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Kamil Askerkhanov29.10.2026

With so much contradictory information circulating about the October 27 telephone conversation between Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, a few things are worth clarifying. First, Stubb and Støre were not speaking on behalf of the European Union. Not in the slightest. The official statement went […]

Kirill Benediktov04.04.2026

Donald Trump stated to the British newspaper The Telegraph that he is seriously considering the possibility of the United States withdrawing from NATO after Europeans failed to join his war against Iran. British journalists asked Trump whether he would reconsider US membership in NATO following the conflict. Trump replied: “Oh yes, I would say that […]

Dmitri Drobnitsky27.11.2025

The formula “Trump is great, but there are nuances” has become common among Euro-Atlanticists on both sides of the Atlantic. Senators first voiced their criticism of the “Trump plan” at a security forum in Halifax. There, they uttered the instrumental “Trump is right in his pursuit of peace, and we all want peace, but…” Returning […]

Vladimir Morozov21.09.2025

On behalf of President Putin, the Government has allocated 500 million rubles for subsidizing loans for construction companies that build housing in small towns (Order No.2524-r dated September 12, 2025). This is only for the current year. In 2025, companies that are building 390,000 square meters of housing and plan to complete it the following […]

Kirill Benediktov06.06.2025

The bipartisan consensus in Washington calls for hellish sanctions against Russia. The attack on Russian airfields has added to the pressure. “The push for a tough sanctions package is gaining momentum,” The Hill reports. “Trump and his allies have been increasingly negative about Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has shown no signs of slowing down […]

Dmitri Drobnitsky21.05.2025

First impressions. And what’s next? 1). The negotiations were clearly not going smoothly. Trump desperately needs “at least something”, and preferably “peace at any cost”. Such a peace does not suit Russia and Putin, and this is a critical, vital impossibility. 2). Trump did not succumb to pressure from European “partners” (who are in fact […]

Sergey Stankevich21.05.2025

Bloomberg on the US President’s statement following talks with the Russian President. The publication notes that European leaders are “disappointed” that the US President “does not want to impose more sanctions” on Russia and “is abandoning his own ceasefire proposal.” In addition, European leaders fear that Trump will abandon his efforts to end the war, […]

Kirill Benediktov19.03.2025

On Sunday, two close associates of US President Donald Trump — his special representative for the Middle East Stephen Witkoff, who just returned from Moscow, and his national security adviser Mike Waltz — on top US programs slightly lifted the curtain on the Moscow-Washington talks on the Ukrainian conflict, which are currently taking place in […]

Sergey Stankevich14.03.2025

We are following the fate of the American idea of a 30-day truce for Ukraine. On March 11 in Jeddah, US representatives managed to wring consent from Zelensky’s envoys under pressure. On March 13, Washington’s special representative Steven Witkoff discussed the Russian position, later made public by President Vladimir Putin. This position has become a […]

Vladimir Golstein19.02.2025

Of course, I am not a historian of Trump impeachment proceedings, but from what I remember, they were mostly about the so-called “Ukraine-gate.” That is, Trump knew that Zelensky had plenty of dirt on Biden and his coke-head son. So he told Zelensky to give him some goods before he released another billion dollar packet […]

Every Nation for Itself—or the Rat Race Begins

Trump is Upset with NATO Over the War of Iran

Republican Senators Foster Continuing the War

Is it Possible for Small Towns to Survive?

Sanctions Against Russia

Telephone Conversation Between Putin and Trump

Trump Helps Putin Win

The Moscow-Washington Talks in a Gist

Nuances Make a Truce Workable

Do Politicians Forget Personal Insults and Betrayals?

Every Nation for Itself—or the Rat Race Begins

Russia’s American Temptation

Who will own the digital world after the bust? Part II.

Who will own the digital world after the bust? Part I.