A Baker’s Dozen of Neglected Russian Stories – No. 70 2017-02-12 20:01:41 The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often appears to be is far too large for anyone to keep up with. But there needs to be a way to mark those which can’t […]
If Putin were really a nationalist, he would be attacking the revival of Sovietisms in Russian life rather than promoting their ever more rapid restoration.
Moscow’s crackdown on the Russian section of the Internet has been so sweeping and severe, Agora says in its annual report, that it is entirely appropriate to say that the Russian Internet is now functioning under conditions of “martial law.”
Chamberlain’s role as betrayer and appeaser in chief is now being challenged by US President Donald Trump’s declaration that Washington doesn’t know what is going on in Ukraine and therefore cannot evaluate it.
In the 17 years since Vladimir Putin came to power, Russia has received some US $2.5 trillion from the sale of oil and gas abroad — more than enough to develop the country and address its many needs. But the Kremlin leader and his cronies sent more than half of that abroad so as to enrich themselves rather than invest it on Russia
Putin May Exploit Disarray in Washington to Launch Attack on Belarus, Minsk Experts Say 2017-02-06 15:21:32 Staunton, VA, February 6, 2017 – Two experts at the Minsk Center for Strategic and International Research say that Vladimir Putin may use the current policy disarray in Washington to launch an attack on Belarus, one that could range from a […]
Muslim Migrants, ISIS Militants Link Up with Russia’s Muslims and Threaten “New ‘Green’ Revolution,” Remizov Says 2017-02-06 00:09:36 Staunton, VA, February 5, 2017 – The Russian media is filled with stories about the threat that migrants from the Middle East and returning ISIS fighters pose for European countries, but Moscow has largely ignored the far greater […]
“Russophobia is so deeply rooted in European-American ideology,” Sergey Markov says, that Moscow doesn’t expect new US President Donald Trump to end all sanctions all at once but rather “in a clever fashion” that avoids problems for him and over a significant period of time.
Lest things go wrong and Vladimir Putin not get the concessions from Donald Trump he hopes for and so that if he does, Russians will have another reason for viewing him as a hero, the Kremlin is lowballing prospects for an accord.
Moscow officials and commentators have treated Barack Obama with “unconcealed hatred” at the end of his presidency, blaming him for the absence of an agreement between Washington and Moscow and forgetting how they welcomed him eight years ago and how he pursued “the reset”.
