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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…
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…
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…
Protectionism won’t stop rise of robots but rather accelerate it, destabilizing the world, Portnikov says
Playing to his base, US President Donald Trump is seeking to impose restrictions on immigration and imports; but…
What Putin got and what Trump gave up in their phone call
In advance of talks with a foreign leader, the sides often employ one of two strategies to ensure…
Putin wants a deal with Trump because his resources are running out, Borovoy says
Many in Russia and the West have managed to convince themselves that Vladimir Putin is in a position…
Even if Trump and Putin make a deal, Ukrainians ready to fight to defend their country, Kyiv experts say
As rumors swirl that Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will discuss Ukraine and possibly make a deal…
In the age of Trump: perils and promises
The new American president has just taken office, but the world is already fearful as never before. In…
Trump’s assault on globalization will hurt Russia badly and soon, Russian analysts say
President Donald Trump’s assault on globalism, something the Kremlin welcomes as a means of increasing disorder abroad, is…
What can Putin really offer Trump for a deal?
The Russian and American media are full of stories in which various experts discuss what a deal between…
Donald J Trump: Russia’s Trojan Horse? The Russian Connection
The Russian Federation was falsely perceived as a partner to the United States and NATO after the fall…
Obama, whom Moscow placed great hopes in, couldn’t make a deal with Putin — because of Putin
Moscow officials and commentators have treated Barack Obama with “unconcealed hatred” at the end of his presidency, blaming…
Three Russian answers to the question ‘Is a Putin-Trump strategic alliance possible?’
Russian analysts are currently split into three distinct groups on the question of whether “a strategic alliance” will…
Khrushchev gave us ‘sputnik,’ Gorbachev ‘perestroika,’ and Putin … ‘kompromat’
The changing nature of the country centered on Moscow is well reflected in the words its leaders have…
‘Kompromat’ is powerful regardless of whether it is true, Portnikov says
The Bolsheviks liked to say that Marxism-Leninism was powerful because it was true; but Ukrainian commentator Vitaly Portnikov…
Outline of possible ‘Big Deal’ between Putin and Trump on Ukraine emerging, Oleshchuk says
Ukrainians and their friends and supporters have been so worried that any grand bargain between Vladimir Putin and…
The illusory plans for US-Russian reconciliation
Putin is at war with the US, not with Ukraine. And his victory over the US will depend…
Putin using all means against the West – including Islamist terrorism – Piontkovsky says
Tragically, Andrey Piontkovsky says, Washington does not yet understand that Vladimir Putin is not and will not “struggle…