Valerie Hopkins

Nov 24, 2024 | telegraphindia.com | Nataliya Vasilyeva |Valerie Hopkins

But in Russia’s tightly controlled news media and pro-government social media channels, there were only fawning reactions to the Russian leader’s new round of sabre-rattling and promises that Moscow’s enemies would “tremble in fear” Nataliya Vasilyeva, Valerie Hopkins Moscow Published 24.11.24, 10:31 AM Vladimir Putin File image The day after President Vladimir V.

Sep 3, 2024 | kentucky.com | Valerie Hopkins

President Vladimir Putin of Russia was warmly received by the leader of Mongolia on Tuesday in his first state visit to a member nation of the International Criminal Court since it issued a warrant for his arrest last year. Instead of arresting Putin, as the ICC, Ukraine, and human rights groups have urged, Mongolia, which is highly dependent on Russia for its energy needs, gave the Russian leader a red-carpet welcome in the capital, Ulaanbaatar.

Aug 2, 2024 | smh.com.au | Ivan Nechepurenko |Valerie Hopkins |Alina Lobzina

In their indictment, Russian prosecutors accused Gershkovich of using "painstaking conspiratorial methods" to obtain "secret information" about a Russian military-industrial facility that produces tanks and other weapons. Gershkovich, his employer and the US government have denied the charges and called them politically motivated.

Jun 1, 2024 | seattletimes.com | Edward Wong |Michael Crowley |Valerie Hopkins |Edward Wong |Valerie Hopkins

WASHINGTON — A day after U.S. officials said Ukraine could use American weapons in limited strikes inside Russia, a deepfake video of a U.S. spokesperson discussing the policy appeared online. The fabricated video, which is drawn from actual footage, shows State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller seeming to suggest that the Russian city of Belgorod, just 25 miles north of Ukraine’s border with Russia, was a legitimate target for such strikes.

Jun 27, 2023 | telegraphindia.com | Valerie Hopkins |Victoria Kim

The Russian authorities dropped an investigation into Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group, over charges that he led a brief armed rebellion over the weekend, and the group is preparing to hand over military equipment to the Russian Army, state media reported on Tuesday. The two nearly simultaneous announcements were part of an effort by the Kremlin to move on from the stunning, if short-lived, mutiny by Prigozhin’s forces on Saturday.