Solovey on the shape of the emerging Putin-Trump ‘Big Deal’ on Ukraine and much else
Valeriy Solovey, one of the best connected and most thoughtful of Moscow’s foreign policy commentators, says that the…
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In case anyone thinks Putin isn’t getting exactly what he wants from Trump…
In case anyone thinks that Vladimir Putin is not convinced that he is going to get everything he…
What Putin got and what Trump gave up in their phone call
In advance of talks with a foreign leader, the sides often employ one of two strategies to ensure…
Putin wants a deal with Trump because his resources are running out, Borovoy says
Many in Russia and the West have managed to convince themselves that Vladimir Putin is in a position…
Even if Trump and Putin make a deal, Ukrainians ready to fight to defend their country, Kyiv experts say
As rumors swirl that Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will discuss Ukraine and possibly make a deal…
Freezing the conflict in Donbas is not a good solution – German foreign policy advisor
Ukrainians are making memes out of President Petro Poroshenko's repeated promises that the country would soon get a…
In the age of Trump: perils and promises
The new American president has just taken office, but the world is already fearful as never before. In…
What can Putin really offer Trump for a deal?
The Russian and American media are full of stories in which various experts discuss what a deal between…
Nuclear grand bargain unlikely but talk of it may serve Moscow’s interests
Donald Trump’s unexpected suggestion that he might lift sanctions against Russia imposed for Moscow’s invasion and occupation of…
Three Russian answers to the question ‘Is a Putin-Trump strategic alliance possible?’
Russian analysts are currently split into three distinct groups on the question of whether “a strategic alliance” will…
‘Kompromat’ is powerful regardless of whether it is true, Portnikov says
The Bolsheviks liked to say that Marxism-Leninism was powerful because it was true; but Ukrainian commentator Vitaly Portnikov…
A Trump-Putin deal on Crimea could trigger a much bigger war, Israeli analyst says
Avraam Shmulyevich, a leading Israeli specialist on ethnic issues in the former Soviet space, says that Kyiv might…