Kremlin’s losing battle: Next stage of disintegration of Soviet space
Violence in Kazakhstan and Armenia are the clearest sign yet that the post-Soviet space is entering into its…
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How Russia tried to cover up death of Putin’s best helicopter ace in Syria
The Russian helicopter shot down in combat on 8 July 2016 near Palmyra turned into a widely-covered informational event.…
Putin happy to see refugee crisis unsolved
The refugee question did not only affect the countries surrounding Syria, it has turned into an international issue,…
Putin’s method to prevent terrorism at Sochi Games backfiring now in Middle East and Caucasus
Vladimir Putin received enormous credit for preventing any terrorist incidents from interfering with the 2014 Sochi Olympics, but…
Withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria predictable, say Belarus experts
Vladimir Putin’ decision to withdraw troops from Syria took many by surprise. However, at the end of November…
Obama’s betrayal of Syrian opposition should worry Ukrainians, Piontkovsky says
The decision of US President Barack Obama to go along with Vladimir Putin on Syria represents a betrayal…
Ankara explosion and Turkish-Russian proxy war in Syria
Months after the downing of the Russian jet by Turkish Air Force, tensions between Türkiye and Russia show…
Putin, trapped between war and revolution, will choose war, Ikhlov says
There are two possibilities in Russia today: either Vladimir Putin is in control of events or he is…
Putin and ISIS have ‘common goals and in general resemble one another,’ Eidman says
The EU’s decision to extend sanctions on Russia shows that Vladimir Putin has been unsuccessful in selling the…
Moscow in Syria is to undermine West, not to support Assad, Belarusian experts say
Moscow’s primary goal in Syria is not to support its ally Bashar Assad against all challenges but rather…
Putin has brought the world to ‘the brink of war,’ Gazeta Wyborcza says
By his orders to the Russian army to respond “harshly” to any challenge to them in Syria, Vladimir…
FSB defector’s claims about Moscow’s ties to ISIS consistent with other evidence, Kirillova says
An FSB defector says that Moscow is very closely tied to ISIS and has been involved with groups…
Putin’s anti-terrorism, like Stalin’s anti-fascism, all about expanding Moscow’s influence abroad, Pavlova says
Ever more people are drawing parallels between Vladimir Putin and Joseph Stalin, but there is one parallel that…
Putin’s actions recall 1905. It’s path into abyss, Zubov says
Vladimir Putin’s childish and thoughtless actions recall the last years of Imperial Russia with the worsening situation at…
Putin talks about terrorism in Presidential Address, but not his terrorist allies in Ukraine
In his 2015 Address to the Federal Assembly (perhaps a Russian equivalent to the American State of the Union Address) Putin…
Russia’s war against democracy and freedom in 2 minutes 30 seconds
Ukraine, Georgia, and Syria are all part of one story. The new video by Euromaidan Press explores the…
The Syrian question: who are these Turkmens?
The downing of the Russian Jet by Turkish interceptors is still a hot debate in the international community. Previously,…
Downing of Russian plane has serious consequences for Putin at home, in Central Asia, and in Ukraine
The shooting down of a Russian military plane by Turkish forces after Kremlin ignored repeated warnings from Ankara…
Young Russians flow en masse to fight for Islamists in Syria and Iraq, Moscow expert says
There are thousands more citizens of the Russian Federation fighting on the side of the Islamists in the…
If Putin goes his own way in Syria, Russia’s aggression in Ukraine will intensify, Zubov says
What Vladimir Putin does in Syria clearly will have a powerful impact on what he does in Ukraine,…