TalksSo we had some talks in Turkey. The Russians wanted to be the same as Ukraine. The Turks did not have any of it and remained in the room…2h ago12h ago1
Istanbul, Russian Airports, and the Russian BudgetWe have news that Ukraine’s President Volodomyr Zelensky is traveling to Ankara to meet with President Vladimir Putin. The latter, no…2d ago52d ago5
The Far East and the Future of Russiat’s been a while since I paid attention to the Delyagin channel, so seeing this today was a tad surprising. Russia acknowledges that the…3d ago73d ago7
No meeting at IstambulThis comes as no surprise. Moscow has rejected the meeting in Istanbul. And yes, we expect consequences. Let me lean into the Kyiv…4d ago174d ago17
Ceasefire?There is movement towards a ceasefire. Russia is far more in need of one than Ukraine, but this is academic. In reality, both can use it…4d ago84d ago8
Voice of America and One America NetworkI woke up to this and will forgive if alarms do not immediately go off in your head. After all, most Americans are not that familiar with…May 88May 88
The Administration and RussiaThis post emerged this morning. While we could examine this through the US Media, there is value in reviewing it from abroad.May 79May 79
Peace and WarSome things matter in war — one of buy-in, even in closed societies like Russia. When the population starts to doubt, the government may…May 64May 64