As #Aleppo civilians were being gunned down in their homes & on the streets, Russia reported there's "jubilation" in the city. #RussiaLies pic.twitter.com/8rvcOm1GDz — Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) December 14, 2016
Russia
America, Authoritarianism, Liberty, Russia
Alexei Navalany Announces Run for President of Russia
by JOHN ADAMS •
If Alexei Navalany is willing to fight against Putin, in a society where Putin’s authoritarianism is much advanced, then we in America who are the fortunate & blessed heirs of a democratic tradition (where authoritarianism is yet only nascent) have no justification for reluctance to join our own fight. We’ll find those we can support, from among…
Authoritarianism, Russia
Arrest of Moscow Activists on Russian Constitution Day for Reading Their Own Constitution
by JOHN ADAMS •
Arrest of Moscow activists on Constitution Day for reading the Constitution. Video by Radio Svoboda. https://t.co/lO7bRzS9Cu — X Soviet (@XSovietNews) December 12, 2016 ?????????? ?????????? ? ?????? ?? ?????? "?????????? ???????????". https://t.co/NMPYtkieiN pic.twitter.com/l0SqGTFmip — ????? ??????? (@SvobodaRadio) December 12, 2016
Foreign Affairs, Russia, Sanctions
Our New Partner
by JOHN ADAMS •
The Washington Post reports today on the the first fruits of Trump’s foreign policy direction: The Kremlin says that Russian President Vladimir Putin and President-elect Donald Trump have agreed in a phone call to work to improve U.S.-Russian relations. The Kremlin says that Putin expressed readiness to establish a “partner-like” dialogue with Trump’s administration…. The…