Trump claimed that the US’ military campaign against Iran is to “defend the American people”, while many critics have alleged (whether in jest or not) that it’s to distract from the Epstein Files, but few observers realize that it’s...
CNBC reported last week that “U.S. Supreme Court tariff ruling will likely allow India to keep buying Russian oil” after Trump claimed that Modi agreed to zero it out as part of the Indo-US trade deal. Although Indian officials...
The latest clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan, which are the most serious in decades, have prompted a flurry of reactions from Russian officialdom. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov expressed hope for a swift end to hostilities, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria...
Russian Ambassador to Pakistan Albert Khorev spoke to TASS in early February on the subject of bilateral ties ahead of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to Russia from 3-5 March. They didn’t publish his remarks as a single interview,...
Nikolai Patrushev, who’s been one of Putin’s top aides for decades already and is now also the Chairman of the Maritime Board, gave an interview to Arguments & Facts in mid-February. He began by condemning the seizure of Russian-flagged...
Sergey Karaganov and Timofei Bordachev are two of Russia’s most esteemed experts. Both are members of the Valdai Club, Karaganov as a founder and Bordachev as a Programme Director, and they each believe that the US is in decline....
Foreign Affairs, the official magazine of the powerful Council on Foreign Relations that’s widely read among Western policy influencers and policymakers, recently published a piece about “The Limits of Russian Power”. The subtitle shows that it’s about “Why Putin...
Putin warned on the fourth anniversary of the special operation that Ukraine and its Western patrons are plotting “a possible explosion targeting our gas pipeline systems – TurkStream and Blue Stream pipelines – along the floor of the Black...
Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) reported on the four-year anniversary of the special operation that the Brits and French are plotting to help Ukraine go nuclear. The alleged plan is to provide it with relevant European components and equipment...
Russia’s special operation against NATO-backed Ukraine just entered its fifth year. The last three anniversaries were reflected upon here, here, and here, and keeping with tradition, the present piece will review what happened over the past year and forecast...
