suffocate period pieces and restores this moment of upheaval to immediacy. Yet, to Schäublin, this story is more personal than his strictly anthropological movie lets on. His grandmother worked at a Swiss watch factory, and said her own grandmother had, too. Outside the building, the real-life Russian anarchist Pyotr Kropotkin (Alexei Evstratov) tangles politely with a smiling, implacable gendarme (Laurent Ferrero). In Swiss German, Russian, French and English, with subtitles.

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