Moscow media outlets today with disturbing unanimity say Ukraine readying chemical weapons attack against Donbas
On Western Christmas when too few outside of Moscow and Kyiv are paying close attention, the Moscow media…
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Both Russia and Ukraine ready for new expansion of war, Felgenhauer says
If Moscow wants to expand its aggression in Ukraine, it will easily find a “formal” justification for this…
Hollow ‘paper divisions’ are ever larger portion of Russian army, Golts says
By the end of next year, Moscow will have formed 40 new brigades and divisions while cutting the…
‘Putin’s Ribbentrop’ emphasizes Moscow still wants all of Ukraine, Portnikov says
Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov says Moscow will not recognize the Donbas “republics” because to do so would…
Putin’s invasion force is only 18 km from Ukrainian border and West is ignoring it, Eidman says
Vladimir Putin has assembled “hundreds of Russian T-64 and T-62M tanks and thousands of military vehicles” only 18…
Moscow’s next provocation against Ukraine likely to involve use of air power, Starykov says
Pointing to a buildup in Russian forces near the border, the Ukrainian military says that the Russian threat…
Putin’s approach to Ukraine threatens entire international order and must be reversed, Skobov says
As hard as it is to imagine in the 21st century, Vladimir Putin is perfectly prepared to go…
‘In Russia today, I see a country preparing for a major war,’ Pastukhov says
Russia today, Vladimir Pastukhov says, is “a country preparing for a major war,” because Vladimir Putin understands that…
Putin elite can’t retain power and property without another war, Pastukhov says
All of the Kremlin’s recent actions — from a pension reform it didn’t have to carry out now…
Putin’s shift on Skripal case makes a broader war more likely, Pastukhov says
By insisting that Skripal deserved his fate rather than simply denying that Moscow had anything to do with…
Given rising Russian protests, Putin has three options – and none is good for Ukraine, Portnikov says
The protests in Russia on Sunday were an unusual event, but they were not “the beginning of a…
Moscow military expert: Ukraine is Russia’s mortal enemy and must be dismantled or absorbed
All too many people in Moscow view Ukraine as a fraternal republic that NATO is using against Russia,…
Falling ratings even more likely to lead Putin to large war than they were before 2014, Larionov says
Over the last three months, the ratings of Vladimir Putin and the Russian authorities have fallen by almost…
Russia to buy frigates from China
In a remarkable turnabout, Moscow is going to purchase specially modified naval frigates from Beijing, the result of…
Latest military exercise shows ‘Kremlin is actively preparing for a world war,’ Felgenhauer says
Moscow’s announcement that it will soon conduct its largest military exercise since 1981 “means only one thing,” Pavel…
If Russia isn’t forced to return Crimea to Ukraine, major war becomes inevitable, Skobov says
If Moscow isn’t compelled to return Crimea to Ukraine, a major pillar of the international system that has…
Moscow’s ‘little green men’ stage provocation in Moldova, republic’s Defense Minister says
Moldovan Defense Minister Eugen Sturza says that Russian forces, without identifying markers, have carried out massive maneuvers involving…
The Russian war against Georgia is far from over
Despite suggestions by analysts like Sergey Markedonov that the 2008 Russian-Georgia war is over, Moscow’s aggression against Georgia…
China now building five frigates a year: Russia only one every ten
Last weekend, Beijing announced that its second aircraft carrier had begun sea trials, an especially disturbing development from…
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…