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      Not only Russia. How populists destroy the greatness of the West
      Oct04

      Not only Russia. How populists destroy the greatness of the West

      The full-scale Russian aggression against Ukraine has caused significant geopolitical changes. New contours of a world divided into a conditional free democratic West and a predominantly authoritarian South have become more expressive and clear. Against the backdrop of global-scale threats, cooperation and coordination have intensified among...

      “Cross out the sympathy for Russia”: why the West cannot recognize the genocide in Ukraine
      Sep13

      “Cross out the sympathy for Russia”: why the West cannot recognize the genocide in Ukraine

      The United Nations International Commission once again did not find evidence of genocide in Ukraine. This has sparked outrage in Kyiv. Experts have explained why it is important for Ukraine to have Western recognition of the genocide during the war. The United Nations International Commission tasked with investigating violations in Ukraine, as...

      “Putin is doomed to hope for an escalation in the war,” — Professor Oreshkin
      Sep11

      “Putin is doomed to hope for an escalation in the war,” — Professor Oreshkin

      Russian political analyst in exile, Dmitry Oreshkin, in an interview with the host of the Studio West program, Antin Borkovsky, on the Espreso TV channel, discussed the strength of Putin’s regime and the prospects of a general uprising. The Kremlin is preparing for a scenario of a long war. The scenario is not simple, and it involves a...

      Russia was predicted to experience a 30% drop in oil production and a 15% decrease in GDP, but this did not happen. What went wrong?
      Sep08

      Russia was predicted to experience a 30% drop in oil production and a 15% decrease in GDP, but this did not happen. What went wrong?

      It hasn’t gotten worse Why sanctions aren’t working What happens next March 2022. The harshest sanctions in history against Russia are being discussed in the government offices of many countries. With each new package of restrictions, the forecasts for the Kremlin looked increasingly bleak. Russia was predicted to have a 30% drop in...

      Money at the expense of blood. How an inconspicuous Polish company took away a billion dollars from the Ukrainian army
      Sep05

      Money at the expense of blood. How an inconspicuous Polish company took away a billion dollars from the Ukrainian army

      A Golden April for Alfa in the Ministry of Defense June for a Billion: Alfa’s Second Day in the Ministry of Defense Where Alfa Begins April 2022. A little over a week has passed since the Ukrainian Armed Forces pushed Russian troops away from Kyiv and drove them out of the Kyiv region. But there was no certainty that Russian troops...

      Wings and eyes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. How Ukraine started producing drones and what prevented it from doing so earlier
      Sep04

      Wings and eyes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. How Ukraine started producing drones and what prevented it from doing so earlier

      War of technologies Drones have greatly eased military tasks De-bureaucratization Iranian-Chinese technologies in Russia’s arsenal What drones are used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, what the government and businesses are doing to scale up production and procurement of UAVs, and how drones have become a key component of 21st-century warfare...

      Cheaper than Shahed and unnoticed by radar: how the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroy Russian aviation with paper drones
      Sep02

      Cheaper than Shahed and unnoticed by radar: how the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroy Russian aviation with paper drones

      Cheaper than Shahed: drone destroys Kinzhal missile carrier How many drones from the Ukrainian Armed Forces reach targets in Russia? Russian air defense systems couldn’t handle a swarm of inexpensive Ukrainian drones. One UAV can take down an expensive missile carrier, so Moscow should be prepared for increased attacks on airfields near the...

      The Empire of lies: the deprivation of Russians’ subjectivity as the essence of the Russian neo-empire
      Sep01

      The Empire of lies: the deprivation of Russians’ subjectivity as the essence of the Russian neo-empire

      Creating problems to have something to “solve” The Puppet and his lackeys “Russian” Buryat and Russian nationality The President of the United States Ronald Reagan referred to the USSR as the “empire of evil.” If we develop this idea further, the modern Russian Federation could be called the “empire of...

      Ukrainian oligarch Viktor Pinchuk denies his company’s operations in Russia but this raises more questions than answers
      Aug30

      Ukrainian oligarch Viktor Pinchuk denies his company’s operations in Russia but this raises more questions than answers

      Investigation into Interpipe’s Operations in Russia Contradictions in Interpipe’s Statements and Actions Investigation into Interpipe’s operations in Russia The published investigation into the operations of the subsidiary of Interpipe company in Russia, known as Interpipe-M, has exposed a number of significant facts....

      How empires die: Putin’s Russia could cease to exist suddenly and quickly
      Aug29

      How empires die: Putin’s Russia could cease to exist suddenly and quickly

      Challenges in assessing contemporary Russia Vulnerability of authoritarian empires Challenges in assessing contemporary Russia A year and a half after the start of the full-scale military aggression against Ukraine, the Russian Federation maintains external stability. Moscow seems to have adapted to the sanctions, found ways around them, and...