Dmitry Trenin: Why 2025 is going to be more dangerous than you think
by Dmitry Trenin [1-17-2025 published]. Dmitry Trenin is a research professor at the Higher School of Economics and a lead research fellow at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations. He is also a member of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC). One of Russia’s top foreign policy experts selects the main things to watch…
Scott Ritter & Danny Haiphong: Russia’s LETHAL Offensive Crushes Ukraine’s Army as NATO Faces Total Destruction
by Danny Haiphong [1-17-2025 published]. This is a very important analysis pointing out that there is no way that the Ukrainian military can win and that Ukraine & the US have no leverage. Unless Trump finally understands Putin’s objectives and finds a way to call a halt to this conflict on Russia’s terms, Russia will…
Lavrov tells reporters about Biden’s last moves, Trump and security guarantees for Ukraine
by Tass [1-14-2025 published]. TASS has put together the Russian foreign minister’s key statement. MOSCOW, January 14. /TASS/. The global community is now witnessing an all-out battle between supporters and opponents of multipolarity, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a news conference recapping Russian diplomatic efforts in 2024. The minister took aim at the…
Fyodor Lukyanov: These people will shape the politics of 2025
by Fyodor Lukyanov [1-15-2025 published]. Fyodor Lukyanov is the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club. Here’s how the new year will test Russia’s resilience and the global order. Predicting the future has become increasingly…
Delusional US, humiliated EU, terrorist Ukraine: Key messages from Lavrov press conference
by RT [1-14-2025 published]. The West’s refusal to accept its diminishing role is driving global instability, the Russian foreign minister has said. Attempts by the West to suppress competition and protect its privileged position at any cost are the main drivers of international tensions today, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. The top…
Top Putin aide Nikolay Patrushev predicts end of Ukraine in 2025
by RT [1-4-2025 published]. (I have started noticing others who actually understand Russian history and the Ukrainian conflict start voicing what Nikolay Patrushev is saying here. Although I haven’t seen Putin explicitly state what Patrushev is saying, when you pay close attention to what Putin actually says, this begins to make more & more sense.…
Latest US Anti-Russian Energy Sanctions Threaten to Destabilize Global Markets: Here’s How
by Ilya Tsukanov [1-11-2025 published]. Washington’s latest sanctions on Russian energy companies “represent an attempt to cause at least some damage to the Russian economy, even at the risk of destabilizing world markets on the eve of the end of President Joe Biden’s inglorious tenure in power,” Russia’s Foreign Ministry has announced. What are the…
The resistance: This Greater Eurasia region perseveres in the shadow of Western dominance
by Timofey Bordachev, program director of the Valdai Club [1-11-2024 published]. The Great Balancing Act: Greater Eurasia’s path to stability. In Greater Eurasia, we are witnessing the most striking competition between two fundamental models of interstate relations: cooperation, exemplified by regional institutions and platforms, and competition, driven by the global economy and politics still dominated…
Pepe Escobar: Empire of Chaos, Reloaded
by Pepe Escobar [1-9-2025 published] Pepe Escobar(bio). All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.…
2025: A year of uncertainty ahead as the old world order crumbles
by Vitaly Ryumshin, Gazeta.ru political analyst [1-6-2025 published]. The past year has been a “turning point,” but the next 12 months will bring even more upheaval. The year 2024 has ended, marking a watershed moment in global politics. Half the world’s population cast their votes over 12 tumultuous months, against a backdrop of unprecedented events…
Europe loses to Putin in Ukraine despite billions in aid — Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik
by Tass [1-9-2025 published]. (His observations are spot on and correlate with many current and historical facts that can be found on this website and elsewhere. NATO and the West have only themselves to blame for the mess in Ukraine and the devastation of the European economy. He is one of the very few in…
What Does Russia Mean by “Demilitarize and Denazify?”
by Larry Johnson [1-6-2025 published]. (Pay close attention to what Larry Johnson has to say about the conflict in Ukraine. Then watch how many of his observations about Putin’s requirements will become real challenges for Trump’s team to meet while trying to find a way to resolve this war. – RAD) Let me remind you…