Italian Newspaper Sparks Censorship Row Over Russian FM’s Interview By Andrew Korybko Lavrov did indeed inject some predictable polemics into his answers, which is his style as anyone who follows him knows, but those aren’t legitimate grounds not to publish his… Read More ›
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US Troop Cuts in Europe Won’t Alleviate Russia’s Security Concerns
US Troop Cuts in Europe Won’t Alleviate Russia’s Security Concerns By Andrew Korybko The US is offloading most of the responsibilities for containing Russia onto Poland, the UK, France, and Germany while retaining a minimal presence along NATO’s eastern flank for… Read More ›
Armenia’s Russian-Ukrainian Grain Scandal Is More Serious Than Many Might Realize
Armenia’s Russian-Ukrainian Grain Scandal Is More Serious Than Many Might Realize By Andrew Korybko Armenia’s potential replacement of low-cost Russian grain with more expensive Ukrainian grain could worsen its already difficult financial situation and thus prompt Azerbaijan and/or Turkiye to propose… Read More ›
The Next Phase Of Germany’s Nord Stream Investigation Might Further Worsen Ties With Poland
The Next Phase Of Germany’s Nord Stream Investigation Might Further Worsen Ties With Poland By Andrew Korybko Italy’s potential extradition of a Ukrainian suspect to Germany could lead to a highly publicized (and predictably politicized) trial that implicates Poland in this… Read More ›
SBU Shields Zelensky As Ukraine’s Corruption Crisis Deepens
SBU Shields Zelensky As Ukraine’s Corruption Crisis Deepens By Andrew Korybko The most that might happen is a cabinet reshuffle since the SBU has no reason to support regime change against the man who unprecedentedly empowered them, nor does Trump since… Read More ›
A US Think Tank Considers Armenia And Kazakhstan To Be Key Players For Containing Russia
A US Think Tank Considers Armenia And Kazakhstan To Be Key Players For Containing Russia By Andrew Korybko They’re fearmongering about Russia’s intentions towards those two in parallel with proposing closer US ties with them. The Washington Post recently published a piece fearmongering… Read More ›
The FSB Just Foiled What Could Have Been A False Flag Provocation For The Ages
The FSB Just Foiled What Could Have Been A False Flag Provocation For The Ages By Andrew Korybko Corrupting a MiG-31 pilot armed with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles into defecting, only to then shoot him down near what’ll be NATO’s largest airbase… Read More ›
Serbia’s Continued Arming Of Ukraine Risks Rupturing Relations With Russia
Serbia’s Continued Arming Of Ukraine Risks Rupturing Relations With Russia By Andrew Korybko Everything is proceeding according to the US’ plan, which Vucic might have even secretly agreed to. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic recently told German media that his country is… Read More ›
Displacing Russian Gas ‘For Good’: What Is Europe Really Paying?
Displacing Russian Gas ‘For Good’: What Is Europe Really Paying? By Uriel Araujo Europe’s leaders claim Russian gas can be phased out “for good,” but P-TEC exposes the real cost of this strategy. LNG dependency, US influence, and rising energy bills… Read More ›
Poland Might Impede The EU’s Push To Speedily Grant Ukraine Membership
Poland Might Impede The EU’s Push To Speedily Grant Ukraine Membership By Andrew Korybko Poland has more to lose from this than Hungary does, but it’s happy to let Hungary feel the heat for impeding Ukraine’s plans, unless Orban is ousted… Read More ›