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For one, while Putin has rebuffed the impact of Western sanctions, the restrictions are clearly having an impact on Russia's trade and finances, with the nation's energy revenue falling by nearly ...
Putin's supporters made their own prank video in response, titled "Russia Without Putin – Russia Without a Future". [4] The video plays on the popular "Russia without Putin" chant that was frequently used during the opposition protests in Russia. Days after the video was released it was revealed to be a trailer for the documentary A Coup On ...
The first task in Putin's view was consolidation of Russia's society: "The fruitful and creative work, which our country needs so badly, is impossible in a divided and internally atomised society". [61] However, the author stressed: "There should be no forced civil accord in a democratic Russia. Social accord can only be voluntary". [61]
In August 2011 a video showed Putin riding with the Night Wolves who were later sanctioned by the United States, EU, and Canada. [71] Firefighting from the air – In August 2010, Russian TV broadcast a video of Putin co-piloting a firefighting plane Beriev Be-200 to dump water on a raging fire during the 2010 Russian wildfires. [58] [70]
The Duma, Russia’s parliament, has passed a bill making it a crime, punishable by up to 15 years in jail, to spread what it called “fake news” about the Russian military.
The amendments - which need to be approved by Russia’s upper house, the Federation Council, before being signed into law by Putin - come as rights groups say Russian authorities are ramping up a ...
A survey from June 22 reported that only 2% of Poles held a favourable view of Russia, while 97% were unfavourable, the most negative views of Russia among all countries included in that survey. The 2% view was a collapse from previous polls, which for the prior two decades had about 20–40% of Poles expressing a favourable view. [197]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has come under fire for instigating the War in Ukraine, which he believes is legal Russian territory. The war, which became hot again in 2022, has seen over ...