... in the White House on February 28, 2025 are going to have a lasting impact not only on the US-Ukrainian relations, but arguably on the global politics at large.
The mission has not been accomplished
Andrey Kortunov:
Unpacking Trump’s Proposals for Ukraine
On the eve of the journey, many in Moscow should have had not only anxieties, but also serious concerns about its possible outcomes. The pathway to the White House was carefully paved for Zelensky by French President Emmanuel Macron and British ...
The breakdown of private Russia-NATO diplomacy increases the risks of a terrible event
The ongoing standoff over Ukraine is increasingly becoming a direct confrontation between Russia and NATO, raising serious concerns about the risk of nuclear escalation.
In this new phase, both Moscow and the bloc’s leading members have nuclear capabilities, and how these powers communicate with each other has become crucial. The question is whether ...
... the Russian language, and respect the rights and freedoms of its citizens.
The Istanbul Agreements initialed on 29 March 2022 by the Russian and Ukrainian delegations could serve as a basis for the settlement. They provide for Kiev's refusal to join NATO and contain security guarantees for Ukraine while recognizing the realities on the ground at that moment. Needless to say, in over two years, these realities have considerably changed, including in legal terms.
On 14 June, President Vladimir Putin listed prerequisites for the settlement ...
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In Western Europe and North America, a scenario has long been contemplated in which the Russian Army, after its victory in Ukraine, continues to march forward – next seeking to conquer the Baltic republics and Poland.
The purpose of this simple propaganda ... ...
It is telling that almost no one in the EU dares to publicly ask whether Moscow is interested in a direct armed conflict with NATO. What would its aims be in such a war? And what price would it be willing to pay? Obviously, even posing such questions could ...
... Ukraine conflict offers several strategic advantages. First, it reinforces US leadership within NATO and demonstrates its military capabilities. Second, the conflict creates a lucrative market for American arms manufacturers, who supply weapons to both Ukraine and NATO allies worried about Russian aggression. This military-industrial complex plays a significant role in US foreign policy, as arms sales contribute substantially to the American economy.
Moreover, a prolonged conflict weakens Russia, a major geopolitical ...
... significant involvement of individual units of communications, engineering troops, and air defense system crews, although their presence on the frontline may be avoided. A more extreme scenario would be the deployment of contingents from individual NATO countries along the borders of Ukraine and Belarus to facilitate the transfer of Ukrainian forces to the east. Finally, a more radical option would be the deployment of NATO military forces on the frontlines, which could be seen as an unacceptable action by the Alliance.
Any of these ...
... Ukrainians sent into the grinder.
This conflict will drag on to the American elections where if former President Donald Trump is elected, the conflict will be settled where Ukraine loses territory in creating a buffer zone and will not be permitted to join NATO. If Biden is re-elected, the war potentially spirals on with Ukraine all but decimated.
Zhao Huaheng:
A Dangerous Gamble: The Russia-American Nuclear Game in the Ukraine Crisis
Meanwhile, the West’s sanctions have left the Russian economy stronger than before the war with China and India now the largest recipients ...
... more than two years, and it resulted in signing of several important joint documents.
Among them is the Declaration on International Relations Entering a New Era. The declaration adopted against the background of the escalation of the situation over Ukraine demonstrated the convergence of the positions of the two states on a number of important issues. In particular, it emphasizes the negative attitude towards NATO expansion and destabilizing activities of external forces in the regions of the common neighborhood
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. Equally important were two important economic agreements signed at the same time. One of them envisioned the sale of 100 million tons of Russian ...
... and MGIMO University Professor, noted that NATO was currently at a crossroads, with little clarity on how to organize the anniversary summit in Washington, D.C. or how NATO’s strategy, recently adopted as a strategic concept, should be formalized. NATO says Ukraine is inching closer to joining the alliance. However, the more the front line is being pushed, the farther Ukraine is from the bloc. The expert spoke about two issues that topped the agenda of the latest ministerial: 1) NATO’s line of action amid ...
... capitals, that were not interested in a diplomatic deal, prevented this from happening. The Westerners did everything to deprive Ukraine of its independence and turn it into an anti-Russian bridgehead.
But Russia still doesn’t forgo the dialogue. We are ... ... understanding Russia's key demands - the denazification and demilitarization of Ukrainian thugs as well as rejection of Russophobia and NATO plans of Kiev - Washington and its satellites are only making things worse. They funnel weapons to their puppets, calling ...
