Putin is consistent but the West isn’t, Portnikov says
At the very moment that the international investigation of the downing of the Malaysian jetliner concluded that Moscow…
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Kyiv must create an International Day in Memory of Victims of Russian Aggression, Ukrainian commentator says
The current conflict between Russia and the West provide an opportunity to create an International Day of Memory…
The Russian war against Ukraine by the numbers
There is no “Ukrainian crisis,” as so many in Moscow and the West continue to say; there is…
Since 1945, Moscow has been involved in a military action on average every 2 years
Among the many messages the Kremlin wants Russians to take away from its celebrations of Victory Day is…
Novaya Gazeta identifies Russian colonel involved in shooting down MH17
In the fall of 2016, the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) tasked to investigate the catastrophe which killed all…
‘Spetsnaz of the USSR’ – the new Russian irregulars in Syria now fighting for Assad
The Syrian military does not have enough personnel to simultaneously launch major attacks, suppress militants, and garrison cities…
The Unsung Lament: Russian Atrocities in Caucasus
“Russian Tsars attack a small people with millions of soldiers and they consider themselves noble.” Kube Şaban, Circassian…
Five more disturbing revenants from Soviet past in Putin’s Russia
Even as Vladimir Putin claims that Russia is fated to have a great future, the Kremlin leader is…
Russian forces using Hamas-style terrorist tactics in Ukraine, Portnikov says
Russian forces in Ukraine are now using one of the most beloved tactics of terrorist groups like the…
Putin’s actions in Avdiivka show he killed his beloved idea of ‘a triune people’ of Russians, Ukrainians and Belarusians, Ikhlov says
Like many Russian nationalists, Vladimir Putin has long insisted that Russians, Ukrainians and Belarusians are not separate nations…
Donetsk residents fear their forceful evacuation means “DNR” plans mass attack on Avdiivka
The Ukrainian Channel 24 reports that sources in occupied Donetsk have informed them of forced evacuation in Kyivskyi Raion…
Russia’s war in Ukraine must not be ‘forgotten’
Yesterday, the BBC described the fighting in and around the Ukrainian city of Avdiivka as “the front line…
EU court confirms Russia supplies weapons to Donbas separatists, upholds sanctions
The General Court of the European Union located in Luxembourg has upheld sanctions imposed on the Russian military…
Legal war: Ukraine vs. Russia in international courts
Why have so many litigations been initiated and how could it all end for Ukraine? When can we…
Putin conducts his foreign policy like a special op, Melnikov says
Vladimir Putin is conducting his foreign policy like the special op of an intelligence service, reflecting both his…
Russia learned in Aleppo what to do with Ukrainian cities, Moscow TV host says
Most people have been horrified by what Russian and Syrian forces did in Aleppo even if they accept…
Putin’s ‘achievement’ in Syria: now Russians the target for Muslim anger, Portnikov says
The murder of the Russian ambassador to Türkiye is the first victim of the hatred of Russia and…
Putin’s Syrian campaign a truly ‘Orwellian one,’ Kalashnikov says
Vladimir Putin’s military campaign in Syria, Moscow commentator Maxim Kalashnikov says, is “Orwellian in the purest way, completely…
Moscow scrambling to fill ranks of its forces in Syria and elsewhere
Russia’s indefensible actions against the civilian population of Aleppo, actions that rise to the level of crimes against…
Hague Court rules against Moscow on Crimea, so Moscow withdraws from Rome Agreement
Prosecutors of the International Criminal Court in the Hague have posted on the website of the court a…