Kremlin reads the West wrong but the West is beginning to read Russia right, Shevtsova says
The Kremlin’s aggression in Ukraine and its challenging actions toward NATO ships and plane are based on its…
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Russian war strategy and tactics give Moscow ‘the edge’ over NATO, Moscow analyst says
The Russian way of war is very different from the American way, Yevgeny Krutikov says. In the past,…
Moscow’s Victory cult intended to keep non-Russians within an empire and former Soviet republics together, Ukrainian commentator says
Many Russian commentators have pointed out that the way in which Vladimir Putin is exploiting Victory Day is…
Russia with current borders and values will remain a threat to Ukraine, Europe and itself, Portnikov says
The fact that only 3% of Russians say that Crimea should be part of Ukraine shows that Ukraine’s…
Putin creating ‘an Anti-Globalist International’ in Europe, Pastukhov says
Vladimir Putin is creating “an Anti-Globalist International” of those who see no good future for themselves in the…
‘Russia becoming even more dangerous than it appears,’ Rubtsov says
At the end of Soviet times, some commentators suggested that the USSR was becoming like “Upper Volta with…
From federation to empire: how Putin paved the way to Crimea land grab
For many observers in the West, Putin’s invasion of the Crimea came as a complete surprise. However, it…
Russia can no longer afford to be the militarist and expansionist power it has always been, Shevtsova says
After a brief attempt to escape from its past in the 1990s, Russia under Vladimir Putin is “again…
Geopolitical conquests will not save Russia’s national pride, Moscow scholars say
Staunton, May 15 – The pride that people feel in their country consists of two elements: a cognitively…
Rogozin: Russia to renew strategic nuclear arsenal by 2020
Photo: RIA Novosti, Sergey Guneev Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Dmitry Rogozin, stated that by 2020 Russian strategic…
The Kremlin’s dreams of WWIII
The Kremlin’s claims of a possible war in Europe in the near future are not schizophrenia, as many…
Careful Optimism or What Would Have Done (or Would Do) Ronald Reagan with the Situation in Crimea
8 March 2014 ‘I am not going to start that World War III because of you” General Michael…
