Tag: Vladimir Putin
Media’s Russia Obsession Obscures How Trump’s Syria Withdrawal Benefits Turkey Most
While corporate media portrayed Trump’s withdrawal of US troops from Syria as a Christmas gift to Russia’s Putin, veteran Middle East reporter Patrick Cockburn tells…
Nuclear Treaty Framework is in Dangerous Disarray and Needs to be Rebooted
Col. Larry Wilkerson discusses the meaning of the Trump administration’s abandonment of the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty and how this move has contributed to…
The Real News Doesn’t Side with Russian or American Oligarchs
In light of the Mueller report we replay this March 5, 2017 interview with TRNN Editor-in-Chief Paul Jay, where he discusses the underlying forces driving…
Russia Defies US Threats Over Venezuela
Trump insists Russia ‘get out’ of Venezuela; Vijay Prashad says Russia is protecting its own economic interests, billions in outstanding loans Subscribe to our page…
U.S. Hoped Putin Would be a ‘Sober Yeltsin’ – RAI with Stephen Cohen (3/5)
After the fall of the Soviet Union, a dysfunctional and pro-American Russian President Yeltsin presided over the chaos of the 1990’s; when Putin came to…
China-Russia Partnership Threatens US Global Hegemony
The U.S. expected China to integrate into global capitalism as a subordinate power, but recent deals with Russia show China is moving towards equality in…
Russia’s President Putin Cracks Down, Despite Maintaining Broad Popular Support
Russia expert Tony Wood discusses the arrest and possible poisoning of Alexei Navalny, who was banned from running in local elections and protested that decision….
Turkey Cuts Deal with Russia, Intensifying the War for Gas in Libya
Turkey sent Syrian fighters to Libya to back the government and keep its control of offshore natural gas reserves. Egypt, Russia, ExxonMobil, Israel, and Greece…
700,000 Displaced as Syria and Turkey Descend into War
Syria and Turkey are fighting each other in the rebel-controlled Idlib region, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee for their lives as the bombings intensify….
Russia’s Putin Opens Option for Running Again
While Putin’s move to possibly remain in power beyond 2024 strengthens his hand, we should not see him as an all-powerful leader, but rather as…
Putin and former Wagner commander Andrei Troshev meet
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Andrei Troshev, one of the most senior former commanders of the Wagner Mercenary Group. According to the Kremlin, Troshev…
Chevron Plans Middle East Offshore Drilling, Capitalizing on Militarized Climate Chaos
Chevron has announced its entrance into the hotly contested Mediterranean Sea, creating military tension between competing regional powers. Discussions over climate change and ecological impacts…
Beyond Putin and Navalny: Is there a left alternative for Russia?
Read the full edited text transcript of this interview here: https://therealnews.com/putin-navalny-and-the-left-the-coming-political-crisis-in-russia. Alexei Navalny has been celebrated in the West as the democratic savior of Russia,…
At least 48 killed in Russian missile strike on Ukrainian grocery store, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that at least 48 people were killed in a Russian strike that hit a grocery store in the country’s…
