Ten disturbing developments in and around Russia
Disturbing events are happening with such dizzying speed that it is impossible to keep up with all of…
Georgian diplomat: What stopped Putin in Georgia in 2008 won’t stop him in Ukraine
“Ukraine is where Georgia was six years ago, but Russia has been transformed into a second North Korea,”…
Putin is not a superman and the Russian military is not all-powerful
Despite Vladimir Putin’s bombast and his apparent success in convincing many Russians and some Western leaders otherwise, the…
Moscow preparing revolts in major Ukrainian cities, Poroshenko ally says
Having been slowed by Ukrainian resistance and hope to use the Minsk Accords to avoid new sanctions, Moscow…
Six post-Soviet countries now say they were occupied by the USSR
Yesterday, Georgians marked the 94th anniversary of what Tbilisi calls “the battle of the Soviet Occupation” of that…
The 8 ways Putin failed Russia in Ukraine
At a time when criticizing Ukraine for mistakes it has made in pursuing its goals is a cottage…
Five notable developments in a country disappearing from Russian news broadcasts
Valery Panyushkin today points to a development that, like the dog in the Sherlock Holmes story which didn’t…
Both Putin’s supporters and his opponents overestimate him
Those who support Vladimir Putin and those who oppose him overestimate the Kremlin leader, Vitaly Portnikov says, with…
Kharkiv terrorist act opens new and horrific stage in war in Ukraine
A “new stage” has begun in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, one that involves terrorist actions like…
Moscow military analyst: Russian Army currently ‘unprepared for modern war’
Russian forces fought in the Donbas the way Soviet forces fought “50 years ago,” a reflection of their…
Russian occupation authorities move to close Crimean News Agency
Ever more often, life in Vladimir Putin’s world imitates not art but Soviet anecdotes. The latest move of…
Moscow uses its non-Russian subjects to do its fighting. You won’t guess who’ll be next
The admission by a Moscow newspaper of what the whole world knows even if its leaders sometimes won’t…
Putin aide linked to Maidan killings
In the classic film about Watergate, “All the President’s Men,” Deep Throat warns that in unmasking a conspiracy,…
Russian analyst: ‘There is nothing specifically Russian’ in Putin’s ‘Russian world’
“There is nothing [specifically] Russian in ‘the Russian world,” according to Konstantin Zarubin. Its political philosophy reduces to…