There is no place in Putin’s world for the non-aligned, Portnikov says
During the first cold war, Moscow and Washington tried to recruit as many countries to their respective sides…
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Putin listening to both “party of war” and “party of peace” within his regime, Felgenhauer says
Vladimir Putin is listening both to “a peace party” within his administration and “a war party,” responding positively…
The forgotten tragedy of Koryukivka: How the Nazis exterminated a town of 7,000 souls
In the French village of Oradour (June 1944), Nazis murdered 642 inhabitants; in the Czech village of Lidice…
Russian media have published 20 different narratives on Skripal poisoning
As British investigators probe the poisoning of ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, international consensus continues to…
Putin is uniting Europe
The European Union, whose destabilization has been one of the main goals of Putin's foreign policy, exists and…
Putin may soon make ‘veterans of hybrid wars’ new symbol of Russia’s future, Shtepa says
With the passing of the World War II generation, few of whom now remain, Vladimir Putin appears ready…
Free Idel-Ural Movement takes shape in Kyiv
This week, three activists from the Middle Volga announced the formation of the Free Idel-Ural Movement to achieve…
Behind the smokescreen: who are the actors spreading disinformation on ex-Russian spy Skripal?
Now, it is time to look behind the smokescreen that pro-Kremlin disinformation is puffing around. Who are the…
Putin has come out a winner in the Skripal Case, Kirillova says
Many people are looking at the tough language that London and other Western capitals have used to denounce…
Also in Russia a Russian hand is seen behind the nerve-gas attack in Salisbury
For the British government and any normally-thinking person, it is clear that in one way or the other…
The Crimean Tatar Palace and other historic sites Russia is destroying in occupied Crimea
Read also: Crimea’s occupied cultural heritage Among the illegal activities in Crimea, the prosecutors mentioned the following suspected crimes:…
Trump may negotiate with Putin for the same reasons he’s talking with Kim Jong-Un, Novoye Voennoye Obozreniye suggests
The editors of Novoye voyennoye obozreniye, the military affairs supplement to Nezavisimaya gazeta, suggest that the trajectory of…
The logic of terror: what the Ruban case means
A segment of the public may distrust the information on the detention of Volodymyr Ruban, head of the…
Russia’s March-2018 gas war attempt against Ukraine, explained
What happened? Russia cut off the gas supply to Ukraine amid abnormal frosts, having lowered pressure in the…
Russia’s Ashmanov doctrine: the shield and sword of Kremlin propaganda
Any government "can justify armed intervention in a foreign state" through information attacks, and prevent such attacks against…
Moscow’s development of poisons like one used against Skripal has long history and dark shadow
Felix Kubin, a Russian who defected to the US in 2013, says that he was approached before that…
Putin says Russia ‘ruled by God’ and presents Russians as victims of Holocaust
Many of Vladimir Putin’s supporters only ten days ago were expressing concern that he had not launched his…
Three important lessons of the Skripal Case the West has yet to learn
There now can be little doubt that Moscow and the Russian security services were behind the poisoning of…
Will Syria’s Ghouta survive the long proxy war?
The Damascus suburb of Ghouta has developed into a rebel stronghold preventing the regime, Iran, and Russia from…
Putin’s address reflects his and Russia’s ‘total weakness,’ Pavlovsky says
Although intended to project force and dynamism, Gleb Pavlovsky says, Vladimir Putin’s address to the Russian Federal Assembly…