Tag: Russia-Ukraine war

Putin: The Soviet Union’s decision to crush Hungarian, Czechoslovak uprisings was a mistake

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the U.S. was making the same mistakes now that the Soviet Union did in the past. Sending Soviet troops to suppress the anti-Soviet uprisings and liberalization attempts in communist Hungary in 1956 and Czechoslovakia in 1968 was a mistake, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Tuesday.

Over 800,000 Ukrainian men at risk of conscription have fled to Germany since the start of the war

The pro-peace Alternative for Germany reveals the figures to show that ordinary Ukrainians want a ceasefire as soon as possible. More than 200,000 Ukrainian men of fighting age have fled their country to Germany since the beginning of the war with Russia, according to the federal government’s written response to a question posed by the Alternative for Germany’s foreign policy spokesperson Petr Bystron.

Dmitri Medvedev Doesn’t Take Prisoners

The influence of Dmitry Medvedev cannot be underestimated. It is difficult to separate the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Federation of Russia from Russian President Vladimir Putin. Medvedev was Russian prime minister (2012-2020) and Russia’s president 2008-2012.

Ukraine could seek extradition of draft dodging cannon fodder from EU – senior MP

The thousands of Ukrainians who bribed officials or forged documents to flee the country should be prosecuted, Jewish oligarch David Arakhamia has said. Military-aged Ukrainian men who fled the country during mobilization could be forcibly returned home to face trial, top lawmaker David Arakhamia told one of the country’s state-controlled TV broadcasters on Thursday.