Putin And Xi Might Hash Out A Grand Deal That Would Enter Into Force If The Ukraine Talks Collapse By Andrew Korybko Putin might need Xi’s help if Trump “escalates to de-escalate” in the scenario of peace talks collapsing. Chinese President… Read More ›
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Rouble Emerges As Top-performing Currency, Signalling BRICS’ Challenge To Dollar Dominance
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?
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
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 ›
Five Significant Disagreements Account For Trump’s Newfound Anger With Putin
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 Chairman Of The Russian Naval Board Shared His Country’s Strategy For The World Ocean
The Chairman Of The Russian Naval Board Shared His Country’s Strategy For The World Ocean By Andrew Korybko Russia is still one of the world’s top naval powers despite its recent setbacks in the Black Sea. Putin’s senior aide Nikolai Patrushev,… Read More ›
The Top Five Takeaways From Shoigu’s Latest Interview About Russia’s Security Interests
The Top Five Takeaways From Shoigu’s Latest Interview About Russia’s Security Interests By Andrew Korybko If a ceasefire is reached in Ukraine and no Western troops are deployed there, then it’s expected that strategic arms control talks with the US might… Read More ›
Five Arguments Debunking Speculation About A Russian Invasion Of The Suwalki Corridor
Five Arguments Debunking Speculation About A Russian Invasion Of The Suwalki Corridor By Andrew Korybko This is nothing but a recurring information warfare operation waged by the elites against their people. The Suwalki Corridor is once again at the centre of… Read More ›
How Might The US’ Relations With Ukraine And Russia Change If It Abandons Its Peace Efforts?
How Might The US’ Relations With Ukraine And Russia Change If It Abandons Its Peace Efforts? By Andrew Korybko The US might cut off military aid to Ukraine while suspending its strategic resource talks with Russia. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on… Read More ›
Sumy: War Crime, Terrible Mistake, Or Legitimate Strike?
Sumy: War Crime, Terrible Mistake, Or Legitimate Strike? By Andrew Korybko For whatever one might think about the morality of Russia’s decision-making process, it was the regional military governor who irresponsibly assembled this legitimate target in Sumy, which he then surrounded… Read More ›