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…
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…
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…
Putin regime raised political police above all other force structures, ‘Novaya Gazeta’ says
The Kremlin has “often put the E Center” – the informal name of the MVD’s Anti-Extremism Center –…
Kremlin more interested in what Trump will do to America than what he’ll do for Russia, Pavlova says
Almost all discussions about the relationship between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump have focused on what the new…
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…
Putin leading Russia ever more rapidly to fascism and the world to war, Israeli analyst says
Vladimir Putin is leading Russia toward fascism at an ever accelerating rate, the result, Israeli analyst Avraam Shmulyevich…