Russia

Will Putin's apology to Azerbaijan be enough to get out of the crisis?

Eastern Europe Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - January 3, 2025.

Azerbaijan has achieved what many have not: to force Vladimir Putin to apologise. Putin's apology for the Azerbaijani passenger plane disaster was a necessary price...

Time and fear in the West are working for Putin

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - December 29, 2024.

In a Star Wars analogy, Vladimir Putin's empire will be ready to strike when both American parties nominate the next presidential candidate. He plans to capitalise...

Comforting national address  

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - December 22, 2024.

Vladimir Putin understands well what the Russian majority wants. He held another gigantic annual press conference, similar to all the previous ones. The alleged facts he...

Surprised that the Kremlin betrayed Assad? You shouldn't be

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - December 15, 2024.

Betrayal is one of the Kremlin's traditional modus operandi at home and especially in relations with the world. In the past, the Kremlin has betrayed just...

Why is the Kremlin pushing Lavrov to the fore in the lead-up to Trump's arrival?

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - December 8, 2024.

The Kremlin has dispatched Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to convincingly explain Moscow's expectations of the arrangements regarding the ending of the invasion of Ukraine...

Why is Putin using the coded vocabulary of violence from the 1990s?

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - December 1, 2024.

It appears Vladimir Putin is preparing to interact with future US President Donald Trump using the style he learnt in Russia during the chaotic 1990s. During...

Information leakage in anticipation of the new perfect storm

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - November 24, 2024.

Several present and past events suggest that some very capable people in Russia have been deliberately undermining the Putin regime. Recently leaked alleged telephone conversation between...

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