#readingrussia
“We’re back to Square One,” declares one Russian newspaper this morning about “efforts to settle the Russia-Ukraine conflict.” Another paper quotes Vladimir Putin saying “We didn’t start a war”, nearly 4 ½ years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. #ReadingRussia
Steve Rosenberg129,267 Aufrufe • vor 17 Tagen
What will be the consequences of Ukrainian drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses? One Russian paper today: “Russian enterprises will face a deterioration in financial performance due to rising logistics costs & damage to warehouse infrastructure.” #ReadingRussia
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Today one Russian paper claims that Ukrainian strikes “haven’t yet caused Russia damage that could be regarded by the authorities as a reason to compromise.” Meanwhile, Russian “agriculture is plunging into crisis…construction already deep in the red.” #ReadingRussia
Steve Rosenberg77,663 Aufrufe • vor 13 Tagen
“Seriously wounded and in intensive care”: how one Russian paper describes the ‘Spirit of Anchorage.’ Russian officials used the 'spirit' phrase a lot after the Trump-Putin Alaska summit. Another paper (in the joke section) explains how to create a small business. #ReadingRussia
Steve Rosenberg104,607 Aufrufe • vor 18 Tagen
As Ukrainian drone attacks on Wildberries warehouses continue, one Russian paper today calls for “an urgent, decisive response.” Russian papers react to the charges against Telegram’s Pavel Durov. Meanwhile, Andy Burnham is causing the Russian press a problem. #ReadingRussia
Steve Rosenberg77,183 Aufrufe • vor 14 Tagen
One of today’s Russian papers notes that yesterday the Duma speaker “repeated five times ‘Russia, Putin, Victory.” Later he (and other MPs) were awarded medals by the president. Meanwhile, some Russian regions are still experiencing “noticeable fuel discomfort”. #ReadingRussia
Steve Rosenberg72,808 Aufrufe • vor 16 Tagen
In today’s #ReadingRussia: what this morning’s Russian papers are saying about Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian online retailer Wildberries. Also in the papers: “Russians expect prices to soar.” Plus, an interesting editorial about “the cacophony of ideologies.”
Steve Rosenberg87,402 Aufrufe • vor 21 Tagen
Today’s Russian papers call the Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow “a record attack”, but claim “Russian attacks do more damage to Ukraine than they do to us.” One paper wonders: “From Moscow’s perspective, what level of escalation is permissible, and what isn’t?” #ReadingRussia
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