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“Educating” Serbia – EU vs Russian oil and gas

14:07 24.10.2025 Alexander Gusev

“Educating” Serbia – EU vs Russian oil and gas

The October 15-16 official visit to Serbia by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ramped up Western pressure on Belgrade. During her visit, she demanded that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic join the EU's sanctions against Russia. During a press conference following the visit, Ursula von der Leyen said that …

The Inevitability of Trump

12:11 24.10.2025 Alexander Fomenko

The Inevitability of Trump

An article with this title could have been published back in early 2017, when the world witnessed the attempted return to power by a segment of the American political class that one might call the “national-patriotic” camp – to use a post-Soviet term familiar in Russia, albeit with an American …

Gaza ceasefire – how the “deal of the century” looks like a week later

16:01 21.10.2025 Andrey Kadomtsev

Gaza ceasefire – how the “deal of the century” looks like a week later

Just a week after Donald Trump signed the Gaze peace agreement, statements coming from the US show that the deal is already under threat. Why? On October 19, the State Department published a message on the X platform (formerly Twitter) about the threat of a ceasefire violation in Gaza. Washington …

In the run-up to Budapest – Zelensky and Tomahawks

19:18 20.10.2025 Denis Baturin

In the run-up to Budapest – Zelensky and Tomahawks

The choice currently facing the US President is either to supply Volodymyr Zelensky with Tomahawk cruise missiles, or stop “another war.” Donald Trump was given this choice, which brought him back to reality, during a telephone linkup conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Before that phone talk, global media …

Gaza deal signed – what next?

16:11 14.10.2025 Andrey Kadomtsev

Gaza deal signed – what next?

Israel and Hamas have begun implementing the first phase of the Gaza peace plan prepared by the Donald Trump administration. The participants in a summit in Sharm el-Sheikh announced the end of the war in Gaza and the achievement of "eternal peace." There is a general sense of euphoria now …

Political Attack by the West – Republika Srpska under fire

17:48 08.10.2025 Alexander Gusev

Political Attack by the West – Republika Srpska under fire

In the Balkans, still aching from the numerous "unhealed wounds" left by the breakup of Yugoslavia, the fragile peace is being threatened again. This time, it is Republika Srpska (an entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina) which finds itself under attack from a Western coalition. As Milorad Dodik, President of Republika …

Russia's response to the confiscation of its assets abroad will be harsh

15:22 07.10.2025 Andrey Kadomtsev

Russia's response to the confiscation of its assets abroad will be harsh

Last week, Moscow once again reminded the European Union about the serious consequences of attempts to confiscate Russian assets currently frozen in Europe. New statements concerning Europeans' intention to "use" the assets of the Russian Central Bank frozen in EU countries came shortly before the October 1 informal European Union …

US-Venezuela: “Second Operation Noriega”

9:39 16.09.2025 Alexander Gusev

US-Venezuela: “Second Operation Noriega”

On September 9, the United States sent a ninth warship towards Venezuela under the pretext of combating drug cartels. According to some US officials close to the Donald Trump administration, the operation against Venezuela will become a "Second Operation Noriega." As a reminder, on December 24, 1989, during a US …

Military-political mayhem in the Baltics: is the US winding down its aid program for the Baltic states?

11:47 12.09.2025 Vladimir Simindei

Military-political mayhem in the Baltics: is the US winding down its aid program for the Baltic states?

Since the onset of September, panicked and bravura statements coming out from the Baltic capitals have been taking turns demonstrating the scope of emotional swings. This time round, we are talking about strategic confusion caused by contradictory signals from Washington. On the one hand, President Trump made it clear that …

Europeans wary of EU-US trade deal?

11:37 10.09.2025 Valeriya Belyaeva

Europeans wary of EU-US trade deal?

The EU-US trade framework agreement reached by Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland late in July risks becoming a useless document about a bad compromise that never happened. The Europeans did not like the agreement the moment it came out and never tired of …

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