The Trump administration eases sanctions against Russia
The USA's Treasury Department has allowed American companies to interact with Russia's Security Service, the FSB, in order…
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Putin is attacking in Ukraine precisely to boost chances for ‘Big Deal’ with Trump
Some commentators are suggesting Vladimir Putin launched his latest round of aggression in Ukraine because he has gotten…
White nationalism and Trump’s approach to Russia and the world
Ever since President Donald Trump elevated self-proclaimed white nationalist Steve Bannon to the National Security Council at the…
Solovey on the shape of the emerging Putin-Trump ‘Big Deal’ on Ukraine and much else
Valeriy Solovey, one of the best connected and most thoughtful of Moscow’s foreign policy commentators, says that the…
In case anyone thinks Putin isn’t getting exactly what he wants from Trump…
In case anyone thinks that Vladimir Putin is not convinced that he is going to get everything he…
What can Putin really offer Trump for a deal?
The Russian and American media are full of stories in which various experts discuss what a deal between…
Obama, whom Moscow placed great hopes in, couldn’t make a deal with Putin — because of Putin
Moscow officials and commentators have treated Barack Obama with “unconcealed hatred” at the end of his presidency, blaming…
Three Russian answers to the question ‘Is a Putin-Trump strategic alliance possible?’
Russian analysts are currently split into three distinct groups on the question of whether “a strategic alliance” will…
‘Kompromat’ is powerful regardless of whether it is true, Portnikov says
The Bolsheviks liked to say that Marxism-Leninism was powerful because it was true; but Ukrainian commentator Vitaly Portnikov…
Outline of possible ‘Big Deal’ between Putin and Trump on Ukraine emerging, Oleshchuk says
Ukrainians and their friends and supporters have been so worried that any grand bargain between Vladimir Putin and…
The Independent published untruthful news on Trump’s meeting with Kissinger
The British newspaper The Independent published an article on a meeting between the President-elect Donald Trump and the…
No matter how much Trump may want to, he can’t ‘give’ Ukraine to Putin, Piontkovsky says
“However much he may desire it, no [US president including Donald] Trump can give Ukraine [to Russia]” because…
Putin and Trump Team have been talking for over a year, Russian commentator says
In an article for Kazan’s Business Online today, Viktor Minin says that he is “certain that already in…
“How many Putins are there?” and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
Why do many Westerners show sympathy to Russia and Communism – but not to their victims?
Those who study the post-Soviet world and especially its non-Russian parts are often struck by the fact that…
Despite his offensive moves, Putin is playing defense in Europe, Oreshkin says
Each of Vladimir Putin’s actions in Europe looks to some observers as offensive moves, Dmitry Oreshkin says; but…
Obama’s betrayal of Syrian opposition should worry Ukrainians, Piontkovsky says
The decision of US President Barack Obama to go along with Vladimir Putin on Syria represents a betrayal…
Putin gets his wish: Moscow now talking with US alone about fate of Ukraine
One of the aspects of the latest upsurge in US-Russian diplomatic exchanges about Ukraine that has not attracted…
Putin got what he really wanted from Kerry meeting
Both Western and Russian sources are reporting that Vladimir Putin is now prepared to sacrifice Bashar Assad, and…
After Minsk, another Munich has now taken place in Moscow, Illarionov says
Russian commentators across the political spectrum, from the most liberal to the most nationalistic, agree that Vladimir Putin…