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The trademark style of the current US president, Donald Trump, is verbal spectacle. His statements – brash, contradictory, sometimes theatrical – should be monitored, but not overestimated. They are not inherently favorable or hostile to Russia. And we must remember: Trump is not the
‘king’
of America. The
‘Trump revolution’
that many anticipated at the beginning of the year appears to have given way to Trump’s own evolution – a drift toward accommodation with the American ...
... ultimately peace. This incremental approach is logical since achieving a comprehensive settlement immediately rarely happens in conflicts like this.
However, there’s significant risk along the way – keeping the process intact will require immense political ... ... and preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. This broader agenda underscores that the relationship between Russia and the US extends well beyond Ukraine alone.
Overall, the diplomatic process is moving forward without unnecessary haste ...
..., the hype surrounding the Putin-Trump call proved exaggerated. Attempts to portray it as decisive and historic fell flat. Still, it remains a meaningful step forward, allowing several preliminary observations.
First, developments align closely with Russia’s preferred approach. Moscow resisted immediate ceasefire calls, emphasizing the necessity for carefully structured long-term agreements. This effectively deflected Washington’s urgency, especially after the talks in Jeddah. Russia elegantly ...
Diplomats and analysts have reacted following the longest-ever telephone conversation between the presidents of Russia and the US
The most significant takeaway from the recent call was that it truly felt like a dialogue, not two separate monologues. Importantly, it wasn’t conducted via typical, ultimatum-style demands –
“accept our terms or face the consequences....
Peace on the continent requires breaking the imperialist legacy
Any outcome of the Ukraine conflict framed as a ‘compromise’ would be celebrated in the West as a victory and perceived as a failure by Russia. This must be avoided at all costs.
First, Russia must openly confront Western Europe’s historical culpability. It’s not the ‘garden’ its elites imagine but a field of fat weeds thriving on the blood of hundreds of millions it has enslaved,...
The coming post-conflict process will mark the beginning of a stable and secure future for both nations
There’s a timeless rule: in peace, prepare for war; in war, think about peace. As the conflict in Ukraine nears its inevitable conclusion – a Russia victory – our thoughts must turn toward the future and to the shape of the peace that follows.
To paraphrase Stalin: The Banderites [followers of the WW2 Nazi collaborator Stepan Bandera] come and go, but the Ukrainian people remain.
The Future ...
... any revolutionary intentions in our country. The only problem is that the US and Europe themselves, in striving to protect their positions, are now acting as destroyers of globalisation.
It is also important to see the nuances of expert assessments in Russia, China and the countries of the World Majority in terms of current conflicts and the prospects for their resolution. For most countries which remain friendly to Russia, it is obvious that the military-political confrontation in Europe is the result of Western policy. To the same extent, it is obvious to them that substantively,...
..., Moscow worked to regain lost status, prestige, and influence on the world stage.
Syria symbolized the culmination of that process: Russia’s first decisive intervention beyond its immediate post-Soviet neighborhood in one of the world’s central conflicts.
The new Russia had acted militarily before, but only within its former Soviet sphere. This presumably led then-US President Barack Obama to dismiss the country as a
“regional power.”
The Syrian intervention shattered that perception. By decisively altering ...
Immanuel Kant: “Out of wood so crooked as that of which man is made, nothing absolutely straight can be wrought”
Queen Louise Bridge over the Russian-Lithuanian border, Summer 2023
East
Challenging times await. Lithuania is reinforcing its border to Kaliningrad Oblast, formerly Königsberg. New barriers known as “dragon’s teeth” have been installed on the Queen Louise Bridge at the ...
The breakdown of private Russia-NATO diplomacy increases the risks of a terrible event
The ongoing standoff over Ukraine is increasingly becoming a direct confrontation between Russia and NATO, raising serious concerns about the risk of nuclear escalation.
In this new phase,...
