Lavrov Made Three Important Points About Russia’s Military Diplomacy By Andrew Korybko It’s in Russia’s interests to amplify these points in order to counter weaponized misportrayals of its military diplomacy that are meant to discredit Russian policy by presenting it as… Read More ›
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Analysing Reports That Russia Clinched A Deal With Pakistan To Rebuild Its Steel Mill
Analysing Reports That Russia Clinched A Deal With Pakistan To Rebuild Its Steel Mill By Andrew Korybko Although the reported deal would be an apolitical one, the consequent reduction of Pakistani steel imports, associated alleviation of its foreign exchange crisis, and… Read More ›
Russian Policymakers’ Perception Of India Might Be Changing
Russian Policymakers’ Perception Of India Might Be Changing By Andrew Korybko The pro-BRI policymaking faction is experiencing a resurgence of influence nowadays. A shift appears to be underway in terms of how Russian policymakers perceive India. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned in mid-May… Read More ›
The Russian-Ukrainian Talks Are At An Impasse That Only The US Or Brute Force Can Break
The Russian-Ukrainian Talks Are At An Impasse That Only The US Or Brute Force Can Break By Andrew Korybko The most realistic best-case scenario for Russia would be that the US seriously tries coercing Ukraine into concessions, Russia doesn’t devastatingly retaliate… Read More ›
Will Russia’s Retaliation To Ukraine’s Strategic Drone Strikes Decisively End The Conflict?
Will Russia’s Retaliation To Ukraine’s Strategic Drone Strikes Decisively End The Conflict? By Andrew Korybko Tonight will be fateful for the conflict’s future. Ukraine carried out strategic drone strikes on Sunday against several bases all across Russia that are known to… Read More ›
Russia’s Military Build-Up Along The Finnish Border Will Likely Be The New Normal
Russia’s Military Build-Up Along The Finnish Border Will Likely Be The New Normal By Andrew Korybko This is a predictable response to Finland’s unnecessary and highly provocative decision to join NATO. The New York Times (NYT) recently published an article about… Read More ›
Tensions In The Baltic Sea: Russia’s Assertive Posture Is Challenging NATO
Tensions In The Baltic Sea: Russia’s Assertive Posture Is Challenging NATO By Uriel Araujo Tensions in the Baltic Sea escalate as NATO’s growing presence, including Finland and Estonia’s security agreement and potential Gulf of Finland blockade, threatens Russian interests like key… Read More ›
Russia Will No Longer Look The Other Way As Serbia Indirectly Arms Ukraine
Russia Will No Longer Look The Other Way As Serbia Indirectly Arms Ukraine By Andrew Korybko Whatever ends up happening, and hopefully nothing too dramatic will unfold, it’s long overdue for Russia to finally call Vucic out. Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service… Read More ›
What’s The Likelihood That Russia Soon Drops More Oreshniks On Ukraine?
What’s The Likelihood That Russia Soon Drops More Oreshniks On Ukraine? By Andrew Korybko Step by step, Trump is turning “Sleepy Joe Biden’s War” into his own, exactly as Steve Bannon warned him not to do. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s revelation that the… Read More ›
Analysing Zelensky’s Fearmongering About The Upcoming Russian-Belarusian Drills
Analysing Zelensky’s Fearmongering About The Upcoming Russian-Belarusian Drills By Andrew Korybko He likely thought this might lead to Western troops deploying to Western Ukraine as a “deterrent”. Zelensky fearmongered about the following scenario during a speech at late April’s 10th “Three Seas Initiative” Summit: “Look… Read More ›