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 ›
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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 ›
The Grain Deal’s Revival Would Bring Russia And Ukraine Closer To A Full Ceasefire
The Grain Deal’s Revival Would Bring Russia And Ukraine Closer To A Full Ceasefire By Andrew Korybko What’s most important is that Putin and Trump trust one another, their representatives have excellent working relations with each other, and these two leaders… Read More ›
Unmasking Dependency: Moldova’s Struggle Amid USAID Cuts And NATO’s Shadow
Unmasking Dependency: Moldova’s Struggle Amid USAID Cuts And NATO’s Shadow By Uriel Araujo USAID had been a key player in shaping Moldova’s pro-EU trajectory, bankrolling civic education and media campaigns to sway public opinion. Without this machinery, the referendum’s momentum feels… Read More ›
Putin’s Senior Aide Patrushev Shared Some Updates About The Arctic And Baltic Fronts
Putin’s Senior Aide Patrushev Shared Some Updates About The Arctic And Baltic Fronts By Andrew Korybko The Arctic front of the New Cold War is thawing a lot quicker than the Baltic one since the first is where the US could… Read More ›
Europe’s Reported Plan To Replace The US In NATO Ignores The Interests Of Five Key Countries
Europe’s Reported Plan To Replace The US In NATO Ignores The Interests Of Five Key Countries By Andrew Korybko It’s strongly implied that Poland, the Baltic States, and Romania prefer to remain under the US’ security umbrella. The Financial Times (FT)… Read More ›
Why Did Russia Only Just Now Decree That Ukrainians Must Legalize Their Presence Or Leave?
Why Did Russia Only Just Now Decree That Ukrainians Must Legalize Their Presence Or Leave? By Andrew Korybko This suggests that Russia expects a political settlement or at least an armistice within the next six months so it’s now prioritizing the… Read More ›
Analysing The Risks And Geopolitical Implications Of Norway’s Military Aid To Ukraine
Analysing The Risks And Geopolitical Implications Of Norway’s Military Aid To Ukraine By Uriel Araujo By escalating its role, Norway inevitably invites Russian retaliation, whether through economic pressure, or military posturing along their shared Arctic frontier. Large-scale arms supplies entrench a… Read More ›
The Baltic States’ And Poland’s Withdrawal From The Ottawa Convention Won’t Change Much
The Baltic States’ And Poland’s Withdrawal From The Ottawa Convention Won’t Change Much By Andrew Korybko Russia isn’t a signatory nor does it plan to invade any of those four countries. The Baltic States’ and Poland’s Defence Ministers issued a joint… Read More ›
Will Russia Expand Its Ground Campaign Into Sumy, Dniepropetrovsk, And/Or Kharkov Regions?
Will Russia Expand Its Ground Campaign Into Sumy, Dniepropetrovsk, And/Or Kharkov Regions? By Andrew Korybko This might be the only way to ensure Ukraine’s demilitarization if diplomacy fails. The nascent Russian–US “New Détente” didn’t lead to a ceasefire during the latest Putin–Trump call, thus meaning that the hot… Read More ›