How Russia will try to sue Ukraine in the European Court of Human Rights
As in February Ukraine filed its ninth Inter-State application before the European Court of Human Rights against Russia,…
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Putin’s tale about unity of Russians and Ukrainians prompts Kazan scholar to speak about real unity of Turkic peoples
“Historically,” Khakimov says, “the Turkic peoples formed on the territory of the Turkic khanate … extending from the…
The Arctic Ocean was once the Tatar Sea, Khakimov says
They have managed to convince many that the Volga is a Russian rather than a Tatar river and…
US-Germany Nord Stream 2 agreement — a victory for Russia
At the same time, European gas storage levels are at only 53 percent of their capacity, or nearly…
“Agents,” “undesirable,” “extremists” — how modern Russia combats dissent
If you open today any publication of Meduza, a well-known independent online media outlet, you can see the…
Moscow seized control of Russian émigré group in US to promote Kremlin policies in Ukraine
In fact, the FBI did speak with some members of the group; but it did not move to…
Why the West should be paying close attention to Putin’s article
This thinly veiled ode to Pan-Slavism attempts to bind the fate of Russia and Ukraine together in a…
Ukrainian World Congress severs ties with Russian chapters after being designated as “undesirable organization”
At an extraordinary meeting on July 10, 2021, the UWC Board of Directors voted to suspend the membership…
Vitaly Portnikov: For Putin, Ukraine does not and will never exist
One of Vladimir Putin’s final statements in his long article is that the “true sovereignty of Ukraine is possible…
Putin’s penchant for drawing and crossing ‘red lines’
One area where a significant step forward was supposed to be made in Geneva is cybersecurity, and Moscow…
Russia prepares for Zapad 2021, keeps heavy armed forces close to Ukraine
On June 2, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Moscow had withdrawn around 10,000 troops from the border…
A brief dictionary of Putin newspeak
As George Orwell warned more than half a century ago, a dictatorship that can enforce its definition of…
Moscow’s effort to isolate Finno-Ugric peoples in Russia from Finno-Ugric world proves less than fully successful
That effort was described by Prague-based commentator Vadim Sidorov as an effort to erect a new “iron curtain”…
How to be a Finn if you’re a Soviet spy: KGB’s illustrated tips from the 1970s
First, I want to tell you a joke. Many a true word is spoken in jest. A scout…
Moscow moves from justifying GULAG to glorifying it
Indeed, Viktoriya Nikiforova says, Russians should not accept the widespread myths about Stalin’s camps that have been spread…
Belarus crisis may not work out as Putin hopes, Shelin says
Those things are possible but not necessarily going to happen, the Rosbalt commentator says, because there is the…
Moscow set to add Baltic countries, Poland, Ukraine and Georgia to list of ‘unfriendly countries’
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov says that Russia is quite prepared to extend the list to include…
Jailed Russian historian exposing Soviet crimes awarded Sakharov prize
Today, on the 100th anniversary of Andrey Sakharov’s (1921-1989) birth, the Norwegian Helsinki Committee will present the 2021…
Putin now says Ukraine is becoming ‘the anti-Russia’
The Kremlin leader added this will require “particular attention” from the Russian authorities because it involves the security…
Not USSR collapse but Bolshevik coup ‘20th century’s greatest geopolitical disaster’
[boxright] Demise of USSR might have been delayed but not prevented by Bolshevik-style bloodshed, Milyuk says [/boxright] That…