How Likely Is “Polexit” After Poland’s Prime Minister Just Warned About It? By Andrew Korybko The liberal premier is exploiting the conservative president’s veto of a €44 billion strings-attached EU military loan to fearmonger about this scenario far ahead of fall… Read More ›
Ukraine
Zelensky Took A Page From Bin Laden To Implicitly Justify Attacks Against Civilians
Zelensky Took A Page From Bin Laden To Implicitly Justify Attacks Against Civilians By Andrew Korybko Paying taxes doesn’t make one complicit in a conflict nor correspondingly a legitimate target therein. Zelensky told anti-government Belarusian media last month that “Russians who pay taxes… Read More ›
Foreign Affairs Explained Why The Global South Won’t Fall Under Western Influence
Foreign Affairs Explained Why The Global South Won’t Fall Under Western Influence By Andrew Korybko From the Global South’s perspective, the West discredited itself through its double standards towards the Ukrainian Conflict and the Gaza War, continues pursuing counterproductive ideologically driven… Read More ›
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov: “Reality Changed” Since The Istanbul Accords
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov: “Reality Changed” Since The Istanbul Accords By Andrew Korybko It’s possible that Putin’s spokesman was signalling that one, some, or all of the major terms stipulated in spring 2022’s peace deal are no longer relevant as regards… Read More ›
The EU Poses A Much More Credible Threat To Russia Than The Inverse
The EU Poses A Much More Credible Threat To Russia Than The Inverse By Andrew Korybko If the US oversees the optimization of the EU’s military-industrial complex, military logistics, and other defense-related matters with a view towards “dwarfing” Russia’s associated capabilities,… Read More ›
Why Do More Russians Perceive Poland To Be An Enemy Than They Do Any Other Country?
Why Do More Russians Perceive Poland To Be An Enemy Than They Do Any Other Country? By Andrew Korybko Poland is Russia’s oldest rival, fought over two dozen conflicts with it over the past millennium, and makes no secret of its… Read More ›
The Baltic States Are More Important For Ukraine Than Most Might Realize
The Baltic States Are More Important For Ukraine Than Most Might Realize By Andrew Korybko The Baltic States and Ukraine’s borders with Russia and Belarus are the most likely tripwires for a hot NATO-Russian war, which they have an interest in… Read More ›
The West’s Accusation Of Russian Meddling In Hungary Is Actually A Confession
The West’s Accusation Of Russian Meddling In Hungary Is Actually A Confession By Andrew Korybko The EU and Ukraine are the ones meddling there ahead of early April’s next parliamentary elections. The Financial Times reported that Russia is meddling in Hungary ahead of… Read More ›
Putin Could Bail Trump Out Before The Third Gulf War Becomes An Imbroglio
Putin Could Bail Trump Out Before The Third Gulf War Becomes An Imbroglio By Andrew Korybko Trump might be receptive to Putin’s speculative peace plan for ending the Gulf and Ukrainian Conflicts at once in order for the global energy market… Read More ›
What’s Zelensky’s Endgame For Getting Ukraine Directly Involved In The Third Gulf War?
What’s Zelensky’s Endgame For Getting Ukraine Directly Involved In The Third Gulf War? By Andrew Korybko He hopes to prove Ukraine’s worth in defending against Iranian drones so that NATO’s Eastern Flank then agrees to his earlier proposal for swapping some… Read More ›