Image by kremlin.ru The European Union extended sanctions against the Russian Federation until January of next year due to continued Russian support of separatists in East Ukraine and a refusal to follow the Minsk agreements negotiated to end the conflict. The 28 EU heads of state and government made the…
Image by kremlin.ru Moldova has seen a tug-of-war between a pro-EU government and efforts by Russian security services to bring the country back into Moscow’s fold. A multibillion dollar heist of Moldovan assets from its treasury has brought the conflict out into the open. Currently President Dodon wants closer ties…
Poland Passes Law To Demolish Red Army Monuments.
Fighting Stigma: Parents Of Girl Born With Half A Face Tell Of Their Battle To Help Her.
Poll: More Russians Skeptical About Putin’s Economic Course.
Russia Cancels High Level Meeting Over New Sanctions From Washington.
WARNING: In this column, the Hi-Tech Traditionalist compares (not necessarily unfavorably) Joseph Stalin to Abraham Lincoln. This comparison is in no way designed to whitewash Stalin’s record of inflicting atrocities on his own people; neither is it our wish to tarnish Lincoln’s reputation as one of America’s most transformational presidents….
Russians In Estonia: A Case Study In Offensive Structural Realism.
Russia Credit Risk Spikes To 3-Month Highs After US Expands Sanctions.
Image by Mohammad Hassanzadeh The Trump administration, accused by the American Left as being in bed with Moscow, issued new sanctions against Russian companies and officials over the continued Russian actions in East Ukraine and Crimea. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the new restrictions “don’t help to improve the…