On Russia-Ukraine, the misdiagnosed patient is flatlining | Responsible Statecraft
All along we've been told this was about aggressive expansionism and applied a strategy of deterrence. That was wrong.| Responsible Statecraft
All along we've been told this was about aggressive expansionism and applied a strategy of deterrence. That was wrong.| Responsible Statecraft
Russia Tests “Unlimited-Range” Nuclear Missile, Raising Global Concerns. But experts shoot down Putin's optimism.| Dagens.com
Russia’s “Foreign Agents” Law Tightened, Independent Voices Silenced| Dagens.com
He also warned that Ukraine can become a "forever war", until something changes in Russia.| Dagens.com
Are We Close to Peace?| Dagens.com
The ferry sank more than 30 years ago, but new reports suggest the site could now be serving as a covert listening post.| Dagens.com
The book offers a rare glimpse into how the Russian leader views power, history, and neighboring nations.| Dagens.com
‘Belgium, where most of these Russian assets are held (by the Belgian financial institution, Euroclear), is strongly resisting the European Commission’s push to use them. It fears not only repercussions from Russia, but also the capital markets losing trust, which could have long-term consequences on third countries’ willingness to invest and keep their assets in Belgium, or in Europe, indeed.’| Hungarian Conservative
A quasi quattro anni dall’invasione dell’Ucraina, la Russia non è al collasso ma profondamente mutata: una società stanca, repressa e segnata dalla guerra. L’esercito è logorato da corruzione e disillusione, mentre l’economia sopravvive grazie alla produzione bellica e alla compressione dei diritti sociali.| Valigia Blu
While diplomats labored to produce the Dayton Accords in 1995, then-Secretary of Defense Bill Perry advised, “No agreement is better than a bad agreement.” Given that Washington’s allies in London, Paris, Berlin and Warsaw are opposed to any outcome that might end the war in Ukraine, no agreement may be preferable. But for President Trump, there is no point in equating the illusion of peace in Ukraine with a meaningless ceasefire that settles nothing. Today, Ukraine is mired in corrupti...| Responsible Statecraft
Claims that President Trump bullied President Zelensky and urged him to withdraw from the whole of the Donbas at their latest meeting in Washington will doubtless cause the usual furore in the Western media and commentariat, but they cannot be substantiated and are a distraction from the really important issue concerning U.S. and NATO strategy, which is whether the alliance should continue support to Ukraine at existing levels or seek radically to escalate. Here, President Trump made the righ...| Responsible Statecraft
As President Trump prepares to meet with Ukrainian President Zelensky on Friday, much public discourse has focused on whether the United States should provide Ukraine with Tomahawk cruise missiles to increase pressure on Russia. But a much more important question has been all but ignored: What is this increased pressure on Russia intended to achieve? The short answer — to force Russia to the negotiating table — obscures the fact that Russia has already been negotiating with the United Sta...| Responsible Statecraft
Trump is sanctioning Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil The post So much for Trump’s peace push appeared first on The Spectator World.| The Spectator World
As tensions between Washington, Kyiv and Moscow intensify, confusion has erupted over a report suggesting the US secretly lifted restrictions on Ukraine’s use of long-range Western missiles.| Dagens.com
By Maria Popova October 21, 2025 After successfully brokering a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in early October, the […]| Policy Magazine
By JoAnne Wadsworth, Communications Consultant, G20 Interfaith Forum – – – On October 20, 2025, the G20 Interfaith Forum's Anti-Racism Initiative, in partnership with the Group of 78 and the International Academy for Multicultural Cooperation, held a webinar entitled "Ukraine and Russia: Religion and its Role in the Conflict." Speakers…| Viewpoints
More details soon! Email info@ukrainesolidaritycampaign.org Please help promote the demonstration on social media: Blue SkyInstagramFacebookX| Ukraine Solidarity Campaign (Кампанія Солідарності з У...
L’amministrazione centrale siriana di Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) continua a ricevere schiaffi in faccia da quelli che ha eletto come propri alleati. Israele non solo continua a negare qualsiasi genere di accordo, nonostante la politica totalmente accomodante da parte di Damasco, ma non ha nemmeno arrestato i propri raid nel […] L'articolo Bistrattato dagli “alleati”, Al-Golani va in Russia su Contropiano.| Contropiano
For his part, Zelensky played his cards very well The post Trump, the foreign policy president? appeared first on The Spectator World.| The Spectator World
da ONU Info Torture, esecuzioni sommarie, sparizioni forzate. L’elenco degli abusi commessi dalla Russia nei territori occupati dell’Ucraina meridionale e orientale è lungo. Venerdì, il segretario generale delle Nazioni Unite per i diritti umani ha lanciato l’allarme per il crescente numero di vittime civili nel conflitto. “Tre anni e mezzo dopo l’invasione su vasta scala … Continua a leggere Ucraina, i crimini russi nei territori occupati→| Sempre e per sempre dalla stessa parte
Been distracted from posting. Trying to prep my long-gestating Big Book on Artificial Intelligence! (Isn't everyone writing one?) But let's zoom in on current events.| CONTRARY BRIN
Karl Marx fiercly opposed Russian autocracy as the main threat to democratic progress in Europe. But large parts of the Left have ignored his insights and are trapped in the Russian imperial narrative up to this day. The following text is the English version of my column which first appeared in German here. The fact […] Der Beitrag Most Leftists Follow the Russian Narrative. But Marx Knew Better erschien zuerst auf Herzinger.org.| Herzinger.org
Russia pioneered the presumable politics of eternity, where succession was erased and imagination suffocated. Under Erdogan, Turkey has followed the same path. The post Reflections of Russia on Turkey’s Road to Unfreedom appeared first on The Globalist.| The Globalist
Remember when President Trump said the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 would never have happened if he had been president. He implied that President Biden had been soft in foreign affairs, in contrast to his toughness. He implied that … READ MORE| John Torinus
In den guten alten Westernfilmen gab es ein immer wiederkehrendes Thema zu beobachten. Der überlegene Held wird von einem Schurken aus dem Gefolge des Oberschurken hinterhältig angegriffen, kann sich der Gefahr jedoch irgendwie erwehren. Statt den zweitklassigen Schurken zu erschießen demütigt der Held den Angreifer, indem er ihn nicht als gleichrangigen Gegner akzeptiert und ihn laufen lässt. Der Schurke ist nun erst recht von Rachegelüsten erfüllt, versucht einen zweiten Angriff, der...| Egon W. Kreutzer
L'identificazione fra Chiesa ortodossa e potere in Russia arriva paradosso: le altre Chiese si vendono alla politica e Putin è l’esempio del credente.| SettimanaNews
Por primera vez en la historia de la OTAN, un Estado miembro ha sido atacado por un rival. En el incidente se vieron implicados 19 drones de combate rusos (no hay confirmación de que estuvieran equipados con cabezas nucleares), algunos de los cuales entraron en Polonia desde Bielorrusia. El Kremlin debía ser consciente de la […]| EL NACIONAL
Warum sehnen wir uns nach «starken Männern» – und übersehen dabei, dass ihre Stärke oft nichts anderes ist als kaschierte Schwäche? Manuel und Stephan reden über Alpha-Männer, die überraschende Ehrlichkeit biblischer «Helden»-Geschichten und die Frage, was Jesus mit Macht zu tun hat. Trump, Putin und die Sehnsucht nach Stärke| RefLab
Mercoledì 3 settembre a Pechino il presidente cinese Xi Jinping, il presidente russo Vladimir Putin e il leader nordcoreano Kim Jong Un hanno partecipato a una grande parata militare insieme a una ventina di leader di tutto il mondo per commemorare l’80esimo anniversario della fine della Seconda guerra mondiale e dell’occupazione giapponese della Cina. Due […]| Radio Blackout 105.25FM
On the hunt for a Nobel Peace Prize, President Donald Trump gave himself a 10 out of 10 for his efforts at the Alaskan summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. I give him a zero. In a follow-up meeting, some … READ MORE| John Torinus
What’s lost in these stories is how strange and impossible it would've been just a couple years ago to imagine Russia being able to use Belarus as a staging ground for its military offensives. We’ve already forgotten that as recently as 2020, Lukashenko was flirting with NATO partnership, hosting anti-Russia hawks Mike Pompeo and John Bolton, and denying Russia the right to set up an airbase in Belarus (let alone hosting an entire invasion force). Then came the big western-backed regime...| THE EXILED – MANKIND'S ONLY ALTERNATIVE
„Deutschlands Kriegskurs ist krachend gescheitert“, sagt der ehemalige Brigadegeneral und Merkel-Berater Dr. Erich Vad. Er begrüßt die diplomatische Offensive von Donald Trump in Sachen Ukraine und rät Deutschland und Europa, diesem Kurs zu folgen. „Es bleibt uns eh nichts anderes übrig, nie waren wir so abhängig von den USA wie jetzt“, so der Mitautor des Buches „Krieg oder Frieden – Deutschland vor der Entscheidung". Ein Gespräch über die Unmöglichkeit deutscher Friedens...| PUNKT.PRERADOVIC
Il sito indipendente russo ha intervistato Ilya Yashin, uno dei pochi politici di opposizione rimasti nel paese.| Valigia Blu
U.S. and Russian government officials discussed several energy deals on the sidelines of negotiations this month that sought to achieve peace in Ukraine, according to five sources familiar with the talks.| gCaptain
In Alaska he found reality: he is now embracing an agreement without demanding a ceasefire first, which would have never worked anyway.| Responsible Statecraft
B-2 bomber and F-35s stage an impressive flyover watched by hundreds of thousands online as Trump and Putin meet in Anchorage.A U.S. Air Force B-2A Spirit| The Aviationist
Capitolo secondo: appuntamento con Zelensky. Tre giorni dopo il vertice in Alaska, dove Trump ha avuto un faccia a faccia con Vladimir Putin, questa sera, alle 19 ora italiana, il presidente degli Stati Uniti riceverà alla Casa Bianca l’omonimo ucraino per un nuovo bilaterale.| Il Riformista
Während Wladimir Putins Zeit im Kreml wurden in der Russischen Föderation über 100 Statuen von Stalin errichtet. Gleichzeitig, so berichtet die BBC, wurden... The post Russland rehabilitiert Stalin mit Statuen und überarbeiteter Geschichtsschreibung first appeared on TFP Deutschland.| TFP Deutschland
Lo afferma Jana Kobzova, Co-direttrice del Programma di sicurezza europea dell'European Council on Foreign Relations. "L'Ue subirà le conseguenze più pesanti dell'esito del conflitto"| Eunews
There was no ceasefire, but none of the new sanctions Trump threatened, either. Whether this was a 'win' or 'loss' depends on who you ask| Responsible Statecraft
The spirit going into Alaska will continue to be cautiously optimistic, as long as the parties with most at risk don't get in their own way| Responsible Statecraft
Mixed indicators signal wartime growth has plateaued| Responsible Statecraft
A meeting in Alaska, while putting land concessions on the table, is an essential first step. Here's why.| Responsible Statecraft
There seems to be confirmation that it's happening but who has most to gain or lose is still a question| Responsible Statecraft
Hackers from the Anonymous movement declared war on the Russian government in connection over Putin's invasion of Ukraine.| Gridinsoft Blogs
Trump precisa il termine dato alla Russia per raggiungere un accordo| www.lantidiplomatico.it
And what are you going to do when Putin invades Lithuania? Spell it out, my dear peacemonger, what are you going to do? Are you...| Disenz
Sono terminati con un nulla di fatto i colloqui a Istanbul per un tentativo negoziale tra Ucraina e Russia. Con l’assenza di Putin e anche di Lavrov era facile prevederne il fallimento| Il Riformista
“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in” is something I would say at the risk of alienating the younger readership of this blog, but given that most of us are old here, it should be fine. I have been busy working on Russian Neo-Nazis, so I almost forgot that back […]| The Duck of Minerva
Kaj boš naredil, ko bo Putin napadel Litvo? No, povej, dragi mirovnik, kaj boš naredil? A boš tud takrat gledal stran, kot zdaj gledaš stran...| Disenz
As the EU steps up its efforts to fund the defence of Europe, Hungary sticks to its policy of undermining those efforts whenever it can. Given that a Member State cannot be expelled from the EU, the Member States should simultaneously withdraw from the EU Treaties under Article 50 TEU and concurrently sign up to new EU Treaties without Hungary. Only this way could the EU effectively stand up to Russia, introduce important Treaty changes, and finally overcome tolerating Putin’s allies withi...| Verfassungsblog
[This article originally appeared in Die Welt on March 26 2025 here.] Europe is facing a crisis of political will. Its leaders do not seem ready to meet the challenge posed by the war in Ukraine, and while they have taken some steps in the right direction, their actions remain deeply insufficient. Moreover, they have... Read More| Kasparov
Putin has done what the Soviets long dreamed of accomplishing- a Russian-controlled puppet placed in the White House. The vodka must be flowing in hell as Joseph Stalin and Nikita Khrushchev are g…| Envisioning The American Dream
The diplomatic tango between Washington and Moscow is underway, but Trump’s promise to bring a quick end to the war in Ukraine on Trump’s terms appears more unlikely with each passing day. Prior to the conversation between the two leaders during the last four days, diplomats representing Moscow and Washington…| The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity
Stay informed with the latest breaking news from Afghanistan. Politics, business, sports, and culture updates in English – all in one place.| Ariana News
By Nicholas Drummond Vladimir Putin has sparked Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War 2. This week the number of Russian soldiers killed or seriously woundedContinue reading| UK Land Power
Thanks to some recent indictments, we’re beginning to understand how the social media side of this election subversion campaign works.| Political Orphans
The unleashing of unprovoked acts of violence against the people of Ukraine has both horrified and united much of the world against Russia. Even historically neutral Switzerland has condemned Putin’s aggression. And aid is flooding into the beleaguered democracy from … The post War and the Power of Standards appeared first on ConsortiumInfo.org.| ConsortiumInfo.org
In der politischen Debatte wird der Ukraine regelmäßig mehr oder weniger unverblümt nahegelegt, den russischen Krieg gegen sie zu beenden; also zu kapitulieren. Vor geraumer ...| das-blaettchen.de
The Russians are hardening their position while Ukraine may not have a lot of maneuvering room left.| Responsible Statecraft
Reading Time: 2 minutes The widespread swapping of prisoners between Western nations and Russia has raised a great deal of questions. One of the biggest is what happens next| USA Daily Standard
Garry Kasparov in a long interview with Rbc-Ukraine: The fall of the “mafia-type dictator” Vladimir Putin “will be inevitable after the liberation of Ukraine. The war cannot end while Putin is in power. Putin’s downfall will be the result of Russia’shttps://t.co/BbRmR7grpi — Maria Esteves (@marlesteves) August 17, 2023 .@Kasparov63: “#Putin’s downfall will be the result... Read More| Kasparov
In a dramatic turn of events in the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, Ukrainian forces have made substantial advances into Russian territory, specifically in the Kursk region. This development has prompted an urgent response from the highest levels of Russian leadership.| Euromaidan Press
von Peter Linke, zz. Almaty Ich kann Ihnen nicht sagen, was Russland tun wird. Russland ist ein Rätsel, umgeben von einem Mysterium, das in einem ...| das-blaettchen.de
When and why intelligence agencies target foreign leaders—and how it often backfires.| New Kontinent
ਇੰਡੀਆ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਨਰਿੰਦਰ ਮੋਦੀ ਨੇ ਰੂਸ ਦੇ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰਪਤੀ ਵਾਲਦੀਮੀਰ ਪੂਤਿਨ ਨਾਲ ਮਾਸਕੋ ਵਿਚ ਮੁਲਾਕਾਤ ਕੀਤੀ। ਜ਼ਿਕਰਯੋਗ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਇਹ ਮੁਲਾਕਾਤ ਉਸੇ ਦਿਨ ਹੋਈ ਜਿਸ ਦਿਨ ਅਮਰੀਕੀ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰਪਤੀ ਜੋਅ ਬਾਈਡਨ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਨਾਟੋ ਮੁਲਕਾਂ ਦੀ ਬ...| Sikh Siyasat News
Porównałem nagłówki gazet z 1939 roku z nagłówkami portali informacyjnych z 2022 roku. Efekt jest wstrząsający i skłania do refleksji.| Seweryn Szwarocki
Note from LeftEast editors: The following manifesto was released on March 3 in anticipation of the upcoming Russian election on March 17th. It is the product of a number of Russian leftist academics, politicians, bloggers, and activists. Because true opposition candidates have been kept off the ballot, this manifesto calls on Russian voters to spoil […]| Lefteast
Cosa è la Russia oggi, cosa sarà della Russia dopo Navalny? Navalny è diventato una figura storica e fondamentale perché ha incarnato un'irriducibile posizione politica anti-Putin e ha rappresentato l'alternativa più sostanziale al suo regime dal 2000. Putin dovrà fare i conti con la sua eredità.| Valigia Blu
La morte di Alexey Navalny si inserisce in un contesto che segna un passaggio di qualità nella battaglia a ogni tentativo d’opposizione e di dissenso intrapresa dal sistema di Putin ormai da più di un decennio.| Valigia Blu
In this blog post we provide aids and computational workflows for the analysis of the first Carlson-Putin interview held in February 9th, 2024. We mostly use Large Language Models (LLMs). We walk t…| Raku for Prediction
Guest post by Alexandre Christoyannopoulos, Molly Wallace, and Ned Dobos Ukraine has received tens of billions of dollars…| Political Violence at a Glance
They wanted net zero — they got 100% Putin In his State of the Union address, Joe Biden called the Ukrainians Iranians. Dalrymple comments: What Biden said was correct: it is unlikely that Vladimir…| Theodore Dalrymple writes:
