The main constraints on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine were never the threat of Western sanctions or intelligence-based exposure of its preparations. In retrospect, even the negotiations between Russia and the West look like theatre. The real constraints were domestic and geopolitical: Russia’s domestic stability and its place in the future …

Biden surprised EastMed partners by abruptly withdrawing U.S. support for the pipeline on January 9, thereby effectively killing the project, preventing a diversified supply of energy to Europe, and further assuring even greater revenues for Russia and its war machine. “The Biden Administration’s actions in this matter are particularly objectionable …

В кризисе вокруг Украины теперь напомнили о ядерных силах России Президент РФ Владимир Путин приказал привести российские силы сдерживания в режим особого несения дежурства. Это демонстративное действие для сведения стран НАТО произошло в воскресенье во время встречи с министром обороны Сергеем Шойгу и начальником Генштаба Валерием Герасимовым. На памяти опрошенных …