Politico cited unnamed officials to report that CIA chief John Ratcliffe’s unannounced trip to Russia was primarily meant to warn it against testing NATO’s resolve through unspecified kinetic actions against the Baltic States. This follows Russia’s CIA analogue warning...
Russian officials’ reactions to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s defense of the Nord Stream bombing culprits drew attention to their country’s dearth of expertise on Poland. Here are the analyses that followed Dmitry Peskov’s, Maria Zakharova’s, and Putin’s responses....
Joint Secretary in the Indian Shipping Ministry, S. Venkatesapathy told the Arctic-Regions Forum in Arkhangelsk in mid-August that India will send its first cargo ship through the Northern Sea Route (NSR) next year. RT’s report informed readers that “For...
RT recently launched a critical article series coinciding with Ukraine’s 35th anniversary of independence. It’s very insightful and can be read here. The purpose in referencing their series is because it prompted the present piece, which will briefly review...
Putin followed his spokesman Dmitry Peskov and the Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Maria Zakharova in responding to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s defense of whoever bombed Nord Stream. He believes that his “motives are very simple – economic expediency”, explaining...
New British Prime Minister Andy Burnham gave a speech in Kiev during the 35th anniversary of Ukrainian independence. He began by falsely implying that Russia carried out “attacks on language, culture, and elections” “since the early days” and...
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova reacted to liberal Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s defense of the Nord Stream bombing culprits by speculating that he “may have harbored (a grievance) against the former Federal Chancellor during his tenure as...
Bloomberg cited South African court papers in early August to allege that Russia financed the famous Pan-African activist Kemi Seba’s unsuccessful attempt to escape the country earlier this year to avoid extradition to Benin on politicized charges sparked by...
Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski recently proposed the creation of a “European Legion” in an interview with Greek media. In his words, “I strongly advocate for a ‘European Legion’, a dedicated, standing force that could recruit seasoned professionals from...
Ukraine’s “Center for Countering Disinformation” amplified a recent report by Reuters that cited Polish officials and experts to allege that “Russia exploits Poland-Ukraine dispute to step up disinformation campaign”. The gist is that AI-assisted bots are supposedly flooding the...
