Is Putin preparing to expand the war to Kherson?
The blockade and blackout of Crimea got the Kremlin's attention. Putin may be preparing a response to expand…
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Donbas on its way to becoming Chechnya of 1998, Babchenko says
However much some in Russia, the West, or even in Ukraine may hope that the Donbas will become…
One fifth of Russia’s hybrid “DNR/LNR” force in Ukraine are regular Russian Army troops – Ukrainian MoD (Infographic)
During the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin many times denied the presence of Russian armed forces…
Russian hijack of Ukrainian drilling rigs could open hybrid naval blockade
Could Russian irregulars capture Zmiinyi Island and blockade Ukraine? Russia is trying to seize still more of Ukraine, but this…
Did Putin occupy Crimea for same reason Stalin deported Crimean Tatars?
Stalin deported the Crimean Tatars and other Turkic peoples from the southern portions of the USSR because he…
Moscow in Syria is to undermine West, not to support Assad, Belarusian experts say
Moscow’s primary goal in Syria is not to support its ally Bashar Assad against all challenges but rather…
Putin has brought the world to ‘the brink of war,’ Gazeta Wyborcza says
By his orders to the Russian army to respond “harshly” to any challenge to them in Syria, Vladimir…
A Two-track Subversion Strategy for Russia’s War in Ukraine
Russia has not given up on destroying Ukraine, but how will this be accomplished? A straight-up invasion would…
RISI article suggests new Russian attacks in Ukraine likely in near future, Kirillova says
At the end of November, an article by Andrey Vadzhra for the influential Russian Institute for Strategic Investigations…
Non-fulfillment of Budapest Memorandum showed the absurdity of disarmament, Turchinov says
The actions of three signatories of the Budapest Memorandum, Russia by invading Ukraine and the US and UK…
Another terrorist training camp held at a Russian Orthodox Church near Moscow
The group E.N.O.T. Corps is a group of irregular fighters who fought in Ukraine alongside the "Donetsk and Luhansk…
Illarionov offers additional arguments that Putin is planning to attack Saudi Arabia
Yesterday, Andrey Illarionov laid out the logic behind his suggestion that Vladimir Putin is preparing to attack Saudi…
Putin’s alternate Ukraine strategy: between blitzkrieg and schleichkrieg
This should have been a week of good news for Ukraine. The Ukrainian economy is officially out of…
There are only two differences between ISIS and the “People’s Republics” in Donbas
Grieving for the dead and with sincere condolences to France, we really hope that in this dark time…
Putin’s new Cold War is different and far more dangerous, Kyiv paper says
Vladimir Putin has chosen a military strategy which makes the new cold war he has started not only…
Kyiv must use military means to recover occupied territories, Borovoy says
Now that Vladimir Putin is focused on Syria and clearly unlikely to stop there, the Ukrainian government should…
There is no cease-fire in Ukraine
Despite continued efforts from official bodies (western politicians, ATO-staff etc.) it is increasingly difficult to hide that Russia…
MH17: Is Ukraine the one to blame?
Two fragments of the Dutch Safety Board's press release on the report on the MH17 crash raised the…
Ukraine had no reason to close its airspace above 10 000 m before MH17 disaster | Infographic
The Dutch Safety Board, legal representatives of victims and journalists have accused Ukraine that its authorities failed to…
Moscow continues to prepare mercenaries for Ukraine
Although the ceasefire in the Donbas appears to be holding for now and although the world’s attention has…