Investor Bill Browder has long framed himself as Vladimir Putin’s top enemy. “He has hunted me down through Interpol, made numerous requests of the British government to extradite me,” said Browder, who was briefly detained in Spain two months ago. “Putin made it clear I was his No. 1 foe in Helsinki a week ago, […]
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British MP, establishment journalists rush for Putin's blood after Amesbury chemical death
The death of Dawn Sturgess from what police say was exposure to Novichok has sparked a new fit of Russia-blaming, as an MP, high-profile commentators and mainstream journalists pointed the finger at Moscow. READ MORE: Woman exposed to nerve agent in Amesbury dies – UK police As British police launched a murder investigation into the poisoning […]
David Dimbleby net worth: Question Time and Putin's Russia host has a sizeable fortune
David Dimbleby, 79, is a British journalist and television presenter best known for hosting Question Time on BBC. He also hosted Putin’s Russia with David Dimbleby, which is broadcast tonight at 9pm on BBC One. But what is his net worth? A mainstay on British television, he has spent 56 years of his life active […]
Should We Have Meddled in Putin's Election? We Asked, You Answered
Last week, we asked: Should the U.S. meddle in Russia’s election? Well, Vladimir Putin won again, with 75 percent of the vote (even more than the last time around), after a campaign in which the leading opposition candidate was barred from running. So it seems the U.S. chose not to interfere, interfered on behalf of […]
Putin's Future Threat Could Come From Within His Base
You’ve probably seen the images from Moscow splashed across front pages in recent years: Protesters flooding the streets of Russia’s capital, hoisting placards denouncing President Vladimir Putin as riot cops swarm the crowd. Usually, Alexei Navalny — the handsome and charismatic darling of the beleaguered opposition movement — is somewhere at the helm, or being […]