Russia

What do the Russians actually want when they seek true peace?

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - March 16, 2025.

True peace does not correspond to Russia's centuries-old political culture. Everything Russia does deliberately and consciously is directed against someone else. In Russian vocabulary, "peace, but...

The failed hopes of all Putin's opponents, both living and dead

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - March 9, 2025.

Has anyone ever wondered what happens in people's minds when an aeroplane crashes? Or what did liberal-minded people and various minorities in Germany feel when...

The Europeans spoil the Kremlin's happiness

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - March 2, 2025.

Moscow is convinced that President Donald Trump was neutralised as a counterforce to Moscow in the course of the high-level meeting in Saudi Arabia a...

Why did America fall victim to the Russian trap?

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - February 23, 2025.

Reaching agreements with Moscow on Ukraine's future puts America in the trap set by the KGB/FSB, with potentially dramatic consequences for all of humanity, not...

Putin played the long game, and it paid off—he is no longer a pariah

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - February 16, 2025.

The Munich Security Conference and the earlier telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump mark a new milestone for Vladimir Putin.  Russia believes it has won...

Moscow's questioning itself after three years—are we really that great?

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - February 9, 2025.

As the third anniversary of Vladimir Putin's decision to invade Ukraine approaches, many Russians reflect on the journey that has changed their lives and their...

USAID in Russia—wasted decades and billions

Russia Sergei Stepancev, TA Moscow - February 7, 2025.

Russia is not a friend of America, nor has Russia even sincerely wanted to be one.   Contemporary Russia, similar to 1987 Russia, is filled with...

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