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VLADIMIR PUTIN

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2015
Putin's Fortress Russia takes an economic toll
Hit by Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis, Vladimir Putin has adopted an isolationist policy that is crippling the Russian economy.
WORLD
Nov 9, 2015
Social media photos purport to show Russian soldiers in multiple Syria locations, bloggers say
Three serving or former Russian soldiers have been geolocated by photographs in Syria, including locations near Hama, Aleppo and Homs, Russian bloggers said Sunday, suggesting the Kremlin's operation stretches well beyond its air campaign.
WORLD
Nov 4, 2015
Unlike Iran, Russia may be open to Assad's exit
Russia does not see keeping Bashar Assad in power as a matter of principle, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow said on Tuesday in comments that suggested a divergence of opinion with Iran, the Syrian president's other main international backer.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 2, 2015
Nothing harmless about Putin's new 'Moscowteers'
Across Europe, apologists for Russia and Russian policy have coalesced into what amounts to a fifth column.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Oct 31, 2015
Trenches, improved tactics help rebels survive Syria onslaught
After the initial shock of intensive Russian airstrikes, Syrian rebels on the receiving end of a major offensive say better organization and new tactics have helped them to stem losses and fight back.
WORLD
Oct 28, 2015
Parents of first Russian soldier to die in Syria want another autopsy: report
The parents of the first Russian soldier to die in Syria are demanding a repeat autopsy, the Novaya Gazeta newspaper reported Wednesday, a day after they said they doubted the military's account that their 19-year-old son had hanged himself.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2015
Serious challenges hamper ambitious Russia
Russia has daunting domestic problems that must be effectively addressed if the country aims to develop at the rate that its considerable resources allow.
WORLD
Oct 27, 2015
Free Syrian Army groups deny reports of Moscow visits
Delegations from Free Syrian Army rebel groups did not visit Moscow, representatives of four factions fighting under the FSA banner said Tuesday, denying Russian news agency reports that such visits had taken place.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 27, 2015
Russia's latest Syria adventure brings history full circle
Valery Anisimov and his fellow Russian servicemen were smuggled out of the Black Sea by ship, hidden below deck. They grew their hair long so they could pass as tourists, then landed at a Syrian port to join up with government military units.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 21, 2015
Russian eagle takes steroids, reads Hegel, seeks recognition
The goal of Vladimir Putin's aggressive foreign policy may be a new contract with the West in which Russia is recognized as a leading power and treated as an equal.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 21, 2015
Are sanctions making Russia stronger?
The West's sanctions against Russia may not only fail to change the Ukraine situation; they may well spur the country's long-awaited structural transformation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 21, 2015
Syrian leader Assad meets Putin in surprise visit to Moscow
Syrian President Bashar Assad flew to Moscow on Tuesday evening to personally thank Russia's Vladimir Putin for his military support, in a surprise visit that underlined how Russia has become a major player in the Middle East.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2015
Putin fires a shot across Obama's bow
Barack Obama insists that Vladimir Putin's intervention in Syria is a sign of weakness, but the Russian Navy's recent cruise missile launch showed rising strength.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 20, 2015
Syrian rebels receive more weapons to counter government offensive near Aleppo
Rebels battling the Syrian army and its allies near Aleppo said on Monday they had received new supplies of U.S.-made anti-tank missiles from states opposed to President Bashar Assad since the start of a major government offensive last week.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 17, 2015
Turkey downs drone as Syria launches Aleppo offensive
Turkey shot down a drone on Friday in an incident highlighting the dangers of multiple air combat operations over Syria, where government troops and their allies backed by Russian jets have launched an offensive against rebels near Aleppo.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 15, 2015
Syrian war gives Russia a chance to test weapons
The Kremlin appears to only be setting short-term tactical goals in Syria; one of which is to battle-test and show off new military hardware.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 14, 2015
Jeb Bush says Putin's Russia should face consequences over Syria
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush vowed on Tuesday to take a more aggressive approach to countering Russia if he is elected president next year, calling Vladimir Putin an "agile adversary" who is exploiting a vacuum of U.S. leadership in Syria and elsewhere.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 14, 2015
Syrian Army, allies plan offensive against insurgents in Aleppo
Syria's army, along with Iranian and Hezbollah allies, will soon launch a ground attack supported by Russian airstrikes against insurgents in the Aleppo area, two senior regional officials said Tuesday.

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