Russia

Negotiations with Russia are not possible unless it is forced to do so

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - May 18, 2025.

During the meeting of the Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Istanbul this week, the first since 2022, the world seemed to have been holding its...

Russia. Kremlin. Putin. 25 Years

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - May 11, 2025.

"Russia. Kremlin. Putin. 25 Years" is the title of the 90-minute propaganda film that state television Rossiya 1 broadcast at the beginning of May to...

An American blow at the centre of the Kremlin's imperial narrative

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - May 4, 2025.

The Kremlin has taken two heavy blows from Washington in the past week, both of which strike at the heart of Vladimir Putin's rule. Their...

The new Russian ideological export

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - April 27, 2025.

Despite the internal tensions simmering in elite circles—fuelled by high interest rates and the recent arrests, deaths, or assassinations of high-ranking military officials—the Kremlin remains...

Victory Day on 9 May—the danger of constant conflict with the West

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - April 20, 2025.

In anticipation of the 80th anniversary of Victory Day on 9 May 2025, Vladimir Putin sees his geopolitical strategy as a series of triumphs. As a...


An ice hockey trap

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - April 13, 2025.

Many are familiar with the KGB method known as the honey trap. How about a hockey trap? The Soviet KGB had a long history of recruiting...

Pain among Russian dissidents, joy in the Russian government

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - April 6, 2025.

Russia is enthusiastically mocking America and the American people while at the same time patting America patronisingly on the back in the hope that it...

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