Vladimir Putin has had a busy week. The president oversaw another round of nuclear drills and then made a “historic speech” at the session of the Valdai Discussion Club.
Russian media personality Ksenia Sobchak was forced to flee Russia after searches at her home and the arrest of her commercial director. Propagandist Anton Krasovsky was suspended from his job at Russia Today, while the Russian State Duma approved the first reading of the new “LGBT propaganda” law.
The Moscow State University’s Faculty of Journalism is ready to train new military correspondents in case Russia runs out of them. And Chechnya’s Kadyrov has declared jihad on Ukraine. It was announced a couple of days ago that over 20 fighters associated with Kadyrov were killed in Ukraine’s strike on their base in the occupied Kherson region.
Every Saturday, Kirill Martynov, editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta Europe, gives his take on what happened in Russia and outside of it over the past week.
After overseeing another round of nuclear drills, Vladimir Putin gave a “historic speech” at the session of the Valdai Club.
Media personality Ksenia Sobchak was forced to leave Russia following searches at her home and the arrest of her commercial director.
The Moscow State University’s Faculty of Journalism is ready to train new military correspondents in case Russia runs out of them.
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