Here’s the full interview that I gave to Newsweek’s Tom O’Connor, excerpts of which were included in his article about “What A Trump-Putin Detente Means for Russia and Iran's Partnership”.
1. Russia and Iran have pursued closer ties in recent...
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declared that Russia “is ready to do everything in its power” to help the US and Iran “resolve all problems through negotiations”, which was then followed by Putin’s foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov revealing that...
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban predicted late last month that “Ukraine, or what remains of it, will once again be a buffer zone” between NATO and Russia once the conflict inevitably ends. His rationale is that it’ll be kept...
An unnamed senior Defense Department told the media on Monday evening that Trump decided to freeze all military aid to Ukraine until its leaders demonstrate a good-faith commitment to peace. This comes just several days after Zelensky picked his...
Russian Permanent UN Representative Vasily Nebenzia pulled no punches at the UNSC last month when responding to the Secretary General’s latest report on terrorism. He called the West out for using such groups “to achieve their geopolitical goals, including...
The Financial Times (FT) reported over the weekend that “Putin ally pushes deal to restart Nord Stream 2 with US backing” in reference to his decades-long close friend Matthias Warnig’s alleged efforts. The gist is that possible American ownership...
Russia and Iran signed a transit roadmap for this year late last month for maximizing trade along the North-South Transport Corridor (NSTC). The most important part concerns their plans for making progress on the Rasht-Astara railway between Iran and...
Reuters cited unnamed sources to report that Israel is lobbying the US to keep Russia’s bases in Syria as part of a plan to counterbalance Turkish influence there. According to them, Israel fears that Hamas might relocate to Syria...
Bloomberg cited unnamed US officials last week to report that they see potential cooperation with Russia in the Arctic “as a way to drive a wedge between Moscow and Beijing”. This followed Secretary of State Marco Rubio telling Breitbart...
Friday’s spectacle in the Oval Office will forever be remembered as one of the most epic failures that any foreign leaders has made after Zelensky delusionally thought that that he could disrespect Vice President Vance on live TV in...
