Diplomacy a la russe: ‘Khamstvo’ at the Russian consulate in Seattle
Earlier this week, a group of Ukrainians visiting the American city of Seattle tried to present a petition…
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Isolating Russia or isolating Putin?
US President Barack Obama says that Russia is becoming increasingly isolated as a result of Moscow’s actions and…
Moscow analyst: ‘West would give Putin Ukraine if that was all he wanted’
A prominent Moscow analyst says that “the West would surrender Ukraine to Putin if Putin’s demands were limited…
Kremlin’s media formula: ‘Western-style entertainment TV minus democracy’
Kremlin-controlled television channels have proved effective and extremely difficult for Western media outlets to counter because they provide…
Russian Maidan? Moscow group invites fellow citizens to unite against “totalitarian monster”
They are ordinary Russian citizens living in Moscow: an English teacher, an engineer, an economist. For several weeks already…
Peace with the Newts. Will Donbas turn into a new Munich?
The Karel Čapek novel War with the Newts was written two years before Munich. And it describes in…
Moscow, “the Third Rome,” may suffer fate of the Second rather than the First
Yuliya Latynina argues that Russia, many of whose residents view it as the third Rome, may suffer the…
Russian expert debunks Putin’s ‘regionalism’ argument used to justify annexation of Ukraine
One of the underlying tropes of current Russian official discourse is that anything Russia is doing has a…
Siberian activist: Non-Russian republics must block Moscow from sending their sons to Ukraine
Sayana Mongush, a prominent Tyvan* activist who earlier served in that republic’s parliament, says that the governments of…
Editor of The Economist magazine called to boycott Sputnik and RT, Russian propaganda tools
Editor of the British magazine The Economist Edward Lucas accused Russian journalists in “production of lies” and said…
Moscow analyst: War in Ukraine – direct result of Russia’s turn to fascism
Many people around the world are not only horrified by the Russian invasion of Ukraine but surprised that…
Three disturbing developments in Russia
At a time when each day brings fresh evidence that Russia is headed in a very dangerous direction…
Why Russia needs the Ukrainian ‘G.I. Jane’ Savchenko imprisoned.
Throughout the course of Russian war in Ukraine which up to date is about to reach its first…
Putin threatens to use nuclear warheads against Ukraine, EU
There are two reasons why Germany’s Merkel and France’s Hollande humiliated themselves in Moscow. The first one is…
Georgian diplomat: If West allows Russia a role in Donbas, Moscow will destabilize Ukraine for decades
In their rush to end the fighting in southeastern Ukraine, Western governments are in danger of creating a…
Soviet dissident: Putin’s Russia like cockroaches, most petrified of the light
Today, I got a unique opportunity to talk with Pavel Mikhailovich Litvinov, one of the Seven who came…
You are running out of time, Europe
It’s time to face the truth. Western “media democracies” are a crucial agenda-setter for politics. The fact that…
Mariupol to world: how much more blood must be shed to stop the aggressor?
Citizens of Mariupol have recorded a video appeal to the world community, in which they ask to support…
Moscow preparing massive invasion of Ukraine but facing problems
The Russian government has introduced draft legislation that would make it easier for Moscow to sign up professional…
Signatures being gathered to revoke WSA award to LifeNews
Ukrainian journalists have launched a campaign urging the jury of the prestigious World Summit Award Mobile to revoke the award given to the Russian…