Tag: russia
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Hey, Putin, we’ve got nukes and troops too
Former Russian diplomat Boris Bondarev has delivered an extraordinarily harsh assessment of Europe’s response to Vladimir Putin. His language is deliberately provocative, and some of his prescriptions are dangerously escalatory. But the central question he raises deserves serious attention: what happens when deterrence exists on paper but your opponent does not believe you are willing…
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Development of the Xi Jinping–Putin relationship: From admiration to contempt
When Xi Jinping came to power in China, Vladimir Putin looked like a remarkably useful political partner. He had already spent more than a decade consolidating power, marginalizing domestic opposition, weakening independent media and presenting himself as the leader who had restored Russia after the instability of the 1990s. Xi was beginning a similar concentration…
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Nobel Peace Prize for the US Army? Yes and no
The Nobel Peace Prize has produced its share of controversial winners. Politicians still wage wars after receiving it. International organizations have been criticized for political bias. Even former U.S. President Barack Obama received the prize before many of his most important foreign policy decisions had unfolded. Yet one proposal sounds so absurd that most people…
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We hate human rights and NGOs? Go and live in Russia or China
People in my country increasingly hate NGOs. They applaud every budget cut, every political attack, and every resignation of an NGO leader. They want the government to stop funding civil society and redirect every available crown to sports. That sounds attractive until someone asks a simple question: who will help the people whom the state…
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Russia: “The US cannot cripple us”… Iran proves otherwise
Russian officials repeat a clear and confident claim. The United States cannot cripple Russia. They argue that Russia is too large, too armed, and too resilient for any external power to meaningfully degrade its ability to wage war. In their view, even a direct confrontation would not lead to paralysis. Russia would absorb the blow,…
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Does Trump shows how to avert WW3 with military superiority?
Of course, he can also get closer to it. But this article talks about military superiority. The strike on Iran was not just about Iran. It was a message. And the real audience was not Tehran. It was Beijing and Moscow. When Donald Trump authorizes a strike that removes a top Iranian leader within hours,…
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Russia not fighting against West alone
Russia repeatedly claims that it now fights alone against the West. This claim appears persuasive at first glance, especially when framed as a civilizational struggle. However, once history enters the discussion, the narrative starts to unravel. Again and again, Russia survived major conflicts not through isolation, but through alliances, indirect support, or favorable global conditions.…
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Russian and Ukrainian mentalities: Differences and similarities
Russia and Ukraine were not born as enemies. Their roots stretch back to the same civilization—Kievan Rus—the medieval state that laid the foundations for Slavic culture and Orthodox Christianity. Yet from this shared origin, two very different paths emerged. Geography, foreign domination, religion, and psychology shaped two distinct ways of thinking. Russia evolved under the…
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The historical and current mistrust Poles have for Russians
No other neighbor evokes the same emotional reflex in Poland as Russia does. The mistrust is not shallow. It is historical, it is not theoretical. They inherited it. For centuries, Russians have represented not just a foreign power—but a force of humiliation, erasure, and control. This article traces where the mistrust comes from, how it…
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Hillary Clinton, war with Russia and puppet state
Had Hillary Clinton won the election, Russia would have never been the same. There would have been, with great likelihood, a war with Russia and then transformed it into a puppet state. Or another solution to disrupt the regime. Germany as a puppet state My regular readers know it so if you don’t, please don’t…