Tag: Vladimir Putin

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Putin Predicts Biden’s Defeat in Ukraine’s War  

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, delivering the keynote address at the June 16th opening session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Conference, after being introduced by the Plenary session moderator Dimitri Simes, said that (and these are highlights from that address): Our economy and Russian businesses faced the biggest challenges during […]

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Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Rebellion

Contrary to the comments of the Western press, Yevgeny Prigozhin never attempted a coup against Vladimir Putin. He wanted to blackmail him in order to preserve the exorbitant privileges he had accumulated since the creation of his private military company. Then he came to his senses and returned to his post.