Eurasia Press & News

Dictatorships Look Stable—Until They Aren’t Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine has been a clarifying moment. Since he came to power in 2000, various Western leaders have tried to cooperate, accommodate, or negotiate with him. But by embarking on a war of choice against a country he claims doesn’t …

Bilateral talks are ongoing between Ethiopia and Sudan aimed at resuming negotiations to solve the border dispute between the two countries and the GERD crisis. There have been positive signs in recent days about resuming negotiations between Ethiopia and Sudan to solve a number of disputes between the two countries. …

Egypt and Sudan have condemned Ethiopia’s decision to partially start electricity production via the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. It seems international momentum to solve the dispute between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over Addis Ababa’s start of operation of its giant and controversial hydroelectric dam is waning in light of the …

The stories of fighters who turned from the Islamic State to Syria’s rebel opposition forces show the how kinship ties, regionalism, and material concerns often trump ideology in the Syrian war. As the Islamic State’s meteoric rise reversed course in 2016, the terror organization’s fighters in northeast Syria faced a …

After a series of air, land, and sea attacks from Russia following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s orders to attack Ukraine and destroy its military installations, NATO has stated that it has no plans to send troops to Ukraine to help repel the Russian army amidst the Russian onslaught. NATO Secretary …

Racist Ukraine coverage in mainstream Western media. Notice the racist overtones. BBC “It’s very emotional for me because I see European people with blue eyes and blonde hair being killed” – Ukraine’s Deputy Chief Prosecutor, David Sakvarelidze CBS News “This isn’t Iraq or Afghanistan…This is a relatively civilised, relatively European …

“World Tour of Wars” Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is both illegal and immoral. While Russia’s concern that Ukraine’s decision to join NATO which also included the prospect of NATO setting up a missile base in Ukraine, 100 miles from Russia’s border, is genuine, this by no means is a justification …

President Joe Biden and U.S. allies in a matter of days weaponized the global economy against Russia for invading Ukraine, and the resulting destruction has been devastatingly fast. The sanctions almost instantly put Russian President Vladimir Putin on the defensive against skyrocketing inflation. Russia’s central bank, unable to tap foreign …

There have been social media messages calling for peace, an image of a murdered Russian opposition figure, a newspaper editorial demanding President Vladimir Putin “stop this war.” As Russian forces pound Ukraine’s cities, the sentiments might not be surprising. Their source is — they come from rich Russians, including billionaires …

Iran’s supreme leader said the United States was the “root cause” of the Ukraine war as he refrained from condemning Russia for the invasion. “Ukraine is a victim to America’s policy of crisis instigation,” declared Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a televised address, as the Russian invasion of …