The EU agreed late last year to end Russian LNG imports by 31 December 2026 and pipeline gas imports by 30 September 2027, with the possibility of extending the deadline till 31 October 2027 in case storage levels are...
Timofei Bordachev is one of Russia’s top experts. Not only is he a Programme Director at the Valdai Club, Russia’s main think tank which hosts Putin for a Q&A at its annual meeting every fall, but his work is...
The Washington Post reported that “Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say”, and “The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East”. This is believable even if it’s...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bennett announced that Indian refiners had just been provided with a 30-day waiver to purchase Russian oil, but only if it’s that which is already stranded at sea, thus ensuring “no significant financial benefit to the...
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev threatened that “Our Armed Forces have been instructed to prepare and implement retaliatory measures” after alleged Iranian drones attacked the airport of his country’s Nakhchivan exclave. He also claimed that “the independent state of Azerbaijan...
Valdai Club Programme Director Timofei Bordachev recently published an insightful piece asking whether former Soviet Republics are moving “Towards Genuine Multi-Vector Alignment?” This is described as “systematic efforts to create and maintain, insofar as possible, balanced and mutually beneficial...
CNN reported that “CIA working to arm Kurdish forces to spark uprising in Iran, sources say”, which will be facilitated by neighboring Iraqi Kurdistan. According to one of their sources, “the idea would be for Kurdish armed forces to...
Vance’s recent trip to the South Caucasus, which saw him visit Armenia and Azerbaijan to accelerate implementation of the “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity” (TRIPP) that’ll expand US influence into Central Asia, drew attention the US’ recent...
Saudi Arabia has been attacked multiple times by Iran on the pretext that the US military infrastructure on its territory has been used to some extent in the US campaign against Iran, which led to what can be described...
RT drew attention in late January to a report by Izvestia about the West’s alleged plans to launch a “Defense, Security, and Resilience Bank” (DSRB) by 2027. Their article relies on in-depth research by the Atlantic Council, which came...
