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West’s failure to confront Putin on Olympics convinced him he could invade Ukraine without penalty, Titov says
Many trace the origins of Vladimir Putin’s conviction that the West will ultimately come to accept whatever he…
Donetsk residents fear their forceful evacuation means “DNR” plans mass attack on Avdiivka
The Ukrainian Channel 24 reports that sources in occupied Donetsk have informed them of forced evacuation in Kyivskyi Raion…
The Avdiivka coke factory is in trouble, and that’s bad news for Ukraine’s industry
After a period of relative stagnation, the situation in Donbas is experiencing the largest escalation in two years.…
The Trump administration eases sanctions against Russia
The USA’s Treasury Department has allowed American companies to interact with Russia’s Security Service, the FSB, in order…
Putin is attacking in Ukraine precisely to boost chances for ‘Big Deal’ with Trump
Some commentators are suggesting Vladimir Putin launched his latest round of aggression in Ukraine because he has gotten…
Seven reasons the conflict in Ukraine is actually a Russian invasion (16 languages)
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Kremlin media and officials have tried to shape it as…
Why Avdiivka is the most vulnerable spot for the Russian-separatist army in Ukraine
At least 11 Ukrainian soldiers are reported to have died repelling the deadliest yet 2017 attack from combined Russian-separatist…
Ukraine mourns soldiers killed in latest Russian hybrid war attack on Avdiivka
If the Trump Administration needed a powerful reminder of Russia’s war in eastern Ukraine, this is it. …
The logic of Avdiivka. How the “useful idiots” are helping Putin
One of the paradoxes of Ukrainian politics is how the same people who just recently criticized the Ukrainian…
Russia’s war in Ukraine must not be ‘forgotten’
Yesterday, the BBC described the fighting in and around the Ukrainian city of Avdiivka as “the front line…
Ukrainian deputies appeal to fellow parliamentarians to help save Avdiivka
Andriy Parubiy, the speaker of Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada (Parliament), and a group of Ukrainian deputies have sent an…
White nationalism and Trump’s approach to Russia and the world
Ever since President Donald Trump elevated self-proclaimed white nationalist Steve Bannon to the National Security Council at the…
With Trump, Russian government and Russian opposition swap positions on US
Russian democrats have denounced Donald Trump’s ban on some Muslims entering the US as a violation of human…
Does Bulgaria’s new President consider Crimea Russian?
Bulgaria’s new President Rumen Radev took office on 22 January 2017. However, his political position remains controversial to this…
Escalation in Avdiivka, Eastern Ukraine: key facts and sources
A serious escalation started on 29 January in Avdiivka, a town on Ukrainian government-controlled territory in the Eastern…
Solovey on the shape of the emerging Putin-Trump ‘Big Deal’ on Ukraine and much else
Valeriy Solovey, one of the best connected and most thoughtful of Moscow’s foreign policy commentators, says that the…
In case anyone thinks Putin isn’t getting exactly what he wants from Trump…
In case anyone thinks that Vladimir Putin is not convinced that he is going to get everything he…
10 young Ukrainian factories that may surprise you
Although complaints about production termination are heard more than the reports about the launch of new frontiers, Ukrainian…
How Trump can avoid WWIII
When the US does not want to draw closer to the world, the world draws closer to the…
In the depths of disinformation: this is how RT propaganda works
A few days ago when the Swiss SVP (Swiss People’s Party) politician Claudio Zanetti inquired via Twitter at…