Western Officials Should Listen When Trenin Of All People Warns Of Russian Escalation By Andrew Korybko He’s not a hawk in the least and actually used to be one of his country’s most well-known Western-friendly experts before the special operation led… Read More ›
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Will Trump Choose Turkey Over Israel? NATO’s “Turkish Question” Comes To A Head
Will Trump Choose Turkey Over Israel? NATO’s “Turkish Question” Comes To A Head By Uriel Araujo As Trump embraces Turkey’s Erdogan and opens the door to F-35 sales, Israel increasingly fears isolation. Long-simmering tensions within NATO are now exploding into view,… Read More ›
Poland And Turkiye Are Teaming Up To Tighten NATO’s Containment Noose Around Russia
Poland And Turkiye Are Teaming Up To Tighten NATO’s Containment Noose Around Russia By Andrew Korybko Closer economic and military synergy between them in Central & Eastern Europe from the Baltic to the Black Seas would pose new challenges for Russia… Read More ›
Macgregor’s Zelensky Assassination Claim Fits Ukraine’s Deeper Internal Crisis
Macgregor’s Zelensky Assassination Claim Fits Ukraine’s Deeper Internal Crisis By Uriel Araujo Retired colonel Douglas Macgregor claims insiders sought to assassinate President Zelensky. Whether confirmed or not, the allegation fits a broader pattern of political intrigue involving intelligence services, oligarchic rivalries,… Read More ›
Russia’s “Systematic Strikes” Are Reshaping The Ukrainian Conflict’s Strategic Dynamics
Russia’s “Systematic Strikes” Are Reshaping The Ukrainian Conflict’s Strategic Dynamics By Andrew Korybko Ukraine’s dearth of air defences created a strategic opportunity for Russia to ruthlessly exploit. Russia’s latest large-scale strikes against military targets in Ukraine were incredibly successful after Ukrainian Air… Read More ›
Public Pressure Is Pushing Poland’s Ruling Liberals To Harden Their Approach To Ukraine
Public Pressure Is Pushing Poland’s Ruling Liberals To Harden Their Approach To Ukraine By Andrew Korybko Electoral factors seem to take precedence over whatever informal obligations liberal Prime Minister Donald Tusk might have earlier made to the EU and its de… Read More ›
Russia Exposed Ukraine’s New Three-Pronged Infowar Campaign About The Battlefield
Russia Exposed Ukraine’s New Three-Pronged Infowar Campaign About The Battlefield By Andrew Korybko Putting it all together, Ukraine’s new three-pronged infowar campaign about the battlefield sees it downplaying Russia’s on-the-ground gains as expanding the “gray zone”, potentially plotting more terrorist attacks… Read More ›
Reports Of Impending Russian Provocations Against Poland Are Fake News From The Deep State
Reports Of Impending Russian Provocations Against Poland Are Fake News From The Deep State By Andrew Korybko Far from wanting an escalation of tensions with Poland, Russia wants a normalization of their ties, but that’s not possible while the Ukrainian Conflict… Read More ›
Putin Rejected Ukraine’s Two Interconnected Ceasefire Requests With Good Reason
Putin Rejected Ukraine’s Two Interconnected Ceasefire Requests With Good Reason By Andrew Korybko Russia’s long-range strikes are far more destructive than Ukraine’s so ceasing them would grant Kiev a reprieve, just like limiting combat operations to the four disputed territories along… Read More ›
A Ukrainian Sergeant’s Drone Threat Against Poland Exposes Kiev’s Ultranationalist Problem
Poland-Ukraine Tensions: A Ukrainian Sergeant’s Drone Threat Against Poland Exposes Kiev’s Ultranationalist Problem By Uriel Araujo A controversial statement by a senior Ukrainian military figure (about Kiev striking Poland with drones) has reignited concerns about deteriorating Polish-Ukrainian relations. Historical grievances, nationalist… Read More ›