Putin’s thing: not victory – just the war
Vladimir Putin’s decision to move toward a full-scale invasion of Ukraine shows that he “has no other levers…
Moscow military site lists seven ‘probable’ targets in “war for Novorossiya”
Voyennoye obozreniye, an online Moscow journal directed at the Russian military and military analysts, has published today a…
Russia “lacks resources for Ukraine occupation”, says military expert
The Russian military has the ability to seize Donetsk and Luhansk if no one provides assistance to Ukraine,…
Putin can deny but no longer conceal he has invaded Ukraine
Vladimir Putin can continue to lie and deny that Russian forces have invaded Ukraine, but he can no…
West’s ‘Chamberlains of Today’ Will Soon Face a Larger War than the One in Ukraine, Russian Observer Says
The war Vladimir Putin has launched against Ukraine will not be limited to that country, a reality that…
Moscow Patriarchate’s backing of Russian aggression undermining Russian Orthodox Church everywhere
The more the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church [ROC MP] supports Russian aggression in Ukraine, “the…
Five questions western leaders should be asking themselves about the crisis in Ukraine — but don’t appear to be
By Paul Goble The leaders of major Western countries declare that they are seeking to find an answer…
Kadyrov demands Moscow draft Chechens into Russian Army
Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechens, says that the Russian armed services must resume drafting young Chechens to…
Moscow hopes to use soft power to influence intellectuals abroad
The Soviet government benefited from the fact that many African, Asian and Latin American leaders received educations in…
FIFA could strip Russia of 2018 World Cup for illegal inclusion of Crimean clubs in Russian leagues
The West demonstrated in the case of Sochi that it wasn’t prepared to boycott the Olympiad despite what…
Preparing for War: Putin fired officers who did not support invasion, Kyiv analyst says
Oleg Soskin, a Ukrainian political analyst, says that Vladimir Putin’s dismissal of 18 senior officers and other officials…
After Putin, Russia will be either fascist or federalized, Ukrainian analyst says
Ever more people around the world want Vladimir Putin to leave the scene but very few have asked…
After Putin, Russia will be either fascist or federalized, Ukrainian analyst says
Ever more people around the world want Vladimir Putin to leave the scene but very few have asked…
Putin believes he can win a war with NATO, Piontkovsky says
“No state or regime goes to war firmly convinced that it will lose it,” Andrey Piontkovsky says, and…