In an emergency televised address to the Russian people on Saturday, as Yevgeny Prigozhin’s private army of mercenaries rumbled nearly 500 miles toward Moscow on its “march for justice,” Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced the traitors, vowed punishment, and compared the scenario to the turmoil that resulted in the Russian Revolution.
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GW Expert Available Comment on Putin Declaring Martial Law in Annexed Ukrainian Regions
WASHINGTON (Oct. 19, 2022)— On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law introducing martial law in the four illegally annexed Ukrainian regions — Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Luhansk — along with a separate order imposing restrictions on movement in…
GW Expert on Russian Reservist Mobilization: “Breaks Long-Term Social Contract With the Russian People”
Vladimir Putin is doubling down following a wave of Russian military setbacks in eastern Ukraine. The Russian leader announced plans to call up 300,000 reservists to active service, backed sham elections meant to pave the way for Russia’s annexation of…
GW Expert Available Comment on Legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev
WASHINGTON (Aug. 31, 2022)— On Tuesday, Russian state news agencies reported that Mikhail Gorbachev died after a severe and prolonged illness. Gorbachev was 91 years old and was the last president of the Soviet Union before its dissolution. In the…