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The nuclear threat to the world is multifaceted. Where does it really come from?

10:53 05.01.2024 Vladimir Kozin

The nuclear threat to the world is multifaceted. Where does it really come from?

On December 27, 2023, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists posted a brief commentary by François Diaz-Maurin, associate editor for nuclear affairs of this edition, entitled "The nuclear year in review: A renewed interest in nuclear weapons – for and against". In it, he unjustifiably recalled that Russia was allegedly …

Russia and Africa: Old Friends and New Opportunities. Results of the Second Russia-Africa Summit

16:14 28.12.2023 Galina Sidorova

Russia and Africa: Old Friends and New Opportunities. Results of the Second Russia-Africa Summit

The holding of the second Russia-Africa Summit in July 2023 in St. Petersburg amid the tough confrontation between the West and Russia was a true feat of Russian diplomacy. The preparation of such a large- scale and significant event required a lot of effort from Russian foreign policy officials. Consistently …

Evolution of the World Order and Russia’s Ideas About the Outside World

12:06 28.12.2023 Alexey Bogaturov , Olga Lebedeva

Evolution of the World Order and Russia’s Ideas About the Outside World

THE idea of the outside world and the role that Russia plays in it has undergone radical changes in Moscow’s official worldviews since 2014. The degradation of the international security situation indicates a deep crisis in the existing world order, which was formed in the spirit of the US’s unipolar …

BRICS as a Symbol of the New World

11:58 28.12.2023 Andrey Davydenko

BRICS as a Symbol of the New World

En route to the African continent, those of us on the special flight of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made forecasts about what would happen at the summit in Johannesburg, how BRICS expansion would unfold, which countries would join the Big Five, and how many. After the IL-96 aircraft of …

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 …

West bitterly divided over proposed confiscation of Russian assets

11:47 12.12.2023 Andrey Kadomtsev

West bitterly divided over proposed confiscation of Russian assets

According to a Bloomberg report, by mid-December, just ahead of the EU summit the European Commission plans to unveil a “plan for the use” of Russian Central Bank’s assets frozen in the EU countries after February 2022. Statements about the desire or intention to use these funds, or part of …

Putin’s high popularity: new figures

11:46 12.12.2023 Vladimir Kozin

Putin’s high popularity: new figures

President Vladimir Putin is trusted by more than 78 percent of Russian citizens, according to the results of a VTsIOM public opinion poll. The survey showed that 78.5 percent of respondents have confidence in the Russian leader, while only 17.3 percent do not. In addition, 75.8 percent of respondents said …

Ukrainian chronicle: US deadly weapons aimed to kill Russian military and civilians

11:22 11.12.2023 Vladimir Kozin

Ukrainian chronicle: US deadly weapons aimed to kill Russian military and civilians

Kyiv needs to understand that Washington earns billions on the war in Ukraine while ordinary Ukrainians die, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov pointed out at a press conference on December 8. Peskov was speaking a day after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken admitted that the overwhelming majority of Kyiv’s monetary …

Ukrainian chronicle: NATO and the EU deadly weapons are widely used against civilians in Donbass, Novorossiya and Russia in general

10:16 09.12.2023 Vladimir Kozin

Ukrainian chronicle: NATO and the EU deadly weapons are widely used against civilians in Donbass, Novorossiya and Russia in general

Russia is categorically opposed to arms deliveries to Kyiv that first launched unprovoked armed aggression against civilians in Donbas in 2014 and later against Russia, which was forced to fight back militarily only eight years later – on February 24, 2022. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov noted that any cargoes …

Washington has plans for Transcaucasia

10:35 03.12.2023 Alexander Ananyev

Washington has plans for Transcaucasia

The West has made new stakes in the big game in the South Caucasus, also known as Transcaucasia. This time it has staked on Armenia. On November 15, the US Senate passed a bill titled “Armenian Protection Act of 2023”[1]. The document envisages cessation of military assistance to Azerbaijan while …

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