Five Benefits That The US Would Reap From Coercing Ukraine Into More Concessions To Russia By Andrew Korybko Failure to do so risks another “forever war”, an Afghan-like debacle for the US, or World War III. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s recent… Read More ›
The Amended Minerals Deal Will Likely Lead To More American Weapons Packages For Ukraine By Andrew Korybko That would greatly complicate Russia’s goal of demilitarizing Ukraine and thus imperil the peace talks. The US and Ukraine finally signed their minerals deal after amending… Read More ›
Radio Liberty Let The Cat Out Of The Bag Regarding The EU’s Game Plan For Ukraine By Andrew Korybko Russia can expect nothing in return from the EU if Putin concedes to allow their troops and aircraft to deploy in… Read More ›
Sikorski’s Criticism Of Duda’s Suggestion That Ukraine Compromise Is Hypocritical By Andrew Korybko Comparing Duda to Chamberlain could also backfire after Trump urged Ukraine to cede Crimea. Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski compared outgoing President Andrzej Duda to former British Prime Minister Neville… Read More ›
Rouble Emerges As Top-performing Currency, Signalling BRICS’ Challenge To Dollar Dominance By Uriel Araujo Russia’s rouble, soaring 38% in 2025, outpaces gold and defies Western sanctions. This is potentially game-changing: amid Trump’s tariff wars, BRICS nations can leverage this success to… Read More ›
Why Did Russia Officially Acknowledge North Korea’s Military Assistance In Kursk? By Andrew Korybko Russia wants the world to know that North Korea might play a larger role in the conflict. Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov’s acknowledgement that North… Read More ›
Putin’s Victory Day Truce Is Meant To Reassure Trump Of His Peaceful Intentions By Andrew Korybko Putin might be concerned that Zelensky manipulated Trump against him after their latest meeting given Trump’s subsequent angry post about Putin. The Kremlin announced on Monday that… Read More ›
Zelensky vs. Poroshenko: Rivalries, Far-Right Influence, And The Struggle For Democracy By Uriel Araujo Meanwhile, Ukraine grapples with ultranationalism and neo-Nazi influence, perpetuating instability despite peace talks. A recent New York Times piece details just how Ukrainian political rivalries are resurfacing as peace… Read More ›
Five Significant Disagreements Account For Trump’s Newfound Anger With Putin By Andrew Korybko The peace process might go kaput if they can’t resolve these issues. Trump speculated that Russia’s bombing of civilian areas might signal that “maybe [Putin] doesn’t want to stop… Read More ›
The PAKAFUZ Railway Through Central Eurasia Is Making Slow But Steady Progress By Andrew Korybko Five issues must first be overcome in order for this project to become a reality. The Russian and Uzbek Transport Ministries agreed earlier in the month to begin… Read More ›
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