Putin’s ‘long game’ consists of a multitude of special ops, Shtepa says
Vladimir Putin is almost universally described as a brilliant political tactician, but if the West is to counter…
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Kremlin-run “DNR” opens fake diplomatic mission in France. Are Nordic countries next?
On 25 September Hubert Fayard, a small right-wing French political party known as the National Center of Independents…
Russian campaign against US consulate in Yekaterinburg has long history, Kirillova says
In response to the closing of the Russian consulate in San Francisco and of two trade representations in…
Russian diplomats Chisinau expelled reportedly recruited Gagauz to fight in Ukraine
The identification of a pro-Moscow Ukrainian who fought against Kyiv in the first months of Moscow’s war in…
Spying is far from the only ‘action incompatible with diplomatic status’
Tallinn has not yet provided an official explanation for its decision to expel two Russian officials from Moscow’s…
Two Ukrainian soldiers wounded. Fake Islamic brigade in Mariupol. Explosive devices removed from Balakliya #Donbasreports
"Easter ceasefire" in Donbas as of April 8: 2 killed in action, 33 wounded. 394 attacks in 9 days 4 soldiers wounded…
Kremlin-backed “DNR” to open fake diplomatic mission in Greece
A "grand opening of a Representative center of the DNR in Greece" will be held in Athens on March…
‘The Samantha syndrome’ – a new name for an old threat Putin is exploiting
The Stockholm syndrome, the situation in which a captive begins to identify with his or her captors, is…
Nuclear grand bargain unlikely but talk of it may serve Moscow’s interests
Donald Trump’s unexpected suggestion that he might lift sanctions against Russia imposed for Moscow’s invasion and occupation of…
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…
Moscow wields Russian again as hybrid weapon against its neighbors
At the end of last week, Eleonora Mitrofanova, Moscow’s ambassador for special assignments, said that “the Russian language…
Anti-Americanism is ‘cult of Putin’s Russia’ with all the consequences thereof, Pastukhov says
“Anti-Americanism,” Vladimir Pastukhov says, “is the Marxism of ‘the Russian spring’ and the religion of the ‘post-modern’ post-communist…
Putin has launched ‘world war against trust,’ Yakovenko says
US President Barack Obama put his finger on what Vladimir Putin is about when he said after his…
Russia will not fulfill Minsk obligations until forced – Ukrainian diplomat
On September 5, 2014, the sides of the Donbas conflict signed the Minsk-1 ceasefire agreement, which included a…
New ambassador: Putin’s poisoned gift to Ukraine
The day after the dismissal of Mikhail Zubarov, Russia's ambassador to Ukraine, the committees of the State Duma…
Kyiv shouldn’t give agrément to Moscow’s proposed “ambassador,” Ohryzko says
When one government wants to send a new ambassador to another country, it requests what is called agrément…
1997 Treaty gave Moscow right to send army into Crimea before referendum, Chizhov says
A senior Russian diplomat has just come up with a justification for Russia having sent 9,000 military personnel…
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…
Blogosphere ridicules Russian diplomats for walking out when Ukrainian President spoke
Yesterday, in the best tradition of Soviet undiplomatic behavior, Russian diplomats walked out of the UN General Assembly…
Diplomacy a la russe: ‘Khamstvo’ at the Russian consulate in Seattle
Earlier this week, a group of Ukrainians visiting the American city of Seattle tried to present a petition…