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Russia’s confrontation with the West
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Russian assault on world order falters and fails
Russian military command announced an “operational pause” in Donbas after the hard battles for Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk, implicitly…
Russia’s call for genocide of Ukrainians outstrips Mein Kampf
Russia started the war not only militarily unprepared, but by the beginning of the war, the Kremlin was…
Ideological gulf between Russia and the West far broader than during the Cold War, Skobov says
It is impossible to imagine that Soviet leaders would ever have used the language the Putin regime is…
Only military defeat in Ukraine can stop Putin from pursuing his larger goals, Skobov says
In proposing theses for an open letter condemning Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, Moscow commentator Aleksandr Skobov has…
Is Putin mentally ill? Would he press the nuclear button? Interview with top Ukrainian psychoanalyst
[editorial]Is Putin really mentally ill? What is his mental “programming” and how it affects his goals and methods?…
German security assistance to Ukraine perpetually on hold (Part 2)
An itemized list of Ukraine’s latest request for German security assistance has found its way into two major…
German security assistance to Ukraine perpetually on hold (Part 1)
Germany ranks among the top arms-exporting countries worldwide. However, it is withholding lethal security assistance to Ukraine and…
New Russian aggression in Ukraine will lead not just to sanctions but to a new Iron Curtain, Skobov says
Moscow commentators and presumably the Kremlin, Aleksandr Skobov says, are suggesting that the West has already capitulated to…
Russia seeks to maintain its global status by making threats and keeping others off guard, Shevtsova says
Russia is “attempting to maintain its global role with military threats to undermine the status quo at any…
Timothy Snyder: Putin’s essay on Ukraine creates mythical history to cover foreign policy failures
[editorial]On July 12 this year, the Kremlin website published a lengthy essay authored by Russian President Vladimir Putin…
The possible invasion is not the real issue. Russia’s new wave of destabilization needs a three-dimensional approach
[editorial]No, Russia is unlikely to invade Ukraine again. But focusing exclusively on that question means missing the point…
Putin doesn’t live in a parallel reality but revels in his ability to speak and act in this one with impunity, Portnikov says
Many who hear Vladimir Putin’s most outrageous statements or see his most aggressive actions are inclined to say…
The Kremlin could instantly end Europe’s gas crisis by restoring transit through Ukraine
[editorial]Increasing gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine’s gas transmission system (GTS) could solve the European gas crisis, manifested…
Russia hopes for a U-turn in the EU’s energy policy
The current situation in the European market is unprecedented. Both natural gas and electricity prices have soared dramatically…
Zapad 2021 suggests, in event of war, Moscow could seize Baltics but lose Kaliningrad
Military exercises not only make known what a government believes could happen but become an occasion for its…
Obey the Kremlin or pay up: why the EU’s heating bills will skyrocket this winter
[editorial]Since the beginning of the year, the price of gas in Europe has risen four times, from $170…
Nord Stream 2 сonstruction сompleted, but gas flows unlikely in 2021
On September 10, the project company Nord Stream 2 AG informed that the last weld has been finished,…
Moscow planning to slow down Internet speeds to where they were in the 1990s, Grozev says
The Bellingcat investigative journalist outlined this plan in a presentation to this year’s Lennart Meri Conference in Tallinn…
Broader coalition backs Ukraine on Crimea than ever supported Baltic non-recognition policy
Representatives of more than 40 countries met in Kyiv and declared they were forming a Crimea Platform to…
Putin better reflects underlying Russian values than does the opposition and his system will thus outlast both, Pastukhov says
That makes him successful at retaining power, the London-based Russian analyst says, especially since the opposition refuses to…