Former deep-cover-spy-turned-expert Andrei Bezrukov called for precisely this in summer 2013 before the Ukrainian Crisis derailed his similarly proposed reforms, but they now seem to be making a comeback, and “Non-Russian Pro-Russians” should support them. By Andrew Korybko No sooner had new President of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) Dmitry Trenin issued his clarion…
By Joe Udo KYIV (CONVERSEER) – In a rare gesture of restraint during the fifth year of war, Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a 32-hour ceasefire over the Orthodox Easter weekend, with both leaders announcing the pause just days after intense missile exchanges. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces to halt combat operations…
By Nico Pointner BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – The trial of three Ukrainian nationals accused of planning parcel bombing attacks on behalf of Russian intelligence began at a German court on Tuesday. The three men aged 22, 25 and 30 were arrested at separate locations in Germany and Switzerland in May. They are accused of having…
It’s possible that Putin’s spokesman was signaling that one, some, or all of the major terms stipulated in spring 2022’s peace deal are no longer relevant in terms of the endgame that Russia has in mind. By Andrew Korybko SAN FRANCISCO (CONVERSEER) – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov recently said that “The reality has changed altogether”…
Attempting to explain Israel’s motives doesn’t equate to excusing what it just did as this thought exercise is required for better understanding what just happened and what it might lead to By Andrew Korybko MOSCOW (CONVERSEER) – Russia’s Federal Agency for International Humanitarian Cooperation, also known as Rossotrudnichestvo, described Israel’s destruction of its cultural center…
