Kremlin demand for role in Ukraine “unheard of”
Paul Goble: Moscow’s demands for a voice in the definition of the policies of the Ukrainian state are…
Moscow “laying groundwork for Ukrainian scenario in Baltics”
The Russian government is laying the groundwork for a Ukrainian scenario in the Baltic countries, arguing that the…
3500 Russian soldiers “died in Ukraine” – rights activists
More than 3500 Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine in the course of Vladimir Putin’s war against the…
Illarionov: “no non-military solutions to Putin’s war exist”
It has become a mantra among Western leaders and commentators that the only solution to the fighting in…
Moscow “won’t succeed in building Kerch bridge”
Russia will not be able to build a bridge across the Kerch Strait to link occupied Crimea with…
Crimean Tatars “will boycott elections” – Dzhemilev
More than 99 percent of Crimean Tatars boycotted the Moscow-orchestrated referendum on transferring Crimea to Russian control, Mustafa…
Portnikov: Putin has “only bad options in Ukraine”
Despite a hard-won and well-deserved reputation for being able to outsmart Western leaders in pursuit of his goals,…
Russia “will need generations” to recover from Ukraine campaign
As a result of Moscow’s intervention in Ukraine, Russia faces three large sets of problems with the outside…
Russia engaging in ethnic cleansing in Crimea – Latvian foreign minister
The Russian occupation authorities in Crimea are engaging in ethnic cleansing on the Ukrainian peninsula, something that the…
Does Putin plan to form a military bloc with all unrecognized states?
Moscow plans to sign a new security agreement with Abkhazia and South Ossetia by the end of this…
Putin’s Russia moving towards fascism “at a gallop”
Russia has been transformed by the war in Ukraine, with some calling this a restoration of the past…
Ukraine: how to make best use of the ceasefire?
Even though there is every indication that the ceasefire has already been broken and that Vladimir Putin has…
15 years on, suspicions about Putin’s involvement in apartment bombings linger in Russia
This month marks the 15th anniversary of the 1999 apartment bombings in Russia that sparked the rise of…
Kremlin preparing to combat demos as signs of Crimea-fatigue appear
Russians are less enthralled about the annexation of Crimea than they were a few months ago, according to…