Tag: Putin
Westerners directly sanction Putin and Lavrov
New series of sanctions against Russia, mainly economic, were announced this Friday, February 25 by the European Union, Switzerland, the United States, Canada and England. Some directly target President Vladimir…
Tuukka Tervonen’s column: The war may be the beginning of the end for Putin
Russia’s attack on Ukraine is a reminder that the monarchs must always be resisted until the bitter end, writes Tervonen. Tuukka TervonenFree journalist Another thing: Putin, who attacked Ukraine with…
War in Ukraine: Why getting Russia out of the Swift financial network won’t stop Putin
What still seemed hard to believe a few days ago has finally happened: Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine on Thursday, February 24. For several hours, the Russian army leads…
How long would Russia’s rich people put up with Putin if they were deprived of visas, luxury yachts and villas in Saimaa?
Interfering with Russia’s oil and gas exports would hit Russia properly, but would also be costly for the West, writes ‘s foreign journalist Mika Mäkeläinen. Russia’s attack on Ukraine requires…
How Putin justifies the aggression of Ukraine
This Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 6:00 am Moscow time, Vladimir Putin addressed his people to explain what he would do and why he would do it. Vladimir Putin justified…
who is the Ukrainian president, ex-actor who challenges Putin?
VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky faces Vladimir Putin in the war between Ukraine and Russia. A former TV series actor, Zelensky has impressed many foreign leaders, including Emmanuel Macron,…
When Putin gave the go-ahead: The night war knocked on Europe’s doorstep
Europe is waking up and the face of Vladimir Putin is appearing on television screens and the home pages of news sites. It is 5:30 a.m. and the Russian head…
War in Ukraine: Putin had announced everything
The war is here. This Thursday, February 24, the Russian army is bombing the whole of Ukraine, cities as well as military bases, and the human losses are expected to…
War in Ukraine: how Joe Biden left the field open to Putin
At a time when the first Russian bombs fell on Ukraine, on the night of February 23 to 24, Joe Biden sent his “prayers” to the “brave and proud people”…
REPORT. In Mariupol, where Putin has divided Ukraine for eight years already
They were together at school, but now find themselves on opposite sides, as Russia occupies eastern Ukraine and bombs the whole country. Masha Pronina, 31, and Denis Pohrebnoe, 30, grew…