LONDON( Reuters)-Russian far-right politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky, known for provocative stunts

Russian nationalist leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky, a senior lawmaker whose sulphurous rhetoric and

A Russian warship and fighter jets fired warning shots at a British ship to stop it entering its waters, Russia has claimed.... According to a timeline presented by the Russian defence ministry, HMS Defender entered Russian territorial waters shortly before noon on Wednesday....

If Alternative for Germany (AfD) doesn’t split and if its leaders don’t start pushing for power, the party will win over the disillusioned supporters of the ruling parties. The Alternative for Germany party (AfD) did very well at the regional elections.

Pope Francis has condemned “ the massacre of Bucha ” and kissed a Ukrainian flag sent from the town where tied bodies shot at close range littered the streets after Russian troops withdrew and corpses poked out of a mass grave at a church. The deaths in Bucha, outside Kyiv, have triggered a global outcry and pledges of further sanctions against Moscow from the west.“ Recent news from the war in Ukraine, instead of bringing relief and hope, brought new atrocities, such as the massacre of Bucha, ”

Under Putin, it seems that there will be no more celebration of the end of Communist rule: the price paid for it is now deemed to be too high. With official interest in history currently very high in Russia, it was striking that last week's anniversary of the August 1991 coup against President Mik

Vladimir Putin has a fairly clear vision that may be accepted or rejected, but not denied. The problem is that his opponents are trying to argue with him about details rather than offer an alternative vision for Russia’s development.

Unhappy with plans to raise the retirement age, the decline in their living standards, and tax hikes, Russians can’t vote for the real opposition. Strong candidates are either not allowed to run or prefer to cooperate with the authorities by not running, while in-system parties deliberately tone do

One of the main features of the Civic Platform party is its Federal Civic Committee, which unites people involved in the party’s projects without them being members of it. The time of traditional political parties was drawing to a close.

The old methods are no longer effective. If Putin wants to take back the initiative, he needs to be more open and audacious.