Russian language not united or unifying even inside Russian Federation
Despite Vladimir Putin’s having put the Russian language at the center of his ideas about a “Russian world,”…
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SWIFT disconnect: Why does it absolutely terrify the corrupt Russian elite?
One bank official from Cyprus* explained to me why top Russian officials, such as Medvedev, Kostin, etc., responded…
A rebuttal to Wall Street Journal article “Stopping Putin Without Firing a Shot”
Mr. Altman argues that economic sanctions should trump military defensive assistance to Ukraine. (“Stopping Putin Without Firing A…
Freedom is leading the Ukrainian nation
Political and social processes will never be completed until society changes its very moral core through the sexual revolution.…
Terror without a cause
Terrorism, so far one of the words most used in the media on the dawn of the 21st…
Ukraine’s revolution continues on all fronts | Thoughts from Kyiv, February 10
Thoughts from Kyiv – 10 February 2015 The problem with revolutionary times (and in case anyone was in…
Merkel, Putin, and peace. Why the sudden change of plans?
Thoughts from Kyiv – 7 February 2015. Social networks and the global media are buzzing: what’s the plan? Are…
The Undefeated. Before Nadiya Savchenko dies, read her words
Nadiya Savchenko, the Ukrainian POW illegally imprisoned in Russia, has been on a hunger strike from 13 December…
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…
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…
Nadiya Savchenko’s lawyer urges Putin to release her in open letter
TO: Mr. V.V. Putin Mr. Putin, I have to address you personally because of the extraordinary situation of…
Pastor Suko’s updates and “13 Truths I Want to Tell Vladimir Putin!”
“Sunday, the Seahawks lost their Superbowl in a tragic defeat. Sunday 20 Ukrainians lost their lives in heavy…
‘What can Ukraine expect from the West now?’ – former GULAG inmate asks bitterly
Myroslav Marynovich, a member of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group who spent a decade in the Soviet GULAG and…
Letter to the editor: This is not just a Ukrainian war. It will spread. All war does.
This morning I woke up to watching live stream of hundreds of Auschwitz survivors celebrating the 70 year…
Yulia Tymoshenko: Russia should be expelled from the UN Security Council
The leader of the Ukrainian “Fatherland” party Yulia Tymoshenko believes that Russian Federation, as the country-aggressor and initiator…
Homage to a captive Cyborg
Homage to a captive Cyborg You went as He went, in profound humility Your own cross to carry…
Russian journalist: Putin will demand the impossible by ignoring objective reality
The first impulse of Western leaders whenever there is a crisis is to seek negotiations on the principle…
Nadiya Savchenko: the POW that became Ukraine’s poster girl for independence
Recently support for Ukraine’s Nadiya Savchenko has grown significantly, particularly on the social media front. Advocacy for Savchenko’s…
Why “speak no evil” policy of the Met, Carnegie Hall and BAM is so objectionable
On Monday January 26th, the Met Opera will unveil their new production of “Iolanta” starring Anna Netrebko and…
Political analyst: Putin’s mental map is pre-1914 Europe
Every leader carries around in his or her head a mental map of the world, one that is…