... Kyrgyzstan. The intensive course of radical decolonization in Kiev began with the cakes, which were distributed by some in the American political elites to protesters in the Ukrainian capital and is being vigorously continued today, when even speaking Russian on the territory of Ukraine has become dangerous not only for Russians, but also for those who have nothing in common with Russia.
It is also true that the political steps of Moscow have influenced the processes, but the very idea of ‘decolonization’ of Ukraine implied ...
... raises the question of where and how the alliance’s resources should be reallocated — either for its own defense or for Ukraine, which has grown to be seen as the front line of NATO’s defense.
Adding Finland and Sweden into NATO makes it important ... ... develop its potential in the region given the new landscape and two more members, D. Danilov said. This is a major challenge for Russia that requires an appropriate response and systematic deterrence. Tensions are running high in the Baltic. Previously, they ...
... number of deaths was climbing over the weekend going to 137, including small children. More than a hundred and fifty victims remain in hospitals and the odds are that the final death toll will be higher. The attackers tried to escape in the direction of Russia’s border with Ukraine, but their car was intercepted by special forces and all the four men were arrested already in the morning of Saturday. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin declared March 24 a day of national mourning.
However, even now, three days later, there ...
... launched in Istanbul, that could have resulted in a political solution to the crisis. However, pressure from “third” capitals, that were not interested in a diplomatic deal, prevented this from happening. The Westerners did everything to deprive Ukraine of its independence and turn it into an anti-Russian bridgehead.
But Russia still doesn’t forgo the dialogue. We are adamant: sooner or later peaceful agreements will be achieved against the efforts of the Kiev regime patrons, who continue pumping billions of dollars in order to drag out the ...
... could be reached by the Minsk agreements.
However, it turned out that the Ukrainian authorities and their Western patrons had other plans – they intensified their suppression of the ethnic Russian and Russian-speaking population, implicitly preparing Ukraine for a war against Russia. The climax was reached in 2021, when the West began pumping our neighbouring country with weapons.
Under these circumstances, Russia had no choice but to launch a special military operation in February 2022. By the end of March, it had actually ...
... Russia’s borders, which led to Russia’s
de facto
exclusion from the Euro-Atlantic security architecture. As for the cessation of hostilities, the statement harnesses a very calibrated and balanced language. China calls on “all countries to support Russia and Ukraine” on their way to establishing direct dialogue to reduce the degree of tension. Besides, China unequivocally confirms that it considers negotiations as the only instrument for resolving the Ukrainian crisis. Still, the proposed draft contains ...
... bolstered Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and met with Israel’s war cabinet to demonstrate U.S. support for Netanyahu’s goal of “exterminating Hamas.”
Biden made the case for linking aid to Israel to providing more funds for the proxy war against Russia in Ukraine, which has come under fire in Congress. The ouster of Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on October 3 has plunged the House into chaos. The issue identified by those behind his ouster was made by Rep. Matt Gaetz, who criticized McCarthy for ...
... Forum in October 2023. All of these meetings have addressed or will address food security issues to a greater or lesser extent, and so it is safe to say that global food security currently plays a key role in global affairs.
Igor Matveev:
Suspending Ukraine’s Agricultural Exports: Will Russia Save the Arab World from Food Riots?
After Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative, political vilification of Russia as the main supplier of wheat to the global market has been on the rise. Nevertheless, when assessing the situation ...
...
religious education
in schools for the UK, “indoctrination” of religious leaders with state
ideology
for China, and
mutual accusations
between the SBU (Security Service of Ukraine), the UOC, and the OCU (The Orthodox Church of Ukraine) – for Ukraine. The destruction of churches in the course of the Russian SMO (The 2022 Report mentions only the artillery used by the Russian Armed Forces) raises a lot more fears among the authors of the Report than street battles between Hindus, Muslims and Christians in India, with numerous homicide cases (which ...
... Consensus began to form as early as the mid-1990s, and by the end of Vladimir Putin’s first term in office, it had turned into a clear political line.
Andrey Kortunov:
Restoration, Reformation, Revolution? Blueprints for the World Order after the Russia-Ukraine conflict
The second trend, which had a significant impact on the change in Russian views, was associated with the policy of the US and the EU in the post-Soviet space. Russia swallowed integration of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe ...
