Ukraine’s Traumatized Troops Could Pose A Security Threat To All Of Europe By Andrew Korybko The EU would do well to indefinitely suspend Ukrainians’ visa-free access to the bloc after martial law ends. Outgoing Polish President Andrzej Duda told the Financial Times that… Read More ›
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Trump’s Special Envoy Shed More Light On His Boss’ Ukrainian Peace Plan
Trump’s Special Envoy Shed More Light On His Boss’ Ukrainian Peace Plan By Andrew Korybko Trump will implement a comprehensive economic, diplomatic, and military pressure campaign against Russia if Putin rejects a ceasefire, but it’s unclear whether Trump will coerce Zelensky… Read More ›
Russia’s Foreign Spy Agency Claims That NATO Wants To Depose Zelensky Through New Elections
Russia’s Foreign Spy Agency Claims That NATO Wants To Depose Zelensky Through New Elections By Andrew Korybko Trump’s return to office heralds a new era in International Relations so he might want to replace liberal-globalist leaders like Zelensky with like-minded populist-nationalist… Read More ›
Time Magazine Is Wrong: Putin’s Nuke Threats Made The US Give Up On Restoring Ukraine’s Borders
Time Magazine Is Wrong: Putin’s Nuke Threats Made The US Give Up On Restoring Ukraine’s Borders By Andrew Korybko History is being rewritten as a former senior official from the Biden Administration counterfactually claims that the US never wanted to restore… Read More ›
Hungary And Poland Could Claim Territories Of Ukraine Amid Rising Ethnic Tensions
Hungary And Poland Could Claim Territories Of Ukraine Amid Rising Ethnic Tensions By Uriel Araujo Ukraine’s aggressive and chauvinistic strand of nationalism alienates its neighbours and is often seen by them as a potential threat, causing ethnic and religious tensions. The… Read More ›
Ukraine’s Territorial Concessions Might Precede A Ceasefire That Leads To New Ukrainian Elections
Ukraine’s Territorial Concessions Might Precede A Ceasefire That Leads To New Ukrainian Elections By Andrew Korybko The path to peace will predictably be paved by a ceasefire, which will itself likely require some territorial concessions on Ukraine’s part in order for… Read More ›
Ukraine’s Western Borders Are Unlikely To Change After The Conflict Ends
Ukraine’s Western Borders Are Unlikely To Change After The Conflict Ends By Andrew Korybko Two recent developments revived speculation about this long-running political fantasy coming true. Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) chief Sergey Naryshkin’s proposal to organize a conference of historians from his… Read More ›
Poland Won’t Send Troops To Belarus Or Ukraine Without Trump’s Approval
Poland Won’t Send Troops To Belarus Or Ukraine Without Trump’s Approval By Andrew Korybko Trump is unlikely to extend Article 5 guarantees to Polish troops in Belarus and Ukraine, who’d be attacked by Russia the moment that they intervene, so Lukashenko’s… Read More ›
Mutual Interest In Resuming Arms Control Talks Can Speed Up The Ukrainian Peace Process
Mutual Interest In Resuming Arms Control Talks Can Speed Up The Ukrainian Peace Process By Andrew Korybko A new global arms race could follow the expiry of the New START in early 2026 if it’s not renewed or replaced. Kremlin spokesman… Read More ›
The Europeans Are Unlikely To Accede To Zelensky’s Demand For 200,000 Peacekeepers
The Europeans Are Unlikely To Accede To Zelensky’s Demand For 200,000 Peacekeepers By Andrew Korybko Trump isn’t expected to extend Article 5 mutual defence guarantees to allies’ forces in third countries like Ukraine since they might provoke a war with Russia… Read More ›