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Sweden on NATO’s scales: what is Ankara up to?

11:53 12.01.2024 Maria Kolesnikova

Sweden on NATO’s scales: what is Ankara up to?

On January 5-6, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visited Turkey. The results of the two-day visit did not receive much media coverage though. The topics discussed included the situation in Gaza, the Ukrainian conflict, trade, investments and security relations between the two countries and, of course, Ankara's support for …

Ukraine: sociology and reality

15:37 14.12.2023 Denis Baturin

Ukraine: sociology and reality

According to the results of a sociological survey which was conducted by the group “Rating” (Ukraine), 44% of Ukrainians signal readiness for compromise at talks with Russia, more than 50% of respondents said so in the east of the country.[i] 48% call for waiving talks in favor of fighting until …

Brussels meeting of NATO and Ukraine defense ministers amid counter-offensive

12:06 23.06.2023 Denis Baturin

Brussels meeting of NATO and Ukraine defense ministers amid counter-offensive

A NATO summit, scheduled for July, will take place in Vilnius. However, the intention to inflict a “strategic defeat” on Russia as part of the “existential confrontation” with the assistance and at the expense of Ukraine make all NATO-friendly countries meet more often. The June 15 meeting of NATO defense …

Just another attempt to inject a nuclear factor into the Ukrainian crisis

12:06 27.03.2023 Denis Baturin

Just another attempt to inject a nuclear factor into the Ukrainian crisis

In the Ukrainian conflict, any type of weaponry transcends its capabilities and breaks into the information space even before it reaches the battlefield, already participating in the war, striking on the diplomatic, reputational and psychological fronts. This is exactly the case with depleted uranium shells, which Britain’s Deputy Minister of …

Romania nurtures the idea of Ukrainian-Moldovan union

10:59 15.12.2022 Vladislav Gulevich

Romania nurtures the idea of Ukrainian-Moldovan union

NATO and the EU assign Moldova the role of part of a buffer to isolate Russia from Europe. The November visits to Chisinau by the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, reflect the West’s undisguised political interest in …

The US press on the future of NATO

12:44 28.04.2022

The US press on the future of NATO

In the United States several articles have currently been published about NATO, saying the future of the "fading" alliance is gloomy. The Washington Post is concerned about these problems and writes that Western democracies, in response to Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, demonstrate fading economic power and this is …

How Russia was not accepted into NATO

11:59 23.03.2022 Alex Gursky

How Russia was not accepted into NATO

The Spanish newspaper ABC publishes a very interesting material on the history of our country's relations with the North Atlantic Alliance. In the article "The Day when Russia wanted to join NATO" ("El día que Rusia quiso entrar en la OTAN"), the newspaper writes: «Few people know that, despite hard …

Vučić in Serbia more popular than Tito

16:07 08.07.2021 Pyotr Iskenderov

Vučić in Serbia more popular than Tito

A sociological survey which was held in Serbia to find out who is the most popular statesman in the country’s history have yielded unexpected, at first glance, results.The top position in trust ratings (62%) went to Serbia’s incumbent President Aleksandar Vučić, who ran ahead of traditionally number one in popularity …

NATO, coronacrisis and obsolete ideas

12:53 05.11.2020 Andrey Kadomtsev

NATO, coronacrisis and obsolete ideas

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that "NATO countries have invested additional funds in the purchase of air defense systems and fighters to contain Russia," RBC reported. Meanwhile, almost all members of the Western defense alliance are facing a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Against the background of new …

Serbs support incumbent government

13:12 09.07.2020 Pyotr Iskenderov

Serbs support incumbent government

The convincing victory secured by the ruling Serbian Progressive Party at parliamentary elections on June 21st signifies stabilization of political situation in Serbia and further development of comprehensive cooperation with Russia. The Serbian opposition of both nationalistic and pro-Western orientation chose to boycott the vote. As a result, only the …

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