Belarus seems to be preparing to more actively participate in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Moscow’s only ally in Europe may not deploy its troops to the war-torn country yet, but the Russian...
The European Union seems to have replaced Russia as a major foreign power operating in the South Caucasus. While Moscow remains preoccupied with the Ukraine war, Brussels has managed to strengthen...
Mobilization in Russia, as well as a potential Russian annexation of the Donbass, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, will almost certainly lead to an escalation of the Ukraine war. In the coming...
Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-installed warlord of Chechnya, is playing the role of a “hawk” in the Russian political establishment. His pro-war rhetoric has inspired increasing debate in Moscow...
Russia's humiliating defeat in Ukraine seems to be inevitable. While the Ukrainian military continues rapidly advancing and conducting its very successful counteroffensive, the Kremlin cannot – or...
Unlike Ukraine, which will never recognize any documents issued by the Russia-backed self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic and Lugansk People’s Republic, Serbia has, on August 27, recognized...
Russia continues to demonstrate its impotence in the global arena. Recent clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh have clearly shown that the Kremlin will hardly be able to...
While all eyes are on Ukraine, Turkey is preparing to reinvade Syria. Given that Moscow – the major ally of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad – is still preoccupied with the war in the Eastern...
Russia continues to suffer humiliation in both Ukraine and the global arena. The Russian military cannot protect its ammunition depots from Ukrainian attacks, while the Kremlin keeps demonstrating...
Relations between Russia and Kazakhstan continue to fracture. Moscow’s crucial ally in both the Eurasian Economic Union and the Collective Security Treaty Organization seems to be attempting to...
