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☆ AOC says Biden could be 'doing more' to lay out Democratic legislative priorities, as divisions roil the party and progressives fear he's blowing it
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AOC on Sunday said that Biden could be making a stronger case for his 2024 reelection bid. Her comments come as Democrats continue to struggle with many young voters over student loans and Gaza. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Ocasio-Cortez's comments come as Democrats continue to struggle with many young voters ahead of November, with a major reason being the Biden administration's response to the Israel-Hamas war. Scores of young voters have called for a cease-fire in Gaza, a proposition that's been rejected by many top Democratic leaders.

Persons: Biden, —, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, that's, Nancy Pelosi, Pelosi, Vladimir Putin Organizations: New, NBC News, Service, White, Democratic, Press, New York Democrat, Gaza Health Ministry, Sunday, FBI, CNN, Islamic Locations: Gaza, Alexandria, Israel, California, Russia

☆ Russia boasts it is beating sanctions, but its longer-term prospects are bleak
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Tim Lister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Far from buckling under their weight, the Russian economy is in fact 1% larger than it was on the eve of the invasion. India and China now account for 90% of Russian oil exports, according to Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. Noemi Cassanelli/CNNThere’s little sign that ordinary Russians have been drastically impacted by Western sanctions. Sanctions will have a long-term impact on the Russian economy, according to the European Commission. Nabiullina said the Russian economy was like a car trying to go too fast.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Putin, Sergei Chemezov, ” Chemezov, Scott Peterson, Alexander Novak, Christine Abely, “, ”, SWIFT, Alexei Mordashov, Noemi Cassanelli, Geoffrey Pyatt, Rachel Lyngaas, —, Alexander Nemenov, Elvira Nabiullina, Nabiullina, Natalia Kolesnikova, ” Abely Organizations: CNN, Atlantic Council, Russia, West ., Shipping, Windward, Reuters, US Treasury Department, United Arab Emirates, Crime Agency, US Treasury, “, Bank of, European, US, Financial Times, Russian Central Bank, Getty, Producers, International Energy Agency Locations: United States, Ukraine, Russian, Russia, Western, Sviatohirsk, Donetsk region, Asia, West, West . India, China, India, Volgograd, Turkey, UAE, Bank of Finland, Hong Kong, Europe, Egypt, Thailand, Moscow, Kazakhstan, Soviet Russia, AFP, Beijing

☆ For Europe and NATO, a Russian Invasion Is No Longer Unthinkable
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Lara Jakes | Christina Anderson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia once proclaimed the dissolution of the Soviet empire “the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century.” At the time, back in 2005, few expected him to do anything about it. But then came Russia’s occupation of Abkhazia and South Ossetia from Georgia in 2008, its backing for Ukrainian separatists and the annexation of Crimea in 2014 and, most resoundingly, the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Now, with the rise of former President Donald J. Trump, who in the past has vowed to leave NATO and recently threatened never to come to the aid of his alliance allies, concerns are rising among European nations that Mr. Putin could invade a NATO nation over the coming decade and that they might have to face his forces without U.S. support. That could happen in as few as five years after a conclusion of the war in Ukraine, according to some officials and experts who believe that would be enough time for Moscow to rebuild and rearm its military.

Persons: Vladimir V, Putin, Donald J, Trump Organizations: Ukrainian, NATO Locations: Russia, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Georgia, Crimea, Ukraine, NATO, Moscow

☆ An Italian Holocaust Survivor Asks if She Has ‘Lived in Vain’
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Jason Horowitz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For decades, Liliana Segre visited Italian classrooms to recount her expulsion from school under Benito Mussolini’s anti-Semitic racial laws, her doomed attempt to flee Nazi-controlled Italy, her deportation from Milan’s train station to the death camps of Auschwitz. Her plain-spoken testimony about gas chambers, tattooed arms, casual atrocities and the murders of her father, grandparents and thousands of other Italian Jews made her the conscience and living memory of a country that often prefers not to remember. Now she is wondering if it was all wasted breath. “Why did I suffer for 30 years to share intimate things of my family, of my pain, of my desperation? Why?” Ms. Segre, 93, with cotton-white hair, a steel-cage memory and an official status as a Senator for Life said last week in her handsome Milan apartment, where she sat next to a police escort.

Persons: Liliana Segre, Benito Mussolini’s, Ms, Segre, “ I’ve, Vladimir V, Putin, Hitler, ” Organizations: Life, Hamas Locations: Nazi, Italy, Milan’s, Auschwitz, Milan, Israel, Gaza, Europe, Ukraine, Russia, France, Germany

☆ Pelosi Wants F.B.I. to Investigate Pro-Palestinian Protesters
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Kayla Guo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Representative Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California and the former House speaker, on Sunday called for the F.B.I. to investigate protesters demanding a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas conflict, suggesting without evidence that some activists may have ties to Russia and President Vladimir V. Putin. I think some of these protesters are spontaneous and organic and sincere. Some, I think, are connected to Russia.”When pressed on whether she believed some of the demonstrators were “Russian plants,” Ms. Pelosi said: “Seeds or plants. to investigate that.”Ms. Pelosi, who was first elected speaker in 2007 and again in 2019, led House Democrats for 20 years before stepping aside for Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the minority leader.

Persons: Nancy Pelosi, Vladimir V, Putin, Ms, Pelosi, ”, Hakeem Jeffries Organizations: CNN’s, Union, Democrats Locations: California, Israel, Russia, CNN’s “ State, Ukraine, Russian, New York, U.S

PARIS (AP) — France is getting ready to show its gratitude toward World War II veterans who will return, many for the last time, to Normandy beaches this year for 80th anniversary commemorations of D-Day to mark the defeat of the Nazis. And we have to tell them,” Philippe Étienne, chairman of the Liberation Mission, the specially created body that organizes the 80th anniversary commemorations, told The Associated Press. “The civilians were part of this (World War II) conflict because they suffered and they supported fighters. Russian President Vladimir Putin, who had been present for the 70th anniversary of D-Day, wasn't expected to be invited this year. French authorities are notably considering launching an nationwide operation to collect family documents, objects and audiovisual material related to World War II that would help keep the memory alive.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, ” Philippe Étienne, Étienne, “, It’s, Michel Delion, Vladimir Putin, wasn't, Putin didn't, Putin, …, ”, Fabien Sudry Organizations: PARIS, —, Omaha Beach, Paris, Associated Press, Legion, Nazi, Soviet, Allied Locations: — France, Normandy, Britain, U.S, Canada, France, United States, Europe, Ukraine, Russian, Rome, Soviet Union, Provence, Paris, Strasbourg, Germany, Nazi Germany, Africa

Zelensky and Trump loom over DavosTwo people are having an outsize impact at the World Economic Forum, and one of them isn’t even there. One is Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, who put on a full-court press of business and global leaders at the forum in Davos, Switzerland. Zelensky isn’t the only leader at Davos worried about Trump. The Ukrainian leader has sought to shore up global business support. And the annual wine tasting hosted by Anthony Scaramucci, the financier and former Trump official, well, ran out of wine.

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☆ Ukraine war latest updates: Putin hails military gains in Ukraine; Blinken warns of 'real problem' if Kyiv gets no extra funding
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Polish President Andrzej Duda told CNBC Tuesday that Ukraine's refusal to cede ground to Russia in any prospective peace talks was "perfectly understandable." "To me, as the president of Poland, it's perfectly understandable. He told CNBC that "all those voices who are saying that we probably should have some kind of political process, talks or discussions, they somehow don't hear what Mr. Putin is saying," Rinkēvičs told CNBC on Tuesday. When asked to comment on Sunday's talks, the Kremlin's Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov told CNBC, "We find these negotiations strange without our participation. Read more on the story here: 'Perfectly understandable': Russia's neighbors back Ukraine's refusal to negotiate on peace talks— Holly Ellyatt

Persons: Andrzej Duda, Duda, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Vladimir Putin, CNBC's Steve Sedgwick, Latvia's, Edgars, Putin, Rinkēvičs, Sunday's, Dmitry Peskov, — Holly Ellyatt Organizations: CNBC, Economic, Kremlin's Locations: Russia, Davos, Poland

☆ From an Arctic Prison, Navalny Says Putin's Russia Will One Day Crumble
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Guy FaulconbridgeMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's most famous opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, said on Wednesday that President Vladimir Putin's state would one day crumble along with the post-Soviet elite which he cast as venal, power-hungry and duplicitous. Putin's state is not viable. Navalny, who has been sentenced to stay in jail until he is 74, has repeatedly warned that Putin's Russia is a state run by "thieves and criminals" and that one day there will be seismic change via revolt. Navalny is in jail, his movement is outlawed and most of his key supporters have fled abroad. Russia denies Navalny's claims that Russia's secret police poisoned him with Novichok.

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☆ Biden Invites Congressional Leaders to White House to Discuss Aid to Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Michael D. Shear | More About Michael D. Shear | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden will press congressional leaders for passage of his funding for Ukraine, Israel and the border during a meeting at the White House on Wednesday, his press secretary announced on Tuesday. But negotiations have stalled for weeks, leaving the Ukraine assistance in limbo. The president and his aides have warned that failing to approve funding for Ukraine could hand a victory to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in the two-year war that followed his invasion. An in-person meeting at the White House would be the first face-to-face discussion between Mr. Biden and the congressional leaders in months. The president’s legislative and national security aides have been in discussions with their counterparts on Capitol Hill since before the Christmas holiday.

Persons: Biden, Biden’s, Vladimir V, Putin Organizations: White, Republicans, Capitol Locations: Ukraine, Israel, Russia

☆ Opinion | Putin Is Making His Plans Brutally Clear
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Nataliya Gumenyuk | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

At the end of December, I asked my sister how she would be celebrating this year. On Dec. 29, more than 120 Russian missiles and drones targeted towns across the country, killing 44 people. Russia’s strikes increased as attempts to authorize more funding for Ukraine stalled in the U.S. Congress and in Europe. Since the fall, Kyiv’s western allies have reportedly been quietly pushing for negotiations to end the war. By the end of December, Vladimir Putin was also reportedly signaling that he, too, was ready to make a deal.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Putin Organizations: “, Ukraine, U.S . Congress Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Russian, Kyiv, Europe, United States

How the Russian Government Silences Wartime DissentJust days after invading Ukraine, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia signed a censorship law that made it illegal to “discredit” the army. The indignities of the crackdown, and the long arm of the Russia law, is being lost in the numbers. Nanna Heitmann for The New York TimesIn dry legalese, the court documents recount the Russian state’s case against these statements and protests. People’s “negative assessment” of the Russian military could adversely affect its performance, the court said, presenting a national security risk. And I very much don’t want this.”Sergei Platonov at district court in Moscow listening to his guilty verdict in November.

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☆ Putin, Bidding to Cement His Legacy, Will Seek Re-election as President
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-08 | by ( Valerie Hopkins | Ivan Nechepurenko | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the absence of genuine political opposition, Mr. Putin is all but assured of winning another six-year term, prolonging his authoritarian grip. There had been next to no doubt that he would run: Perhaps in an acknowledgment of his expected candidacy, Mr. Putin declared his intentions not at a podium, but in a conversation with soldiers that was recorded on camera. Still, the exchange was laden with symbolism, coming after a military awards ceremony at the Kremlin that underscored his standing as a wartime president overseeing a brutal invasion of Ukraine. The interaction appeared to be highly choreographed, though the Kremlin later denied that was the case. A Ukrainian-born Russian military officer and official from Donetsk, a Russian-occupied city in eastern Ukraine, approached Mr. Putin and expressed gratitude that its residents now had the opportunity to vote for the first time in Russian presidential elections, and they wanted to cast their votes for Mr. Putin.

Persons: Vladimir V, Putin, Catherine the Great, Mr Organizations: Kremlin Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Donetsk, Russian

☆ Ukraine’s US lifeline is hanging by a thinning thread
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

In a grave blow to its prospects, Ukraine aid has now been embroiled by Republicans in a separate imbroglio over immigration. While Ukraine’s survival is at stake, so is the reputation of the United States as a global leader. Johnson may struggle to retain his tenuous hold on his job if he uses Democratic votes to pass a Ukraine funding package. The Ukraine aid package is now caught in the most intractable US political issue — immigration. “We are at a moment in history.”But a group of Republican senators who normally back Ukraine aid signaled Monday they couldn’t move forward without immigration changes attached to the measure.

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[1/5] Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the "Russia" forum and exhibition celebrating the country's major achievements in Moscow, Russia, December 4, 2023. Putin was given an explanation of a Soviet nuclear bomb design and shown a mock control panel for launching a nuclear test, before observing images of a blast and mushroom cloud through a viewing window. Since the start of the Ukraine war, Putin has frequently reminded the West of the size and capabilities of Russia's nuclear arsenal, saying anyone who tried to launch a nuclear attack against it would be wiped from the face of the earth. Supporters of Putin dismiss that analysis, pointing to independent polling which shows he enjoys approval ratings of above 80%. They say that Putin has restored order and some of the clout Russia lost during the chaos of the Soviet collapse.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Mikhail Voskresensky, Putin, Oleg Saitov, Boris Yeltsin, Josef Stalin, Catherine the Great, Mark Trevelyan, Gareth Jones Organizations: Sputnik, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Kremlin, State, Thomson Locations: Russia, Moscow, Soviet, Ukraine, Belarus, Soviet Union, Putin's Russia, London

☆ Putin Greets Kids, Views 'Nuclear Button' as Re-Election Bid Nears
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Dec. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

Putin was given an explanation of a Soviet nuclear bomb design and shown a mock control panel for launching a nuclear test, before observing images of a blast and mushroom cloud through a viewing window. Since the start of the Ukraine war, Putin has frequently reminded the West of the size and capabilities of Russia's nuclear arsenal, saying anyone who tried to launch a nuclear attack against it would be wiped from the face of the earth. Putin was shown a replica of Stalin's office during his exhibition tour. Supporters of Putin dismiss that analysis, pointing to independent polling which shows he enjoys approval ratings of above 80%. They say that Putin has restored order and some of the clout Russia lost during the chaos of the Soviet collapse.

Persons: Guy Faulconbridge, Mark Trevelyan MOSCOW, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Oleg Saitov, Boris Yeltsin, Josef Stalin, Catherine the Great, Mark Trevelyan, Gareth Jones Organizations: Kremlin, State Locations: Soviet, Ukraine, Belarus, Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, Putin's Russia, London

☆ Russia plans to force foreigners to sign a 'loyalty agreement' before they can enter the country
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia plans to make foreigners entering the country sign a "loyalty agreement." download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementRussia is planning to quell criticism of Vladimir Putin's regime by forcing foreigners entering the country to sign a "loyalty agreement," TASS state news agency reported on Wednesday. The intent of the draft bill is to protect "Russian national interests," TASS reported, citing the document. AdvertisementThe draft bill, which is expected to be sent to Russia's parliament soon, comes months ahead of Russia's presidential election in March.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin's, Putin Organizations: TASS, Service, Business Insider Locations: Russia, Russian

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and top Western diplomats vowed on Wednesday to sustain support for Ukraine and its bid to join NATO despite dwindling military supplies and competing crises. Mr. Blinken’s remarks came at the tail end of a NATO ministerial meeting in Brussels, where he and other Western diplomats sought to assuage doubts about Western resolve to help Kyiv amid Russia’s full-scale invasion. A White House proposal to send Ukraine additional emergency aid has stalled in the Republican-led House, and the war in Gaza has consumed global attention. “But the answer here today at NATO is clear, and it’s unwavering. We must and we will continue to support ensuring that Russia’s war of aggression remains a strategic failure.”He added that he expected that President Biden’s request for $61.4 billion in additional military and economic support for Ukraine would be approved by Congress.

Persons: Antony J, Blinken, Blinken’s, ” Mr, Vladimir V, Putin, Biden’s Organizations: NATO, Republican, Congress Locations: Ukraine, Brussels, Gaza, United States, Russia

☆ Ukraine's airpower problem and Russian landmines are what slowed Kyiv's big offensive, ex-NATO commander says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukraine's big spring offensive was slowed by its lack of airpower, a former NATO commander said. That allowed Russia to put down mines in areas it believed Ukrainian forces would advance, he said. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementA former NATO commander says that Ukraine's big spring offensive was hampered by its lack of airpower, which allowed Russia to put mines down in areas where it thought Ukrainian forces might try to advance. But the offensive "was unfortunately lacking in one key element, and that's airpower," retired Gen. James Jones told RFE/RL in an interview.

Persons: James Jones, —, Jones, Barack Obama Organizations: RFE, Service, NATO, The Washington Post Locations: NATO, Russia, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Europe, Dnipro, Russian, Crimea

☆ Napoleon, Once a Legend, Is Now a Mere Movie Star - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Mark Mazower | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

“History,” the essayist Thomas Carlyle wrote in 1840, “is the biography of great men” — and of these Napoleon, whom Carlyle described as “our chief contemporary wonder,” was considered by many to be the greatest. The ambitious dreamed of emulating him; inmates of lunatic asylums believed they were him. And now we find him, some 200 years later, larger than life once again, on IMAX screens and in multiplexes in Ridley Scott’s new epic “Napoleon.”So why does Mr. Scott’s choice of subject feel like something of a throwback? What has changed is not Napoleon’s story, but our sense of the possibilities it once represented. People (with the possible exception of Mr. Putin) are unlikely to see themselves as history’s protagonists.

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☆ For Russia’s Pop Star Exiles, a Moral Stand and a Creative Climb
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Paul Sonne | Alex Marshall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Before Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, Monetochka was on her way to becoming a superstar in Russia. She had released two hit albums of lyrical pop, secured ad deals with brands including Nike and Spotify, and was set to appear and sing a new song in the opening scene of Netflix’s first original Russian drama, a lush adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina.”But President Vladimir V. Putin’s military action derailed everything. Netflix shelved the series. The big ad deals, which once comprised more than half of Monetochka’s income, disappeared. And, after making a raft of antiwar statements and fleeing Russia, she was branded a foreign agent in January.

Persons: Monetochka, Netflix’s, Leo Tolstoy’s “ Anna Karenina, ”, Vladimir V, — Organizations: Nike, Spotify, Netflix, Melrose Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Russian, Lithuania, New York, U.S

☆ The Certainties of a Putin Election Meet the Uncertainties of War
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Ivan Nechepurenko | More About Ivan Nechepurenko | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

When asked last week what kind of leader should replace President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, his longtime spokesman gave a quick and simple answer: “the same.”“Or different, but the same,” the spokesman, Dmitri S. Peskov, told a Russian television network, adding that he was confident that should Mr. Putin run, he would win the election “without doubt” and would remain “our president.”Few doubt that Mr. Putin will seek another presidential term in an election scheduled for March. He is widely expected to formally announce his candidacy next month. There is little question about the outcome, too; in Russia’s authoritarian political system, Mr. Putin is always reported to have won in a landslide. He has led Russia as either president or prime minister since 1999.

Persons: Vladimir V, Putin, Russia, Dmitri S, Peskov, ” Locations: Russian, Russia

[1/2] Russian President Vladimir Putin and Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk attend the G20 virtual summit via a video link in Moscow, Russia, November 22, 2023. "Yes, of course, military actions are always a tragedy," Putin told the virtual G20 meeting called by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "And of course, we should think about how to stop this tragedy," Putin said. Putin used the word "war" to describe the conflict instead of the current Kremlin term of "special military operation". "I understand that this war, and the death of people, cannot but shock," Putin said, before setting out the Russian case that Ukraine had persecuted people in eastern Ukraine.

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☆ Putin Says We Must Think How to Stop 'The Tragedy' of War in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +4 min

By Guy Faulconbridge and Vladimir SoldatkinMOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin told the leaders of the Group of Twenty (G20) on Wednesday that it was necessary to think about how to stop "the tragedy" of the war in Ukraine, some of his most placatory remarks to date about the conflict. "Yes, of course, military actions are always a tragedy," Putin told the virtual G20 meeting called by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "And of course, we should think about how to stop this tragedy," Putin said. Putin used the word "war" to describe the conflict instead of the current Kremlin term of "special military operation". "I understand that this war, and the death of people, cannot but shock," Putin said, before setting out the Russian case that Ukraine had persecuted people in eastern Ukraine.

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For Mr. Putin, it was a rare interaction with Western leaders since the start of the war last year. Once he had a chance to respond, Mr. Putin could not hide his irritation. “Some colleagues already in their speeches were saying that they were shocked by the ongoing Russian aggression in Ukraine,” Mr. Putin said. Mr. Putin repeated Russia’s official line that the Kremlin was ready to negotiate and blamed Ukraine for rejecting talks. “Russia has never refused peace talks with Ukraine,” Mr. Putin said.

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