More Arrests as Belarusian Crackdown Continues
President says militants funded from abroad planned ‘armed provocations.’ …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia’s Slow Pivot Away From Europe
Russia / Europe Over the last five years, Russia has been trying to achieve two strategic goals: A “Pivot to Asia” (away from Europe) and a renewed focus on post-soviet integration with its Eurasian Economic Union (EEU). Both of those aspirations are rooted in the desire to break away from dependence on Europe, while reasserting its influence in...
Tips for Russians Traveling Abroad
Useful counsel from the Foreign Ministry: avoid racial slurs, don’t insult an Uzbek’s mothers, and above all do not raise your eyebrows while in Britain. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Trans-Europe Express: Terror and the Rome Declaration: Westminster and beyond
It’s as though Europe was at war. What kind of war, it’s hard to tell. On the one hand, there’s Russia and its hybrid conflicts in Ukraine, Georgia and just about everywhere else, in one form or another. …read more Source:...
Former Ukraine Minister Named To Manage Puerto Rico’s Financial Crisis
March 24, 2017 …read more Source: Center on Global...
America can’t be first without Europe
On March 25, European Union leaders celebrate the 60th anniversary of their founding treaty, a central pillar of the structure set up in the aftermath of World War II to solidify peace, prosperity and partnership in Europe. Over the last 60 years, the EU (and its predecessors) has served as an essential U.S. partner, for example by enhancing...
Russia’s weapons of Ukraine’s destruction were not “found in Donbas mines”
Russia’s claim at the Hague that the Donbas militants were using Soviet weapons found hidden (together with 700 tanks?) in mines did not get the attention it warranted. The Western media have largely opted for a ‘Kyiv accuses’ and ‘Moscow denies’ format, even when this means ignoring considerable video footage of Russian...
Paul Gregory On The John Batchelor Show
Image credit: Russian Presidential Press OfficeInterviewsinterview with Paul R. Gregoryvia The John Batchelor ShowHoover Institution fellow Paul Gregory discusses his Forbes article “Putin Plans For Reelection Without Crimea Euphoria And The Trump Bubble.” …read more Source: Hoover...
Putin Critic Gunned Down in Kyiv
Police chief says exiled former Duma MP Denis Voronenkov was likely the victim of a contract killing. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
There’s No Stopping Navalny
Don’t make Russia’s anti-Kremlin opposition angry, because you wouldn’t like it when it’s angry. From Global Voices. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
