Charles Maynes
Kremlin Watch: How does a Russian public servant afford a $620,000 watch?
Vladimir Putin’s press secretary just got married in the Russian resort, Sochi. And some opposition activists noticed one of the wedding photos showed him wearing a very expensive watch, estimated at more than $600,000. And it’s not the first time that a Russian authority has gotten into some trouble for an expensive timepiece.
Ukraine faces up to a Russian invasion, while Moscow keeps denying it
Russia says its soldiers aren’t fighting in Ukraine, but evidence keeps piling up that Russia has invaded — even in Russia itself. That’s caused some protests in Russia and disappointment in Ukraine, where people are feeling abandoned by the outside world.
32 stories above Moscow, an unusual protest unfurls
An unusual protest in took place 32 stories above Moscow on Wednesday. There, attached to the iconic Soviet star atop a famous apartment building, an unnamed protester unfurled the Ukrainian flag and gave a shot in the arm to Russians opposed to intervention in Ukraine.
C’est it ain’t so! Russia bans French cheese and other European food imports
Russian President Vladimir Putin has banned most food imports from any country that has imposed sanctions on his country. That’s left Russians scrambling to buy products like French cheese before it’s all gone — and maybe asking bigger questions as well.
C’est it ain’t so! Russia bans French cheese and other European food imports
Russian President Vladimir Putin has banned most food imports from any country that has imposed sanctions on his country. That’s left Russians scrambling to buy products like French cheese before it’s all gone — and maybe asking bigger questions as well.