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Will Trump distance himself from Ukrainian conflict?

11:58 11.06.2025 Alexander Gusev

Will Trump distance himself from Ukrainian conflict?

According to The New York Times (NYT), US President Donald Trump has decided to back down from his earlier commitments to end the conflict in Ukraine. Many experts with close links to the White House see this as a sign of Trump demonstrating his intention to distance himself from the …

Istanbul-2: Second round

16:55 03.06.2025 Denis Baturin

Istanbul-2: Second round

Just like the first round of Istanbul-2 talks, the second one came in a place set by Russia on the appointed dates. There was a lot of fussing about made by the Ukrainian and Western sides, just like before the first round, when President Zelensky’s chief negotiator consulted with the …

NATO Slithers to Take Shape in Asia

12:20 02.06.2025 Lily Ong

NATO Slithers to Take Shape in Asia

As Singapore rolled out its luxurious rubicund carpet for a record-size contingent of colonial masters, the expectation of its hissing tongue ever so ready to lash could not be contained. Long used to its slimy fork structure, the region waited for one tine to poke and sow tensions and the …

US-Israel: a chill shift in relations

12:34 30.05.2025 Andrey Kadomtsev

US-Israel: a chill shift in relations

US President Donald Trump has called on Israel to refrain from any actions that might disrupt his administration's efforts to resolve the situation around the nuclear deal with Iran. Trump said that it was not a warning, adding, however, that “this would be inappropriate to do right now,” that US …

Romania: this is how the EU brought to power its handpicked candidate

10:17 25.05.2025 Yuri Larin

Romania: this is how the EU brought to power its handpicked candidate

The May 18 decisive presidential runoff in Romania handed the victory to the "liberal-progressive" mayor of Bucharest, Nicusor Dan, who was running against the leader of the far-right Alliance for the Unification of Romanians, George Simion. According to the Central Election Commission of Romania, Dan garnered 53.61 percent of the …

Spoiled with Options, Putin Spares a Ladder

9:40 23.05.2025 Lily Ong

Spoiled with Options, Putin Spares a Ladder

Following Trump-Putin’s phone call, international media was awash in reactions that ranged from hammering the panic button for what they see as an act of US withdrawal to scoffing in derision for what they perceive to be a lack of substantive outcome. However varied their perceptions and thus reactions may …

The West is dismantling the foundations of 1945 – Why the cracks in the World War II settlement threaten Global Stability

10:38 11.05.2025

The West is dismantling the foundations of 1945 – Why the cracks in the World War II settlement threaten Global Stability

Eighty years is a long time. Over such a span, the world changes almost beyond recognition, and events that once felt close fade into legend. Yet while history may become distant, its imprint remains. The Second World War created a political order that shaped global affairs for decades – an …

How will Russia play America's charade of peace?

13:12 09.05.2025 Lily Ong

How will Russia play America's charade of peace?

As Trump continues to swing back and forth on a pendulum oscillating between mediating and walking away from the so-called peace talks, the world, or at least those yet to be fatigued, swings along with him. In this drawn-out peace charade, it is easy to forget the origin of the …

Ukraine massively violated Easter truce and will never abide by any ceasefire

11:09 22.04.2025 Vladimir Kozin

Ukraine massively violated Easter truce and will never abide by any ceasefire

Russia has been targeted more than 1,300 times by Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) in the less than 24 hours since the unilateral declaration of an Easter truce by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian MoD has announced on April 20. On April 19th, 2025 he declared to pause in all hostilities …

Elephants Trumpet at Russia’s Arctic Forum

11:38 16.04.2025 Lily Ong

Elephants Trumpet at Russia’s Arctic Forum

Atop Murmansk, the world’s largest city north of the Arctic Circle, 1,300 participants from 21 countries gathered to discuss the socioeconomic potential of the region, including multilateral mechanisms for cooperative discovery and efficient development of the Arctic’s rich natural resources. In a panel dedicated to international cooperation and the environment, …

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