Expert view – Dmitry Rodionov News.Az presents an interview with Dmitry Rodionov, Director of the Center for Geopolitical Research at the Institute for Innovative Development, discussing the upcoming Russia–U.S. negotiations in Saudi Arabia on March 23, security in the Black Sea, and the future of peace efforts in Ukraine. Yes, it was and that’s bound […]
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Russia in Review, March 14-21, 2025
RussiaMatters.org 6 Things to Know
Call began at 10 am eastern time, and remains in progress, Dan Scavino, Trump’s deputy chief of staff, writes on X The White House said Tuesday that an ongoing call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is “going well” as the two nations seek to hammer out a deal to pause […]
As Ukraine’s Kursk operations collapse and wider fears grow regarding the viability of Ukraine’s armed forces, the US is rushing to freeze the conflict, create a European-occupied buffer zone in Ukraine, and buy time to rearm and reorganize Ukraine’s forces for the next round of fighting. Do check all the links Mr Berletic makes available […]
Fairly decent article from Forbes- Surprisingly, so I’ve included some excerpts below; I’m going to use my own headline- Playing at a truce, is not a game, so stop with the card and balls metaphors- Two weeks ago, U.S. President Donald Trump said to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that he didn’t have ‘the cards’. This […]
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“The Ball is In Russia’s Court”
So, here’s a comment I left on twitter when news of this “ceasefire agreement” broke yesterday It was that obvious the con was on and the spin was being readied. Recall my comment from two days ago? penny2says: March 10, 2025 at 11:31 am•Edit I’m still not grasping how it is that the Ukraine and […]
Going to do a grab bag of news; Trump say’s they’ve just about lifted the restrictions on intelligence sharing- Whatever that actually means? Interesting too is that the US is claiming the minerals deal will be signed today, in Saudi Arabia. If so, that will confirm a number of my suspicions about Trumps “sincerity” for […]
It seems doubtful that anyone who reads here is unaware of what nations constitute the 5 Eyes- Just in case, we will talk briefly about the Five Eyes, because it’s very important to this news obfuscation For those who may not know- The 5 Eyes The Anglosphere. The remnants of the British empire. The 5 […]
Finally one admission of fact. Though it has been obvious from the get go, from the very start, that Ukraine was being used as a proxy largely for the US. Mentioned multiple times here, going back years…. Stating the obvious; Marco Rubio, stating what all of us knew already.. “It’s been very clear from the […]
It seemed to me the deal was intended to potentially place the US into direct conflict/confrontation with Russia. And the US wanted to be there. The deal would have brought US led NATO right up to the Russian border. Protecting and expanding US interests. At a huge cost to Ukraine, Ukrainians and they’re future survival. […]