Tag: stifled
Alexander Ovetshkin’s request in the spring of 2014 infuriated the Russians and stifled their relationship with Putin – now it is retaliating through the worst
Alexander Ovetshkin first met Vladimir Putin 15 years ago and has since praised the president without reservation. Until last weeks, writes Jelena Leppänen. Many Russian sports followers were furious in…
War in Ukraine: in Russia, a stifled opinion
On the eighth day of the offensive, Russia is a country fractured and scared by a war that even its elites did not see coming. There is support for power,…