Monthly Archives: October 2022

Putin allies are pushing for swift retaliation after an explosion on a key Crimean bridge delivered another humiliation for the Russian president

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks to the media after the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. Sergei Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo/Associated Press, File A blast on a crucial bridge caused celebrations in Ukraine and calls for revenge among Putin allies. The Kerch bridge is an…

Putin may have wanted to restore the Russian Empire, but his power over former Soviet states is waning as his invasion of Ukraine flounders

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an informal annual summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) heads of state at the Konstantin Palace presidential residence in Strelna, outside St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. Alexei Danichev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo/Associated Press When Putin invaded Ukraine, experts speculated his ultimate goal was to restore the…