Tag: Vladimir Putin

Putin has recently passed a law punishing the deliberate spread of fake news with upto 15 years in jail which has caused several western news organizations to pull out of Russia fearing the penalty.
Many observers speculate that Putin invaded Ukraine because he wanted to prevent NATO from expanding to Russia’s border. He felt increasingly threatened by a Ukrainian government formed in the aftermath of a 2014 Obama-backed coup. It is highly unlikely that Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine without first receiving the approval of China’s Xi Jinping.
Since February 21, when Russia acknowledged the separatist republics of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, laying the groundwork for the special military operation three days later, Western nations have instituted a succession of economic sanctions against hundreds of Russian political leaders and corporate tycoons who regulate the country's media, financial institutions, oil refineries, and other critical industries.
Russian oligarchs seems to be on the run as Russian President Vladimir Putin's incursions into Ukraine enter their seventh day. Reportedly these Russian oligarchs are fleeing to Maldives in their luxury yachts as US plans to seize their assets.
Even though America is threatening Russia with sanctions they still pay Putin $70 million per day for oil which helps them in their attack of Ukraine.
There have been several Indian students who have released recordings in which they claim to be mistreated by Ukrainian officials. This combined with the reports from Russian President Vladimir Putin that Ukraine have been holding Indian students hostage in Kharkiv to use them as human shields is quite alarming in the current scenario.
The hacking efforts till now made by the group Anonymous have been described as haphazard, unorganized, and indiscriminate. They have been dealt with a fresh blow as their website was hacked after they declared cyberwar on Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin listed three requirements for a peaceful settlement in Ukraine during a call with his French colleague Emmanuel Macron on Monday, including acknowledgement of Russian authority over Crimea.
Following Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, a slew of foreign policy "experts" are suddenly pushing for "regime change" in Russia.
According to a satellite service, a Russian military convoy heading towards the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv has increased from 17 miles to 40 miles, as US authorities cautioned that the city might be the stage of a siege and nasty urban combat. Russia is now sending urban warfare troops to Ukraine to bolster its second wave of attack, as per satellite images.