38 of the 46 Ukrainian Orthodox churches in Crimea forced to close by Russian occupiers
Archbishop Klyment of Simferopol and Crimea says that once autocephaly is granted to Ukraine, the Russian occupation forces…
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Russia hasn’t formed a modern civic nation but rather an imperial one, Portnikov says
There are three reasons why the Russian Federation is unlikely to fall apart in the near future, Ukrainian…
US denounced for suggesting Soviets committed genocide against their own people
Russian officials and pro-Kremlin commentators have reacted angrily to the decision of the US Senate to pass a…
Putin’s shift on Skripal case makes a broader war more likely, Pastukhov says
By insisting that Skripal deserved his fate rather than simply denying that Moscow had anything to do with…
‘Undoubtedly Russia has put nuclear weapons in occupied Crimea,’ Felgenhauer says
Pavel Felgenhauer, an independent Russian military analyst, says that even though Moscow will not confirm or deny the…
Putin didn’t annex Crimea to boost his ratings, Portnikov says
Many commentators are suggesting that Vladimir Putin may seek “a new Crimea” to salvage his ratings with the…
Moscow officials currently preparing for Anschluss of Belarus, Larionov says
Moscow’s demand that Minsk agree to the opening of a Russian base in Belarus in order to continue…
Apocalyptic predictions about Russian power help Kremlin’s disinformation effort, Pavlova says
The flood of articles highlighting the growing problems the Putin regime faces and predicting its approaching end in…
The next domino – Belarusian Orthodox hope for autocephaly
Archbishop Sviatoslau Lohin, head of the émigré Belarusian Autocephalous Church, says that his denomination supports autocephaly for Ukrainian…
Moscow having failed to block Ukrainian autocephaly now attempting to exploit it
The Kremlin and the Moscow Patriarchate remain totally opposed to autocephaly for the Ukrainian church, but in recognition…
Five common notions about Russia’s disintegration all defective, Shtepa says
The five most common stereotypical notions about how the Russian Federation might fall apart do not reflect realities…
Browder, Navalny and Pugachev likely top Putin’s hit list, Eidman says
Political murders in Russia are always ordered by the top man rather than being the decision of some…
Moscow’s much-ballyhooed Vostok-2018 military maneuvers involve far fewer soldiers than advertised, Golts says
In an article for New Times, independent Russian military analyst Aleksandr Golts says that the ongoing military maneuvers…
Russian propaganda all too often promoted by ‘willing local participants,’ Imbi Paju says
Western governments, worried about Russia’s propaganda war against the West, often talk about blocking messages from the Kremlin;…
Constantinople could grant autocephaly to Belarusian Orthodox Church next, Gorbik says
Ukrainian Archpriest Sergey Gorbik says that Constantinople could grant autocephaly to the Belarusian Orthodox Church in the near…
Given rising Russian protests, Putin has three options – and none is good for Ukraine, Portnikov says
The protests in Russia on Sunday were an unusual event, but they were not “the beginning of a…
Moscow attacked Skripal for betraying Russian oligarchs, highlighting mafia nature of Putin regime, Portnikov says
Sergey Skripal’s cooperation with the Spanish authorities in exposing the criminality of the Russian oligarchs rather than the…
Moscow military expert: Ukraine is Russia’s mortal enemy and must be dismantled or absorbed
All too many people in Moscow view Ukraine as a fraternal republic that NATO is using against Russia,…
Constantinople moves to grant autocephaly to Ukrainian Church, outraging Moscow
Yesterday, the Ecumenical Patriarchate announced that it has appointed as its exarchs in Kyiv an archbishop from the…
A warning sign in the Donbas: Moscow replacing local people with Russians
One of the most reliable signs that an aggressor is about to launch a new attack is his…
