” … Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin makes efforts to maintain peace and tranquillity …” – letter nominating Putin for a Peace Prize. Photo: World Economic Forum/flickr BY MERT BALKANLI You heard it right. Vladimir Putin, the man everyone has been talking about for the last few weeks, has been selected as one of the […]
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Ukraine update | March 4
Riot police in Kiev in December, early in the conflict being called the ‘Euromaidan’, or ‘Ukraine Spring’. Photo: Ivan Bandura/flickr Russia’s continued push for war affects more than just the Ukraine, writes STEPHANIE ATHANASSIOU. World leaders have urged Russian President Vladimir Putin against military interference after the Russian parliament granted authorisation to deploy […]