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☆ A missile strike that killed at least 15 people in a Ukrainian market was blamed on Russia. There's now growing evidence it was fired by Ukraine.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A missile that hit Kostyantynivka in September was likely Ukrainian, an NYT analysis said. However, data analyzed by the NYT suggests it was an air defense missile that went off course. AdvertisementAdvertisementBut a new analysis of missile fragments, satellite imagery, witness accounts, and social media posts suggests the incident was likely caused by a misfired air defense missile, the Times said. It would not be the first time Ukrainian air defense missiles have misfired. The Ukrainian defense ministry did not immediately return a request for comment from Insider.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy Organizations: Service, New York Times, UN, Times, Rights Watch, NATO, Reuters Locations: Russia, Wall, Silicon, Kostyantynivka, Ukraine, Bakhmut, Druzhkivka, Kostiantynivka, Russian, Poland, Ukrainian

☆ Putin is terrified of being assassinated and is refusing to travel abroad after a drone attack near his luxury home: reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The report said Putin was so scared of being assassinated that he was refusing to travel abroad. Dmitry Medvedev, a Kremlin official and former Russian president, said a drone attack on the Kremlin in May was a Ukrainian attempt to assassinate Putin, which Ukraine denied. Ingram's comments echo those of a former Kremlin security official, Gleb Karakulov, who fled Russia in April in opposition to the war in Ukraine. Ingram said Putin's isolation meant he was only being presented with distorted information by a group of close aides, warping his decision-making. Ingram said Putin would like to portray himself as an "international statesman" who asserts himself on the global stage.

Persons: Vladimir Putin's, Putin, —, Vladimir Putin, Verstka, Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Dmitry Medvedev, Philip Ingram, Ingram, MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV, Gleb Karakulov, RFERL, wouldn't Organizations: Service, International Criminal Court, Moscow Times, Kremlin, British Military, SPUTNIK, Getty, ICC, Reuters Locations: Moscow, Russian, Ukraine, Hague, Novo, Ukrainian, Russia, Saint Petersburg, London, COVID, India, South Africa, China

☆ Putin's Victory Day parade only featured a handful of world leaders, and most seemed reluctant to be there, report claims
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Vladimir Putin was joined by a small number of world leaders in Moscow for Victory Day. Their attendance certainly marked an improvement on last year, when no foreign leaders joined Putin in Moscow for Victory Day, which was held amid international condemnation of Russia's Ukraine invasion. "The late announcement of Central Asian leaders' attendance likely indicates their reticence to show direct and public support of the war despite Kremlin efforts to project power," said the ISW. Japarov was the only Central Asian leader to confirm his attendance well in advance, accepting his invitation on April 24, Vedmosti reported. Some of the Central Asian leaders who attended the Victory Day parade have been critical of Russia's invasion, and sought to steer a more independent path from Moscow while apparently seeking not to excessively aggravate the Kremlin.

☆ A close Russian ally is messing with the legendary spaceport it leases to the Kremlin, seizing assets over an unpaid debt
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Baikonur is a source of pride for Moscow, from which the Soviet Union sent the first man to space. Baikonur is pivotal to the Russian space program. Even though it isn't physically in Russia, it has been leased by the Kremlin since Kazakhstan became independent when the Soviet Union collapsed. Founded by the Soviet Union as a test range for intercontinental ballistic missiles, it was transformed into a space port in 1955. It remains a key part of Russia's space program, and is the only site where Russia launches missions to the International Space Station.

☆ Russian censors scour the internet for claims Putin is a 'bald dwarf' or seriously ill, leaked documents show
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Russian government unit scours the internet for insults about Putin, reports say. Staff at the agency will reportedly hunt down insults about Putin classed as "negative discrediting information", including labelling the Russian president a "thief," or a "bald dwarf". They are allegedly charged with tracking comparisons of Putin to negative figures, such as serial killers or in pornographic films. The Kremlin has closely monitored the internet for signs of dissent, clamping down on Russian search engine Yandex, Reuters reported. According to a Wall Street Journal report last year, Putin never uses the internet because he's concerned about being spied on.

☆ Ukraine's battlefields look like World War I but with a new and terrifying addition that leaves troops with almost nowhere to hide
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( John Haltiwanger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The conflict in Ukraine has emerged as the first major war involving drone use on both sides. By the late 1990s, Predator drones were being used by the US and NATO for reconnaissance missions in the Kosovo War. Ukraine has in many ways emerged as a guinea pig for drone warfare. Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesLater in the war, Russia began launching swarms of Iranian-made Shahed-136 "kamikaze" drones, striking targets across Ukraine. Drones have significantly shortened the so-called kill chain, Cancian explained, helping troops swiftly locate targets and provide coordinates for artillery.

☆ Editura Cartier & Muzeul Național de Artă al Moldovei vă invită la lansarea volumului „Idei politice și clivaje ideologice”, de Igor Munteanu
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-13 | by ( ) agora.md time to read: +6 min

Este o carte pe care publicul românofon de pretutindeni o va putea parcurge cu folos. În perioada 1994-1996, Igor Munteanu a contribuit la deschiderea și administrarea Fundației Internaționale pentru Sisteme Electorale (IFES) la Chișinău. Igor Munteanu este autor al mai multor monografii și lucrări colective științifice, apărute în Republica Moldova și în străinătate. Idei politice și clivaje ideologice, de Igor Munteanu Broșată, 248 pag. Ce titluri scoate de sub tipar Editura Cartier Noutățile numai bune de luat la lectură în luna iulie, de la Editura Cartier Editura Cartier anunță topul titlurilor vândute la Gaudeamus, București 2019 Editura Cartier va fi prezentă cu noutățile sale literare la cel mai mare târg de carte din România Editura Cartier și Dumitru Crudu te invită la „Ziua de naștere a lui Mihai Mihailovici” „Grădina de sticlă”, în topul vânzărilor de la Bookfest 2019.

Persons: Igor Munteanu, Cristian Pîrvulescu, Fundației Konrad Adenauer, Igor Boțan, Cojocaru, Păun, Cristian, IGOR MUNTEANU, Mircea Snegur, CoE, Dumitru, Mihai Mihailovici Organizations: Cartier, Fundației, AȘM, Științe Politice, Administrative, Universitatea de Stat, Științe, RM, Social, Black, Europei, Universitatea Harvard, Kennedy School, facebook, Gaudeamus Locations: Moldovei, Chișinău, AȘM Martin, SNSPA, București, Republica Moldova, Moldova, RFERL, RFI, Americii, ASEM, ULIM, Washington, Canada, Mexic, AGORA, România

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