Missiles with unlimited range, nuclear sea drones and hypersonics: Key additions to Russia’s arsenal in 2025
by RT [12-28-2025]. RT looks into the new tools at the disposal of the Russian military. Over the past year, Russia has unveiled multiple new weaponry systems, including those actively used in the Ukraine conflict, as well as new additions to the country’s strategic deterrent arsenal. The new weapons include futuristic nuclear-capable and nuclear-propelled systems,…
From collapse fears to resilience: How Russia reshaped its economy by the end of 2025
by RT [12-31-2025]. By a Moscow-based reporters Lidia Misnik & Anna Fedyunina, Associate Professors in Department of Applied Economics, Faculty of Economic Sciences, HSE University. A deep dive into how state influence, Asian trade, and domestic production are reshaping the Russian economy. In 2025, the Russian economy looks very different from the one analysts feared…
Stanislav Krapivnik, Glenn Diesen: Massive Escalation after Attack on Putin’s Residence
by Glenn Diesen [12-30-2025]. (RAD: This discussion is definitely worth paying attention to, especially since Stanislav has experience living in the US & fighting in their military. He is now living in Russia for the past 15 years & understands what is happening in Russia. As you will see, he has taken the time to…
A New Window to the World: How Sanctions Accelerated Russia’s Energy Sovereignty
by From Russia with Love [12-31-2025]. As the year drew to a close, Gazprom reported significant progress on a landmark construction project-the gas processing and liquefaction plant (LNG complex) in Ust-Luga. Its readiness has reached 70%, and this is more than just a number: it symbolizes a profound strategic turn in Russia’s economy. 👔 From…
Scott Ritter: Some thoughts regarding the Ukrainian drone attack that targeted President Putin
by Scott Ritter [12-31-2025] Scott Ritter(bio). The attack meets two of the criterion set forth in the “Fundamentals of State Policy of the Russian Federation on Nuclear Deterrence”, published on December 3, 2024, regarding acts of aggression designed to be deterred by Russia’s nuclear deterrence forces. This includes “Aggression by any state from a military…
Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake Just Played on Russia’s Doomsday Shortwave Radio Station
by LauraAboli [12-30-2025]. Historically, it has been used at moments of major political rupture: • 1982 – Death of Leonid Brezhnev State television played Swan Lake repeatedly while the leadership transition was being arranged. • 1984 – Death of Yuri Andropov The same broadcast pattern was used again during the power vacuum. • 1985 –…
Could the EU Collapse Overnight Like the USSR? A Warning from Late 2025
by Eurasia & Multipolarity [12-30-2025]. The notion that the European Union could unravel as suddenly as the Soviet Union did in 1991 is gaining traction. In December 2025, war fatigue, mounting debt, economic stagnation, and growing resentment toward Brussels fuel fears of a rapid collapse once popular consent evaporates. The Soviet Lesson: Legitimacy Can Vanish…
China’s high-speed rail surpasses all of the world combined
by New Rules [12-30-2025]. China’s high-speed rail (HSR) network has officially exceeded 50,000 kilometers (31,000 miles) with the launch of the Xi’an-Yan’an line on December 26, surpassing the combined HSR mileage of the rest of the world. This makes China’s HSR the largest, fastest, and most advanced network globally. China’s HSR 🔸 Covers 97% of…
Why Does the West Hate Russia?
by Larry Johnson [12-26-2025] Larry C. Johnson(bio). If you don’t do anything else this weekend while recovering from your Christmas hangover, please find the time to read, Jeffery Sachs: Two Centuries of Russophobia & Rejection of Peace, which is posted at Consortium News. Professor Sachs provides a compelling exegesis of the history of Russia vs.…
Jeffrey Sachs: Two Centuries of Russophobia & Rejection of Peace
by Jeffrey Sachs [12-24-2025]. (RAD: Yes, this is a long discussion of the historical issues from the past two centuries that surround perceptions of Russia & the Soviet Union that have significantly affected world peace. Instead of acknowledging Russia’s concerns & negotiating to find reasonable solutions that are actively implemented, the West has repeatedly done…
Global opinion collapses for United States and Israel. That’s a big problem in the resource race.
by Inside China Business [12-22-2025]. In surveys of nations across the world, strong majorities share deeply negative views of the United States and Israel. China, on the other hand, is now preferred to the United States in most of the countries surveyed, even in what were previously strong allies. These massive shifts in public opinion…
Even Donald Trump Jr’s investments in Pentagon drones are crashing
by Inside China Business [12-20-2025]. (RAD: Even before listening to this analysis, it should have been obvious to anyone following drone warfare in Ukraine that for the US to talk about “unleash US drone dominance” is fantasy. The US can’t match performance of Russian drones in Ukraine & certainly not the cost. Furthermore, the Russian…