Saturday, 21 May, 2022
TopicVladimir Putin

Topic: Vladimir Putin

Ukraine’s economy is crashing. It should exit war and build itself instead

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

Under fire for praising Trump’s Ukraine stance, Noam Chomsky says US ex-president ‘not the issue’

Pia Krishnankutty -
Unlike Trump, Biden administration doesn't seem to be supporting peace negotiations & is focussed on sanctions against Russia, says the linguist & political activist.

Vladimir Putin’s parade can’t hide a missing victory

Clara Ferreira Marques -
The Russian President not formally declaring war on Ukraine or giving a call for mass mobilisation on Victory Day is a reminder of the limits of his power.

Ukraine invasion correct decision as West was prepared to invade us, says Vladimir Putin

ThePrint Team -
The Russian President did not escalate the conflict to a war — as was feared — during his address at the Victory Day parade Monday.

EU likely to sanction Vladimir Putin’s alleged girlfriend Alina Kabaeva

ThePrint Team -
The Russian President has denied a relationship with Kabaeva whose name was first linked to him a decade ago.

As Russian church backs Putin’s war, Orthodox Christians in Ukraine & Russia stand divided

Suchet Vir Singh -
Patriarch Kirill, the head bishop of Russian Orthodox Church, has openly supported Putin’s campaign in Ukraine, lending weight to the idea of it being a 'holy war'.

Putin is losing the war but he will escalate to show he’s still in charge

Andreas Kluth -
In the past, Putin has compared himself to a cornered rat: rather than giving up, the rat attacks. He's implied he will never back down. He’ll always escalate, even into self-annihilation.

Putin says Russia has taken control of Ukraine’s Mariupol, calls it a ‘success’

Bloomberg News -
Mariupol would be the biggest city yet taken by Russia in its two-month invasion and is key to asserting control over the Donbas region and linking it by land with Crimea.

Putin’s nuclear threat makes Armageddon thinkable

Tyler Cowen -
Since the 1960s, nuclear weapons have largely receded from the public consciousness. Nonetheless, nuclear war is very much a 'thinkable' concept, however horrible it might have been.

Russian billionaires face fresh blow after Putin bans firms from foreign stock listings

Bloomberg News -
Putin signed off on legal amendments that require Russian companies to delist their overseas shares, winding up a process that has gathered pace with the annexation of Crimea in 2014.
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Economy

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Inflation raised monthly expenses of 92% Indian families in last 3 months, finds online survey

ThePrint Team -
A LocalCircles poll found that 70% of respondents felt their monthly household budget increased by 10% while 55% expected expenses to go up by another 10% in the next 3 months.

Defence

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India to ink ‘repeat order’ deal for 73,000 SiG 716 rifles from the US

Snehesh Alex Philip -
In February 2019, 72,400 SiG 716 rifles of 7.62 x 51mm calibre were contracted from SIG Sauer Inc, USA, under government's 'Buy (Global) category', through fast track procedure.

National Interest

How Congress is like the Ambassador & why Indian politics needs a brand new set of wheels

Shekhar Gupta -
Like the car, nothing the party has done to reinvent itself has worked. Only way forward is to offer something looking towards the future, not in image of glorious past.

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