Russian newspaper: Regarding Ukraine, Putin’s actions undercut Putin’s arguments
Russian actions in Crimea and the Donbas “have weakened Russian arguments about the change of power in Kyiv”…
‘Krymnash’ Meme Part of Russian Society’s Return to Late Soviet Times
"Krymnash” [Crimea is Ours] arose as a serious meme in March 2014, an expression of the patriotic pleasure…
Russia’s geopolitical ‘successes’ rely on ethnic cleansing, Kyiv commentator says
Russia has succeeded in holding its conquests only by conducting significant ethnic cleansing, according to Ukrainian commentator Petro…
West, fearful of having to defend the Baltics by force, resolves to stop Putin in Ukraine, Piontkovsky says
Fearful that a Russian victory in Ukraine would tempt Vladimir Putin to move against the Baltic countries whose…
Russia has betrayed not just Ukraine but the entire civilized world, Portnikov says
This week’s meeting of the G7 has been forced to focus not on the challenges posed by the…
Tatar historian: ‘Russians are no more European than are the Tatars’
European scholars now recognize that no one can understand the present without a thorough understanding of the Middle…
Kremlin’s Top Five Propaganda Myths, Fakes and Stupidities about Ukraine this week
This week’s list of the Kremlin’s Top Five Propaganda Myths, Fakes and Stupidities about Ukraine this week as…
Three reasons why Russia should be stripped of 2018 World Cup
Even before the upcoming trials of former FIFA staffers confirm as seems likely that Moscow corruptly secured the…
It is not a referendum that will resolve the Crimean issue, Illarionov says
Russian opposition leader Aleksey Navalny, like many others in Russia and abroad, says that referenda both past and…
Moscow patriarch says Ukrainian faithful no longer obligated to obey Kyiv
This article was originally published by the Jamestown foundation Both due to the other challenges Ukraine faces and…
Despite contradictory messages, Putin remains committed to war
Never before have the messages coming out of Moscow about the future of relations between Russia and the…
For Moscow, Russia’s ‘most dangerous opponent’ in Europe is Poland and ‘most harmful’ is Estonia, Illarionov says
Moscow’s “black list” of European political figures who now will be denied entrance to the Russian Federation suggests…
Despite Ukraine, Obama normalizing Moscow ties to boost Hillary Clinton’s chances, Russian senator says
Yesterday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia and the United States, despite their continuing differences over…
‘When they came for the Jews’… in a Russian city… this week
Ever more frequently those writing about the Russia of Vladimir Putin have recalled the chilling words of German…