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Saturday, May 4, 2024
TopicPresident Vladimir Putin

Topic: President Vladimir Putin

Why Putin could well use the ‘famous black suitcase and the red button’

As we reach the one-month mark in this war, Putin is primarily using the strategies of ancient warfare. But in the background loom the most modern tools of combat.

Russia could use nuclear arsenal if there is existential threat to country, says Putin aide

US President Biden begins a Europe trip today to ‘lead’ the West’s future response to the war.

Putin is not the only villain of Russia-Ukraine crisis. The West played a similar role

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Journey of Nazi symbol, and Boris Johnson’s ‘personal service’ for Russian oligarchs

The best international cartoons of the week, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

SubscriberWrites: The Russia-Ukraine crisis is the result of clash of egos of two presidents

A deep look at that led to the conflict and the subsequent war will show that the cause is the mutual distrust of Russia and Ukraine, writes Sibu K Das.

In Sunday sermon, Orthodox bishop Kirill backs Russia’s war against Ukraine

Critics call him 'militant Christian' who has accused West of organising genocides against countries that do not support gay rights.

Selfie with students stuck in Ukraine, and India isn’t worried about Russian arms

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Russian ruble’s history of catastrophic crashes — from 1998 collapse to current sanctions

The value of the ruble fell to 108 against the US dollar Monday from 83 last Friday, making it the currency’s worst single-business-day decline since 3 September 1998.

Time cover hasn’t compared Putin to Hitler, controversial image is by UK-based designer

The image on the cover showcases Russian President Vladimir Putin with a picture of Adolf Hitler's mustache overlayed on his face. Several mainstream media handles as well as verified Twitter handles have since posted this fake cover.

Putin is forgetting Russia’s history. It’s why his claim to rid Ukraine of Nazis is absurd

Putin exaggerating Nazi legacy in Ukraine to suppress the State’s pluralism shows one thing: he fears democracy more than he fears Nazism.

On Camera

Stop targeting Galgotias University students. Focus on politicians instead

Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.