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Putin has outlasted ‘cowardly and corrupt Western leaders,’ Skobov says
Since the beginning of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, it has been obvious to all but the blind…
Portnikov: Putin’s return must be resisted
The proposal by US President Donald Trump to return his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to the G8, of…
Trump’s Golan Heights decision unsettles post-Soviet space
US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, a region Israeli forces seized…
Five years after Anschluss, US moves toward a formal non-recognition policy on Crimea
US leaders like their EU counterparts since Vladimir Putin invaded and then annexed Ukraine’s Crimea in 2014 have…
Putin has three goals in playing nuclear card against West now, Kirillova says
Vladimir Putin’s new round of sabre rattling against the United States is not simply an extension of what…
Putin takes a page from North Korea’s playbook against Trump, Eidman says
Vladimir Putin’s sabre rattling in his presidential address was intended to tempt Donald Trump into acting he has…
Moscow commentator: ‘Trump’s policy completely corresponds to Russia’s national interests’
Russian commentators are celebrating Donald Trump’s decision to pull American forces from Syria, with some calling it the…
Russian occupiers in Crimea increasingly targeting women and children
The Russian occupiers in Crimea are increasingly targeting the wives and children of Crimean Tatar activists in an…
Moscow celebrates another disgraceful American concession after Helsinki
Major acts of betrayal like selling out Ukraine or calling into question American responsibilities to its NATO allies…
Putin’s vision and goals make any serious agreement with him impossible, Pastukhov says
Vladimir Putin has convinced himself that a third world war is inevitable and that to improve Russia’s chances…
Trump has done more than collude with Putin: he’s helped Kremlin leader destroy post-1945 world
Donald Trump did more than collude with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki. He worked with the Kremlin leader to…
The greatest danger in Helsinki: new ‘secret protocols’ or simply ‘understandings’
If the last century of diplomacy teaches nothing else, it is that secret protocols and understandings are a…
US non-recognition policy and Crimea – Russian misrepresentations and Baltic truths
Three US senators, Marco Rubio, Bob Menendez and Rob Portman, have called for Washington to promulgate a policy…
Trump’s challenging of broad consensus on Crimea will lead to a broader war, Skobov says
Even if Donald Trump doesn’t recognize as legitimate Vladimir Putin’s Anschluss of Crimea, the US president’s hints that…
Trump’s best friends
President Trump has ushered in an era of uncertainty in the Western world. The United States is no…
Putin-Trump meeting won’t result in dramatic changes on Ukraine many fear and some hope, Shevtsova says
Vladimir Putin has achieved a major goal with plans for a summit between him and US President Donald…
Much ado about nothing: Ukraine didn’t stop cooperation with Mueller investigation to get US missiles
The New York Times article by Andrew Kramer published on 2 May 2018 has made ripples worldwide. With…
‘As long as Trump’s in the White House, Putin will remain in the Kremlin,’ Nemets says
Many Western and some Russian commentators have seriously misread what the new American sanctions have done to the…
Mueller charges oligarch’s son-in-law in latest chapter of Russian meddling case
US special counsel Robert Muller has charged Alex Van Der Zwaan, an attorney and son-in-law of an influential…
Trump ‘playing for Russian side’ now, Moscow commentator says
US President Donald Trump is doing everything he can to delay the implementation of Congressionally-mandated sanctions on Russia,…