Russia, it is sometime said, is a country with an unpredictable past; but Russian governments have worked hard to try to control not only the future but also the past. Now, however, Sergey Shelin says, the Kremlin “no longer...
Ukraine’s Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs sent an official letter to British media giant BBC appealing to the broadcaster to stop using the term “civil war” to refer to the conflict in Ukraine, reports...
An important attribute of Russia’s modern policy has been the growth in military hysteria and the constant need for both internal and external enemies. The increase in aggression and belligerence among the population was also not...
Ukraine remains a central target of Kremlin disinformation. This is the conclusion of a recent report by Kremlin Watch Monitor, citing the latest Disinformation Review published by the EEAS East STRATCOM Task Force on...
Over the past two years, much has been written about the “Ukraine crisis.” This phrase is, in fact, a euphemism, used purposefully by some and sloppily by others. In both cases, however, use of the euphemism...
Putin’s goals and philosophy Sławomir Sierakowski: What is Putin’s ultimate goal in this war? Timothy Snyder: That’s no big secret: to destroy Ukraine as a state and exterminate Ukrainians as a nation. I’d...
