Ukraine’s Military Crisis: Far-Right Whistleblower Exposes Leadership Failures By Uriel Araujo Former Azov Brigade commander accuses General Syrskyi of deadly tactics, highlighting internal military strife. Despite Western aid, Ukraine faces resource strains and far-right controversies, risking a prolonged conflict that could… Read More ›
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Ukraine Further Discredited Itself After GUR Chief Doubled Down On Defending Wartime Censorship
Ukraine Further Discredited Itself After GUR Chief Doubled Down On Defending Wartime Censorship By Andrew Korybko He inadvertently legitimized Western observers critically re-evaluating certain official narratives. GUR chief Kirill Budanov doubled down earlier this month on defending Ukraine’s wartime censorship policy. According… Read More ›
Clarifying Russian Diplomats’ Seemingly Contradictory Claims About European Peacekeepers
Clarifying Russian Diplomats’ Seemingly Contradictory Claims About European Peacekeepers By Andrew Korybko Miroshnik and Zakharova said different things last week about these peacekeepers’ real purpose and their degree of coordination with Kiev in the unlikely scenario of them being deployed to… Read More ›
What Comes Next After The US’ Withdrawal From Poland’s Rzeszow Logistics Hub For Ukraine?
What Comes Next After The US’ Withdrawal From Poland’s Rzeszow Logistics Hub For Ukraine? By Andrew Korybko This is meant to symbolize the reduction of American military aid to Kiev, not function as the first step towards a complete withdrawal from… Read More ›
Did Ukraine Really Break Through Into Russia’s Belgorod Region?
Did Ukraine Really Break Through Into Russia’s Belgorod Region? By Andrew Korybko Whatever it might have achieved isn’t militarily significant enough to warrant much attention. Conflicting reports have circulated about whether or not Ukrainian forces had broken through into Russia’s Belgorod… Read More ›
The EU’s Military-Industrial Plans Could Accelerate The US’ Disengagement From NATO
The EU’s Military-Industrial Plans Could Accelerate The US’ Disengagement From NATO By Andrew Korybko Interoperability issues could make the US think twice about intervening in the EU’s support against Russia. “Trump Is Unlikely To Pull All US Troops Out Of Central… Read More ›
Germany’s Lithuanian Base Complicates A Grand Russian-US Deal Over European Security
Germany’s Lithuanian Base Complicates A Grand Russian-US Deal Over European Security By Andrew Korybko No return to the 1997 NATO-Russia Founding Act is now possible without German agreement. Germany just opened its first permanent military base abroad since World War II amidst the competition for… Read More ›
Zelensky Has No Feasible Alternative To Accepting Trump’s Lopsided Resource Deal
Zelensky Has No Feasible Alternative To Accepting Trump’s Lopsided Resource Deal By Andrew Korybko He’d sacrifice his political career, his envisaged legacy in Ukrainians’ eyes, and part of his country’s economic sovereignty, but he’d avert a much worse scenario than if… Read More ›
Putin’s Proposed UN Control Over Ukraine Is Well Intentioned But Will Be Tough To Implement
Putin’s Proposed UN Control Over Ukraine Is Well Intentioned But Will Be Tough To Implement By Andrew Korybko The odds of everything perfectly unfolding – the UNSC agreeing to have the UN assume control only over “rump Ukraine” and without Kiev’s… Read More ›
Five Takeaways From The Revelation That Poland Only Has Less Than Two Weeks’ Worth Of Ammo
Five Takeaways From The Revelation That Poland Only Has Less Than Two Weeks’ Worth Of Ammo By Andrew Korybko This dangerous state of affairs is entirely the fault of its ruling duopoly. Chief of Poland’s National Security Bureau Dariusz Lukowski recently revealed that… Read More ›