Russian language not united or unifying even inside Russian Federation
Despite Vladimir Putin’s having put the Russian language at the center of his ideas about a “Russian world,”…
Political analyst: Putin’s Russia is already ‘a classic fascist state’
Fascism is no longer a threat in Russia, Vitaly Portnikov says; rather, it is “an accomplished fact,” the…
Moscow commentator: Putin has no interest in peace in Ukraine now or ever
Vladimir Putin may organize short-lived ceasefires for various reasons, few of which have anything to do with Ukraine,…
Moscow analyst: War in Donbas marks ‘the irreversible and absolute end of the era of Russian empires’
The chauvinism Russia’s war against Ukraine has unleashed is becoming the grave digger of imperial consciousness among Russians,…
Fascism in Putin’s Russia likely to be fascism of the extreme left
Most in Russia and many in the West are so used to thinking of fascism and especially Nazism…
Putin’s incredibly shrinking “Russian world” – 3 reasons he insisted on Minsk for talks
Despite his success in intimidating some European governments into inaction or even willingness to come to terms with…
Minsk is Putin’s Pyrrhic victory opening the way to his eventual defeat
Vladimir Putin’s success at intimidating the West and exploiting both his own propaganda resources and the desire of…
European Parliament VP: Germany and France ‘sacrificed Ukraine’ for own national economic interests
In what Vladimir Putin may see as an additional benefit and others as collateral damage, the Minsk agreements…
Lithuanian leader: Minsk ‘much worse than Munich’
Many including the author of these lines have compared what happened in Minsk this week with what happened…
From a Munich in Moscow to a Munich in Minsk: How Europe has come to Putin’s aid
In the 1930s, Hitler pursued a simple policy: he simply said one thing and did another. Putin has…
At Minsk, Putin got ‘everything he wanted,’ took no responsibility for the future
After the publication of the Minsk agreement, Andrey Illarionov and Andrey Piontkovsky say that “Putin received practically all…
Illarionov: War in Ukraine will end only when Putin or his successors drop ‘Russian world’ idea
As he has done so often in recent months, Andrey Illarionov has performed a real service to the…
Diplomacy a la russe: ‘Khamstvo’ at the Russian consulate in Seattle
Earlier this week, a group of Ukrainians visiting the American city of Seattle tried to present a petition…
Isolating Russia or isolating Putin?
US President Barack Obama says that Russia is becoming increasingly isolated as a result of Moscow’s actions and…