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 Strategic Calculations Influencing Trump’s And Putin’s Upcoming Meetings With Xi By Andrew Korybko A US deal with China without one with Russia would be to Russia’s disadvantage and vice versa, but no US deal with either of them might disadvantage… Read More ›
Russia’s Threat Of A Massive Retaliatory Strike On Kiev Likely Isn’t A Bluff By Andrew Korybko Russia can’t afford to discredit itself abroad, nor can Putin’s ruling United Russia party afford to discredit itself at home four months before the next… Read More ›
Karaganov’s Candid Assessment Of Europe Shows The World What Russian Hardliners Think By Andrew Korybko Observers, especially Western officials, should be aware of their views since one of their own might replace Putin someday. RT shared a recent interview that top Russian… Read More ›
The West Itself, Not Putin, Is Behind Every EU Migrant Crisis By Andrew Korybko The purpose in talking about this now might be aimed at manipulating Hungarian voters into supporting the opposition during the upcoming parliamentary elections on the false basis… Read More ›
Five Reasons Why The US Declined To Enforce Its De Facto Blockade On Cuba For Russia By Andrew Korybko Trump handed Putin a soft power victory that earned him thunderous applause from the World Majority. Trump declined to enforce the US’… Read More ›
Lukashenko Is Acting Suspiciously Again By Andrew Korybko He promised to attend the next Peace Board meeting despite the US humiliating him by refusing to grant his representatives visas to the inaugural one that he couldn’t attend, insists that the US… Read More ›
Why Might The Kremlin And The White House Be Covering Up Russian Intel Aid To Iran? By Andrew Korybko They might not want US hawks to obsess over the scandalous optics of Trump 2.0 continuing its talks with Russia while Russia… Read More ›
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 ›
Why Is Nord Stream Back In The News? By Andrew Korybko A recent report claimed that this megaproject has figured into secret talks between Russia and the US. Berliner Zeitung reported in detail on Le Monde Diplomatique’s paywalled article late last month citing… Read More ›
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