Aid can’t reach Siberian fire victims because all transport ‘being used for the Donbas’
In a clearer indication of Moscow’s priorities than Vladimir Putin’s speeches and of Russia’s difficulties at home than…
#MustSee: 10 outstanding films on the Kremlin’s banned list
Moscow’s decision to ban the film “Child 44” for its supposedly anti-Russian treatment of World War II is…
Where Putin’s propaganda on Ukraine has worked even better than in Russia: Germany
Vladimir Putin’s propaganda machine has been highly successful in defining the world for many Russians, but it may…
Russia ‘de-Ukrainizing’ population of Crimea, occupation census shows
The number of people in Crimea identifying as ethnic Ukrainians has fallen by 232,000 between the 2001 census…
Putin selling advanced weapons to Iran to destabilize Middle East and drive up oil prices
Vladimir Putin says his decision to sell S-300 air defense missiles to Iran will stabilize the situation in…
Ukrainians ‘called us occupiers,’ returning Russian mercenaries tell media
Many commentators have speculated that Moscow faces a potentially serious problem when those who have gone to fight…
‘Creative de-Sovietization’ will immunize people against communism
Ukraine’s new legislation on de-Sovietization is a necessary step toward restoring historic justice, Vadim Shtepa says. “Without the…
Ukraine has a weak state but a strong society, Russia just the opposite
Russians laugh at any suggestion that the Ukrainian people came out to the Maidan to make history and…
Putin mistakenly believes his nuclear threats will keep NATO from defending Baltics
Vladimir Putin believes that he can dominate the Baltic countries and destroy NATO not by a direct invasion…
Maidan and war made Ukrainians feel more responsible for their country’s fate
As long as Russian military aggression against Ukraine continues, patriotism is likely to trump concerns about domestic difficulties,…
Kremlin courts prosecute political refugees in absentia
Political emigres have long played a much greater role in Russia and especially in Russian thinking than in…
Putinism – not nearly as strong as it appears
Vladimir Putin by his aggressiveness and bluster has convinced many in his country and elsewhere that he and…
Analyst: Moscow can’t afford having Ukraine war become a frozen conflict
Moscow can’t afford having its war in Donbas become a frozen conflict with an unrecognized state like Transdniestria…
Is the Russian Army about to get a Central Asian face?
Moscow’s proposals to create a Russian foreign legion and to allow Tajikistan citizens to serve in the ranks…