There’s A Political Method Behind Ukraine’s Military Madness In Russia’s Border Regions By Andrew Korybko Kiev wants to assert the short-lived “Ukrainian People’s Republic’s” claims to modern-day Russian territory that Zelensky tacitly revived through a decree in January that most observers… Read More ›
Belarus
What’s Behind Belarus’ Military Buildup Along The Ukrainian Border?
What’s Behind Belarus’ Military Buildup Along The Ukrainian Border? By Andrew Korybko Ukraine might soon become desperate enough to implement its own “Samson Option” of trying to expand the conflict in every direction possible if its leadership comes to believe that… Read More ›
Poland Got The Short End Of The Stick During Last Week’s Historic Prisoner Swap
Poland Got The Short End Of The Stick During Last Week’s Historic Prisoner Swap By Andrew Korybko Poland released a Russian detainee without getting anything in return instead of leveraging this to secure the release of two ethnic Polish detainees from… Read More ›
The EU’s Alleged Abuse Of Belarusian-Emanating Refugees Exposes The West’s Double Standards
The EU’s Alleged Abuse Of Belarusian-Emanating Refugees Exposes The West’s Double Standards By Andrew Korybko If the same standard was employed towards the use of force by the EU’s own border guards against refugees as against the use of force by… Read More ›
Belarus Wisely Chose Not To Make A Spectacle Out Of Sentencing A German Mercenary To Death
Belarus Wisely Chose Not To Make A Spectacle Out Of Sentencing A German Mercenary To Death By Andrew Korybko Candidly speaking, the “greater good” is advanced by having Belarus get Germany to discreetly pressure Poland into de-escalating their border tensions in… Read More ›
Why Did Poland Rebuff Belarus’ Proposal To Resolve Their Border Problems?
Why Did Poland Rebuff Belarus’ Proposal To Resolve Their Border Problems? By Andrew Korybko Poland is sacrificing its national interests in pursuit of what its leadership considers to be the “greater good” of the US-led West as a whole. Belarusian Foreign… Read More ›
Belarusian Media Made A Good Point About Why Poland Shouldn’t Close The Border
Belarusian Media Made A Good Point About Why Poland Shouldn’t Close The Border By Andrew Korybko This could worsen Poland’s ties with Western Europe in parallel with cutting it off from this lucrative route upon which Chinese-EU overland trade is dependent…. Read More ›
Analysing The Alleged J6-Like Plot That Was Just Foiled In Kiev
Analysing The Alleged J6-Like Plot That Was Just Foiled In Kiev By Andrew Korybko It appears as though the conspirators are homegrown dissidents without any ties to Russia, though they might have some connections to disgruntled members of the military. The… Read More ›
Keep An Eye On Ukraine’s Military Buildup Along The Belarusian Border
Keep An Eye On Ukraine’s Military Buildup Along The Belarusian Border By Andrew Korybko Ukraine’s potential Belarusian operation appears predicated on Kiev’s calculation that Russia might overreact in some way that prompts the conventional NATO intervention that Zelensky is hoping for… Read More ›
Poland’s Border Fortification Buildup Has Nothing To Do With Legitimate Threat Perceptions
Poland’s Border Fortification Buildup Has Nothing To Do With Legitimate Threat Perceptions By Andrew Korybko False pretexts are being concocted to justify these massive investments of a largely, but not entirely, symbolic nature mostly aimed at dishonestly advancing a domestic political… Read More ›