The Power Vertical Feed

December 04, 2014 01:29 GMT

In this space, I will regularly comment on events in Russia, repost content and tweets I find interesting and informative, and shamelessly promote myself (and others whose work I like). The traditional Power Vertical Blog remains for larger and more developed items. The Podcast, of course, will continue to appear every Friday. I hope you find the new Power Vertical Feed to be a useful resource and welcome your feedback.

I'm live-blogging Vladimir Putin's state-of-the-nation address to parliament and to key Russian political, religious, and other figures.

09:16 4.12.2014

RFE/RL newsdesk: Putin says Crimea has a "sacred importance" for Russia, compares the annexed peninsula to Jewish and Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem.

09:16 4.12.2014

09:18 4.12.2014

RFE/RL newsdesk: Putin says Russia will respect Ukraine as brotherly country but that the "tragedy" in eastern Ukraine shows Russian policies are "right."

09:18 4.12.2014

Putin not addressing economic crisis. Ruble falls slightly to 52.79 to U.S. dollar

09:19 4.12.2014

...and then recovers slightly to 52.7 to dollar...

09:20 4.12.2014

09:21 4.12.2014

09:22 4.12.2014

"Hitler attacked Russia and tried to send us behind the Urals. We know how that ended."

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