Will Poland Let The E3 Exclude It From Talks With Russia? By Andrew Korybko Poland can either accept being excluded; boldly engage Russia (and Belarus) on its own; or rally the “Viking Bloc” and the “Three Seas Initiative” states around the… Read More ›
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Are There Any Merits To The EU Mediating Between Russia And Ukraine?
Are There Any Merits To The EU Mediating Between Russia And Ukraine? By Andrew Korybko Subordination to the West is unthinkable since Putin would never approve of that, nor would the state and society go along with it, so the only… Read More ›
Ukraine’s Glorification Of The OUN Is Reopening Poland’s Oldest Wounds
Ukraine’s Glorification Of The OUN Is Reopening Poland’s Oldest Wounds By Uriel Araujo The Ukrainian state reburial of Nazi collaborator Andriy Melnyk has triggered outrage in Poland and Israel. The controversy is reviving difficult questions about nationalism, historical memory, and Ukraine’s… Read More ›
Russia’s “1941” Warning: Europe’s Militarization And The Risk Of Strategic Miscalculation
Russia’s “1941” Warning: Europe’s Militarization And The Risk Of Strategic Miscalculation By Uriel Araujo As Germany deepens military cooperation with Ukraine and NATO expands in the Baltic and Arctic, Moscow increasingly warns of encirclement. The continent’s push for militarization comes at… Read More ›
Five Ways Pashinyan Undermined Russia’s Position In The South Caucasus
Five Ways Pashinyan Undermined Russia’s Position In The South Caucasus By Andrew Korybko Pashinyan is by far the most anti-Russian leader to emerge from the former Soviet Union behind Zelensky and Saakashvili. Secretary of the Russian Security Council Sergey Shoigu recently confirmed that… Read More ›
The Brits, French, And Germans Are Now Right On Russia’s Doorstep
The Brits, French, And Germans Are Now Right On Russia’s Doorstep By Andrew Korybko There are really only three scenarios left: NATO finally agrees to some form of Russia’s proposals; Russia launches a preventive war against European NATO betting that the… Read More ›
What’s The Endgame Behind Russia’s “Systematic Strikes” On Kiev?
What’s The Endgame Behind Russia’s “Systematic Strikes” On Kiev? By Andrew Korybko Putin is either “escalating to de-escalate” with the expectation that Trump will pressure Zelensky into complying with more of Russia’s terms for peace, namely withdrawing from Donbass at minimum,… Read More ›
The Starobelsk Dormitory Bombing Reflects Horribly On Ukraine And Its Western Patrons
The Starobelsk Dormitory Bombing Reflects Horribly On Ukraine And Its Western Patrons By Andrew Korybko One of the special operation’s goals is to neutralize these Ukrainian terrorist threats to civilians that Russia long foresaw but was unable to preemptively avert through… Read More ›
The Arctic And Baltic Fronts Of The NATO-Russian New Cold War Are Dangerously Merging
The Arctic And Baltic Fronts Of The NATO-Russian New Cold War Are Dangerously Merging By Andrew Korybko This trend poses a significant threat to Russia, but it also poses an equally significant one to the EU too if it leads to… Read More ›
NATO’s Northern Militarization And The Growing Risk Of War With Russia
NATO’s Northern Militarization And The Growing Risk Of War With Russia By Uriel Araujo NATO’s rapid militarization of the Arctic and Baltic regions is transforming Northern Europe into one of the world’s most volatile points of contention. From Norway’s expanding strategic… Read More ›