How Might The US’ Relations With Ukraine And Russia Change If It Abandons Its Peace Efforts? By Andrew Korybko The US might cut off military aid to Ukraine while suspending its strategic resource talks with Russia. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on… Read More ›
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Here’s How Gas Pipelines And Seized Russian Assets Could Give The US Lots Of Leverage Over The EU
Here’s How Gas Pipelines And Seized Russian Assets Could Give The US Lots Of Leverage Over The EU By Andrew Korybko US control over the trans-Ukrainian and Nord Stream pipelines could incentivize the EU into concessions on their trade war while… Read More ›
BRICS And The Ukraine Ceasefire: Reimagining Global Mediation In A Multipolar Order
BRICS And The Ukraine Ceasefire: Reimagining Global Mediation In A Multipolar Order By Uriel Araujo Moscow’s push for BRICS nations—China, India, Brazil, South Africa—and North Korea to join Ukraine ceasefire talks, alongside Belarus’s BRICS security summit proposal, underscores the bloc’s role… Read More ›
Lukashenko Remains Committed To Improving Ties With The Polish State And The Polish People
Lukashenko Remains Committed To Improving Ties With The Polish State And The Polish People By Andrew Korybko He proposed expanding economic cooperation with the first and praised the second as kindred Slavs. Poland is widely reviled among the Alt-Media Community (AMC) due to… Read More ›
Five Reasons To Disbelieve The Report That Russia Wants An Airbase In Indonesia
Five Reasons To Disbelieve The Report That Russia Wants An Airbase In Indonesia By Andrew Korybko None of those in the media who lend credence to Janes’ scandalous report can cogently explain what tangible benefit Russia or Indonesia would obtain from… Read More ›
Sumy: War Crime, Terrible Mistake, Or Legitimate Strike?
Sumy: War Crime, Terrible Mistake, Or Legitimate Strike? By Andrew Korybko For whatever one might think about the morality of Russia’s decision-making process, it was the regional military governor who irresponsibly assembled this legitimate target in Sumy, which he then surrounded… Read More ›
Lavrov Elaborated On Russia’s Envisaged Denazification Of Ukraine
Lavrov Elaborated On Russia’s Envisaged Denazification Of Ukraine By Andrew Korybko The insight that he shared is extremely relevant in the context of the ongoing Russian-US talks. The denazification of Ukraine is one of the explicitly stated goals of Russia’s special operation, but… Read More ›
Three Arguments For And Against Russia Extending Its “Energy Ceasefire” With Ukraine
Three Arguments For And Against Russia Extending Its “Energy Ceasefire” With Ukraine By Andrew Korybko Both scenarios entail considerable risks. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Putin will have the final say on whether Russia extends its 30-day moratorium on strikes against Ukraine’s… Read More ›
Explaining Russia’s Restrained Response To Estonia Seizing One Of Its “Shadow Fleet” Vessels
Explaining Russia’s Restrained Response To Estonia Seizing One Of Its “Shadow Fleet” Vessels By Andrew Korybko Russia wants to avoid falling into the UK’s trap for sabotaging its rapprochement with the US by credibly threatening military force against Estonia in response… Read More ›
Worsening Tensions Between Algeria And The Sahelian Alliance Put Russia In A Predictable Dilemma
Worsening Tensions Between Algeria And The Sahelian Alliance Put Russia In A Predictable Dilemma By Andrew Korybko It was impossible in retrospect for Russia to balance between them given their diametrically opposed views on the Tuareg issue, which each regards as… Read More ›