Topic: Putin
Putin’s approval has stayed strong over the years – war in Ukraine could change that
Noah Buckley, Trinity College Dublin
Since his ascension to power in 2000, Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, has maintained levels of approval among the Russian public...
Putin slams sanctions as ‘illegitimate’
President Vladimir Putin has denounced sanctions imposed on Russia as “illegitimate”.
Ukraine: the UN’s ‘responsibility to protect’ doctrine is a hollow promise for civilians under fire
Peter Lee, University of Portsmouth
Images of gaunt, exhausted faces of people fleeing bombardment and death once again dominate global news. From Mariupol to Irpin,...
UN chief says Russian soldiers should ‘return to their barracks’
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on soldiers in Russia’s war on Ukraine to “return to their barracks”.
‘Putin is a killer!’: Thousands rally across Russia in show of dissent
Hours after Putin ordered his troops into Ukraine, Russians across the country took to the streets to slam his actions.
Russia closes rights group which built database of Soviet repression’s 2.6 million victims
Russia’s supreme court has ordered the closure of Memorial International, the country’s leading human rights group, in a watershed moment in Vladimir Putin’s crackdown on independent thought.
