By Dan Dinello / Informed Comment Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Russia confirmed Tuesday that Yevgeny Prigozhin, ex-convict oligarch and leader of Russia’s Wagner mercenaries, died in a…
Suspicions quickly turned to Russian President Vladimir Putin, with U.S. President Joe Biden saying that "there's not much that happens in Russia" without his involvement.
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Given the decisions announced by Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan at the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, some have speculated…
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost After a few hours of high drama in southwestern Russia last Saturday, featuring a paramilitary leader, 4,000 to 6,000 followers, and a small…
A court in Berlin has outlawed the display of the Russian and Soviet flags on May 8 and 9 celebrations of victory over Nazi Germany because they can “convey a…
The surprise OPEC+ reduction consolidates the Saudi-Russian energy alliance, by aligning their production levels and placing them on equal footing. It is a slap in the face for the US.
The fallout from Washington’s policy of seeking Russia’s strategic defeat has seen Moscow radically alter its arms control position. That raises important questions about the winner of the next U.S.…
By Walt Zlotow / Antiwar.com When President Biden announced sanctions against Russia over their February, 2022 invasion of Ukraine, he called it a battle of democracy over tyranny. He expected…
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch Collateral damage? Deserving and worthy of their punishment? The exclusion and banishment of Russian and Belarusian athletes has become the acceptable prejudice of many governments…
By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research On 20 March 2023, China’s President Xi Jinping and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin spent over four hours in private conversation. According…
Putin’s Assassination of Prigozhin Decapitates Wagner’s Empire in Libya, Sudan, Syria and E. Europe, and Puts Oligarchs on Notice
By Dan Dinello / Informed Comment Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Russia confirmed Tuesday that Yevgeny Prigozhin, ex-convict oligarch and leader of Russia’s Wagner mercenaries, died in a…
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Prigozhin, Putin, and What Next?
Private military companies, war, and the dilemma of the elites.
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Russian Officials Say Wagner Mutineer Prigozhin Was Passenger in Fatal Plane Crash
Suspicions quickly turned to Russian President Vladimir Putin, with U.S. President Joe Biden saying that "there's not much that happens in Russia" without his involvement.
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Is Turkey Abandoning Russia to Turn Back Toward the West?
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Given the decisions announced by Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan at the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, some have speculated…
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Patrick Lawrence: Russian (Melo)drama
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost After a few hours of high drama in southwestern Russia last Saturday, featuring a paramilitary leader, 4,000 to 6,000 followers, and a small…
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Putin Tells Wagner Fighters He Will Uphold Commitments to Deal That Ended Mutiny
Yevgeny Prigozhin defended his actions, saying he was not trying to overthrow the government.
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Russian & Soviet Flags Banned at Berlin Victory Day
A court in Berlin has outlawed the display of the Russian and Soviet flags on May 8 and 9 celebrations of victory over Nazi Germany because they can “convey a…
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The Effect of Sanctions on Russia: A Skeptical View
Sanctions on Russia are isomorphic to a strict policy of trade protection, industrial policy, and capital controls.
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Saudis Aren’t Afraid of US Anymore
The surprise OPEC+ reduction consolidates the Saudi-Russian energy alliance, by aligning their production levels and placing them on equal footing. It is a slap in the face for the US.
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Scott Ritter: The Future of US Nuclear Strategy
The fallout from Washington’s policy of seeking Russia’s strategic defeat has seen Moscow radically alter its arms control position. That raises important questions about the winner of the next U.S.…
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Africa ‘All Out,’ 54-0, Against Joining Biden’s Proxy War on Russia
By Walt Zlotow / Antiwar.com When President Biden announced sanctions against Russia over their February, 2022 invasion of Ukraine, he called it a battle of democracy over tyranny. He expected…
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Sparing the Athletes: Revising the Russia-Belarus Sporting Ban
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch Collateral damage? Deserving and worthy of their punishment? The exclusion and banishment of Russian and Belarusian athletes has become the acceptable prejudice of many governments…
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Finland Formally Joins NATO, Doubling Alliance’s Border With Russia
Blinken says he wanted to 'thank' Putin for giving Finland a reason to join NATO by invading Ukraine.
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China’s Historical Destiny Is to Stand With the Third World
By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research On 20 March 2023, China’s President Xi Jinping and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin spent over four hours in private conversation. According…
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Zelensky Says if He Loses Bakhmut, He Will Be Pushed To ‘Compromise’ With Russia
The Ukrainian leader told AP his country will lose without US support.
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