What Did Medinsky Mean To Convey By Comparing Ukraine To Karabakh? By Andrew Korybko He meant to inflict no harm to bilateral ties with Azerbaijan and only wanted to make the point that frozen conflicts, like what the West is… Read More ›
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Zelensky’s Latest Tweetstorm Is Full Of Panic
Zelensky’s Latest Tweetstorm Is Full Of Panic By Andrew Korybko Even if only some of what Zelensky is worried about comes to pass, especially reduced US aid and forthcoming American pressure upon Ukraine to comply with Russia’s demands, then the… Read More ›
Did Trump Really Deceive Iran With Duplicitous Diplomacy?
Did Trump Really Deceive Iran With Duplicitous Diplomacy? By Andrew Korybko Another way of looking at it is that Trump truly wanted a deal, which is why he was against Israel attacking Iran before his 60-day deadline was up, but… Read More ›
Israel’s Transfer Of Some US-Made Patriot Missiles To Ukraine May Harm Ties With Russia
Israel’s Transfer Of Some US-Made Patriot Missiles To Ukraine May Harm Ties With Russia By Andrew Korybko Considering that the realistic range of Russia’s retaliatory options is now limited, Bibi likely calculated that the harm to bilateral ties will be manageable,… Read More ›
Russia’s Arrival In Dnipropetrovsk Puts Ukraine In A Dilemma
Russia’s Arrival In Dnipropetrovsk Puts Ukraine In A Dilemma By Andrew Korybko It’s very difficult to imagine how Ukraine can prevent any further Russian advances after this. The Russian Ministry of Defence announced on Sunday that their forces had entered Ukraine’s… Read More ›
Russia’s Efforts To Return Displaced Ukrainian Children To Their Families Discredit The ICC
Russia’s Efforts To Return Displaced Ukrainian Children To Their Families Discredit The ICC By Andrew Korybko It’s always tragic whenever children are displaced or orphaned by conflict, but evacuating them from the front lines and giving them proper care isn’t akin… Read More ›
Ukraine’s Response To The Sejm’s Volhynia Genocide Remembrance Bill Infuriated Poles
Ukraine’s Response To The Sejm’s Volhynia Genocide Remembrance Bill Infuriated Poles By Andrew Korybko Downplaying this crime and suggesting that Poles are Russia’s useful idiots for remembering it can galvanize them in support of a much harder line towards Ukraine than… Read More ›
Ukraine-Hungary Tensions Escalate Over Spy Scandal And Minority Rights
Ukraine-Hungary Tensions Escalate Over Spy Scandal And Minority Rights By Uriel Araujo Ukraine’s expulsion of Hungarian diplomats over a Transcarpathia spy scandal has escalated tensions, with Hungary halting minority rights talks. This rift reflects broader ethnopolitical strains with neighbours like Poland… Read More ›
Did Trump Know About Ukraine’s Strategic Drone Strikes In Advance?
Did Trump Know About Ukraine’s Strategic Drone Strikes In Advance? By Andrew Korybko What follows are five relevant points, each accompanied by brief arguments about why they either do or do not prove that he really was aware, which’ll help readers… Read More ›
The Russian-Ukrainian Talks Are At An Impasse That Only The US Or Brute Force Can Break
The Russian-Ukrainian Talks Are At An Impasse That Only The US Or Brute Force Can Break By Andrew Korybko The most realistic best-case scenario for Russia would be that the US seriously tries coercing Ukraine into concessions, Russia doesn’t devastatingly retaliate… Read More ›
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