This article was published in partnership with Religion News Service. Two days before he launched a bloody invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin sat alone in front of a camera and delivered a rambling, hour-long address. It outlined the ideological justification for what would ultimately become his “special military …
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Russian leader Vladimir Putin extended official recognition to two breakaway republics in Ukraine‘s far-eastern Donbas region in remarks delivered Monday night in Moscow, and followed the speech by signing an order to deploy the Russian military to the contested area. “They want to defend their basic rights, to live on …
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For years, a river of American wealth has flowed into Russia — money from virtually every corner of the U.S. financial world. Public pensions, hedge funds, banks, insurers, university endowments, mutual funds and wealthy investors have collectively showered billions of dollars on Vladimir Putin’s regime and supported companies closely connected …
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