Why a Russian billionaire sponsored Maria Butina, the alleged Russian agent arrested in the U.S. PRO Members Public
1. Why a Russian billionaire sponsored Maria Butina, the alleged Russian agent arrested in the U.S. Maria Butina at a firearm legalization rally in Moscow, 2013. Photo credit: AP/TASS The Bell learned how Russian billionaire Konstantin Nikolaev became the sponsor of the young Russian woman, Maria Butina, arrested
Russia’s government moves towards further economic isolation as it expects new sanctions post-Helsinki PRO Members Public
1. The meeting between Putin and Trump may result in new and more severe sanctions for Russia. Vladimir Putin before the meeting with Donald Trump. Helsinki, July 16, 2018. Photo credit: Anatoly Maltsev; EPA/TASS What happened It may seem that the Helsinki summit has turned out hyper successful for
Cryptographers from military units: what we know about the accused Russian hackers PRO Members Public
An official accusation of hacking the DNC directed at alleged hackers from Russian military intelligence threatens the upcoming summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Helsinki. 12 employees of the GRU, Russia’s most secretive intelligence service, have been indicted for hacking. We uncovered everything that is known about
On the eve of his meeting with Trump, Vladimir Putin prefers praying in a monastery to watching football with Macron PRO Members Public
1. On the eve of his meeting with Trump, Vladimir Putin prefers praying in a monastery to watching football with Macron Photo credit: Valaam monastery What happened This week, Vladimir Putin gave us a reason to remember another of his hobbies, the influence of which on Russian politics is yet
Vladimir Putin unexpectedly ignores Russia’s triumphant World Cup PRO Members Public
1. Vladimir Putin unexpectedly ignores Russia’s triumphant World Cup Vladimir Putin at the World Cup Football Park on Red Square, June 28. Photo credit: Kremlin.ru What happened Russia’s football team has surpassed even the most ambitious fan forecasts as it hosts the World Cup — for the first
Russia calls the Putin-Trump summit the event of the year, but doesn’t expect real results PRO Members Public
1. Russia calls the Putin-Trump summit the event of the year, but doesn’t expect real results Photo credit: Interpress/TASS What happened Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump have set a date for their second formal meeting — Helsinki, 16 July, just the next day after Moscow will be hosting the
The World Cup just might open the door for Russia to make a deal with the West PRO Members Public
1. The World Cup just might open the door for Russia to make a deal with the West Australian fans at a World Cup match in Samara, Russia. Credit: Mikhail Tereshchenko/TASS What happened You couldn’t imagine a better first week of the FIFA 2018 World Cup for the
Raising the pension age, Putin’s new government launches its most serious reform in years PRO Members Public
1. Raising the pension age, Putin’s new government launches its most serious reform in years Credit: Виктор Драчев/ТАСС What happened As we predicted, Russia’s “new” government has begun its first serious reform — raising the pension age. Russia currently has one of the earliest pension ages in the
Vladimir Putin hints at sponsoring mercenaries abroad and the “troll factory”; The Bell learned what Prigozhin is now up to PRO Members Public
1. Vladimir Putin hints at sponsoring mercenaries abroad and the “troll factory”; The Bell learned what Prigozhin is now up to Evgeny Prigozhin’s next battleground will be Sudan What happened In an televised interview with Austria’s ORF, Vladimir Putin spoke for the first time about how he views
“Putin’s Cook” set out to mine gold in Africa PRO Members Public
The Bell has learned that after meetings held by Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev with the president of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, in November 2017, fighters from the private military contractor “Wagner Group” traveled to Sudan, and a company connected to Evgeny Prigozhin began searching for gold in the African country.
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