EU and NATO just failed another test
Russia is continually testing NATO and the European Union by now – be it with constant military activities…
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Mother and sister fly the globe to help Savchenko
Nadiya Savchenko’s mother and sister are traveling the world in a campaign to seek global help for the…
Russia’s opposition unites to defeat Putin. Maxim Katz explains who’s who
Russia’s fragmented political opposition is getting back on its feet and finally uniting after the shocking murder in…
Ukraine invasion “veterans” are bigger problem for Russia than ones from prior two wars
Because of the nature of the war in Ukraine and the kind of people who have gone to…
Putin needs both: a Great Victory and a Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
Vladimir Putin finds himself caught in a variety of paradoxes none more glaring than his simultaneous need to…
Terrorists need help more, Russians can burn
As the massive forest fires erupt in Khakassia, Eastern Siberia, and thousands of people are left homeless, many…
EU energy plan puts Kaliningrad at risk, Moscow paper says
Gas pipeline issues have attracted far more attention, but a plan for a unified energy network among European…
Ukrainian refugees in Russia worse off than they were in Ukraine, Russian official says
In a statement that undermines Vladimir Putin’s notion that Russians and Ukrainians are one people and that is…
Kremlin’s five top lies last week about Ukraine
As it has taken to doing, Kyiv’s “Delovaya stolitsa” newspaper publishes today a list of “the top five…
Kyiv commentator: Putin isn’t an imperialist; he’s a Nazi
Vladimir Putin’s statements about Ukraine in his “direct line” program yesterday look “moderate” but only in comparison with…
Who’s who in Russia’s opposition as they unite to defeat Putin ~ Maxim Katz
Russia’s fragmented political opposition is getting back on its feet and finally uniting after the shocking murder in…
Is Russia losing its nuclear defense capability?
There are many reasons why Vladimir Putin has been threatening the West with the possibility that he will…
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…
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…
Defending decommunization: expert answers criticism
EP: The bills have met both criticism and approval, abroad and in Ukraine. How do you think Ukrainian…
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…
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…