Western sanctions hurt Russia’s defense industry and put it at odds with other sectors, analyst says
In a commentary for the Riddle portal, he says that sanctions on Russian defense producers have been used…
Another ancient Orthodox church recognizes Ukrainian autocephaly despite Moscow’s efforts to block it
Chrysostomos II, the primate of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus, has recognized the autocephaly of the Ukrainian Orthodox…
Kremlin lashes out at Ukraine’s construction with Western help of new bases on Black Sea
Vladimir Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov says that Kyiv’s construction of new bases on the Black Sea, bases…
Circassians and their fate: introduction into history of nation expelled by Russian Empire from Caucasus
[boxright] Russia’s act of genocide against Circassians lasted more than 150 years, Chukhua says [/boxright] The Circassians are…
Moscow Patriarchate nativizing its church branch in Belarus to prevent moves toward autocephaly
Specifically, Kirill said, “We came to the conclusion about the necessity of having at the head of the…
Collective ‘network’ action is why protests in Khabarovsk and Belarus are lasting so long, sociologist suggests
“This underrating of the strength of the resource of horizontal action,” she says, “characterizes now no the experts…
Constitutions didn’t save USSR and won’t by themselves save Russia, Vanin says
Facing a situation in which there is growing popular discontent and increasing dysfunction in institutions, Vladimir Putin has…
As Russian Far East protests enter fourth week, Khabarovsk residents now say ‘We are the power here!’
As the demonstrations in Khabarovsk which began as a protest against Moscow’s removal of the elected governor of…
Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine create Lublin Triangle to counter Russian aggression and expand Europe
The foreign ministers of Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine have created a new regional security cooperation grouping, the Lublin…
Crimean 2014 anschluss exacerbates Kremlin’s fears about Khabarovsk protests now, Russian analyst says
Many both in Russia and the West believe that the West’s non-recognition policy with regard to the Baltic…
Ukraine cuts more of last remaining links with post-Soviet Commonwealth of Independent States
In his critical commentary, Russian observer Fyodor Koloskov says that most people think Ukraine began to leave the…
Russia intentionally ignores the fact that Ukrainians, Belarusians, Balts populated the Russian Far East, not Russians
But from that time forward, Soviet and then Russian institutions have sought to Russify these groups and their…
As long as Russia remains an empire, Moscow will be repressive at home and aggressive abroad, Eidman says
As long as Russia remains an empire, Igor Eidman says, Moscow will be repressive at home and aggressive…
Russia on course to suffer 400,000 more deaths than births in 2020, new Rosstat figures show
The number of deaths rose to 783,800, 0.3% more than in the same period in 2019, while the…