One of the most striking features of Vladimir Putin’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea and his promotion of Russian secessionist movements in Donbas in 2014 was the prominent, independent and divided reaction of Russian nationalists to those events. Many Russian nationalists, of course, supported the Kremlin leader’s agenda and even went to Ukraine to fight for it. Still, others opposed his …
The Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny marches on Tverskaya street in 2017. Photo: Evgeny Feldman wikimedia.org
As a
result of anti-corruption activist Aleksei Navalny’s recent transformation into
a significant factor in Russian politics, much attention has been given to his
personal history. Delving into Navalny’s past has led many observers, however,
to express doubts about the Russian opposition politician. A number of Navalny’s
older, clearly nationalist statements are now frequently discussed in press
reports. This is particularly true in Ukraine, where Navalny’s unclear position
on the country’s independence and the future of Crimea has generated
Silicon Valley Helps Cuban Spies
Jose Alfredo stands near an American flag and Cuban flagas Cuba prepares for the visit of U.S. President Barack Obama on March 18, 2016 in Havana, Cuba.
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Big Tech is building an espionage center against the United States.
The presumptive next president of the United States is promising to overhaul America’s relationship with Cuba. “I’d try to reverse the failed Trump policies that inflicted harm on Cubans and their families,” Joe Biden told nbc in September. That means Biden wants to reinstate Obama-era policies of greater engagement with the Communist dictatorship.