Recently, Elon Musk announced in very caustic terms that his company would continue to fund the operation of the Starlink system for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. A few hours later he wrote with obvious bitterness that his attempts to de-escalate the conflict in Ukraine had failed. And this is really […]
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Moscow And Ankara Bet On The Breakup Of The European Union
On October 12, during the Russian Energy Week, Vladimir Putin voiced a proposal to create an international gas hub in Turkey, thereby compensating for the loss of capacity to deliver gas to Europe after the terrorist attacks on the Nord Streams. The proposal came as a surprise for several reasons. […]
How Winter Will Change The Nature Of Military Operations In Ukraine
European countries are beginning an accelerated supply of winter gear and equipment to the Ukrainian army. “General Winter”, according to Europe, will once again play on the side of Russia. How are both the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the Russian Armed Forces prepared for the winter campaign? The expected support […]
The Conflict Between The West And Russia In Ukraine Has Reached The Point Of No Return
Seven months after its start, the special military operation in Ukraine is forced to transform. The point of no return will obviously be September 30, 2022, when the President of Russia will deliver a message to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation based on the results of the referendums […]
Europe’s Economy And Living Standards Are Plummeting
The ill-considered sanctions against Russia have exposed the most acute problems of Europe which is rapidly losing its economic power. A tremendous amount of businesses are on the verge of bankruptcy. A flood of migrants from Africa, the Middle East and Ukraine requires more and more budget spending. Funds are […]
The Kingdom Of Smoke And Mirrors: Truss Will Ruin Britain
The premiership of Liz Truss could be a disaster for Britain, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said. “If she runs the country the way she campaigned over the summer, it will be a disaster not just for Scotland, but for the whole of Britain”, she said in an interview with […]
Why Are The U.S. And Other NATO Countries Spending Billions On Ukraine?
The U.S. is preparing to provide Ukraine with a new package of military assistance worth $1 billion. According to Reuters, it will include ammunition for HIMARS, NASAMS surface-to-air missile systems and as many as 50 M113 armored medical vehicles. It is expected to be one of the largest tranches given […]
Post-American World, Post-Ukrainian Geopolitics (III)
Part I, Part II Seventh. Washington’s anti-Russian policies under all administrations reflected the imperatives of this internal complex crisis. Thanks to the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the USSR, which created the illusion of a world without alternatives on the level of ideas and models of […]
Post-American World, Post-Ukrainian Geopolitics (II)
Part I Fourth. Taking into account these cultural and civilizational factors means turning to the philosophy of postmodernism (M. Foucault, J. Derrida, J. Baudrillard, J. Agamben, etc.). Not to mention the fact that they emerged on the American material and were a reaction of leftist European (mainly French) political thought […]
Post-American World, Post-Ukrainian Geopolitics (I)
For years now, political scientists, including American ones, have been talking about a post-American world. The Ukrainian crisis and its impending outcome suggest a new quality of geopolitics since the indirect participation of the United States in this conflict leads to a defeat for Kiev, a defeat for the United […]
The Economic Miracle Of Germany Ended In Ukraine
In just 200 days as chancellor Olaf Scholz has broken what his predecessors Gerhard Schroeder and Angela Merkel had been building for thirty years. The German economy has collapsed like a card tower. Terrifying statistics on the reduction of the GDP, industrial production, a drop in real incomes and a […]
A Consolation Prize For Ukraine
At the EU summit on 23-24 June Kiev may receive candidate status in the European Union. This will have little effect on Ukraine itself. However, it may turn out that Russia will become the beneficiary of this decision. “The aspiration to belong to the European Union has for many years […]
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