There are many mysteries about the Russian-Ukrainian war, mysteries that are being exploited by both sides to cast aspersions… or to tell real stories that are simply mind-boggling. We present a few of these here. Following in our Chief Editor, Alexander Mercouris’ footsteps, I must admit and state, for the record, that corroboration of some […]
Iain Davis Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is technically illegal under international law. In Part 2 we discussed why international law means virtually nothing: it does not apply equally to all states and is therefore no law at all. We also talked about why Russia also had legitimate security concerns and yet the United Nations did nothing to …
Washington's sanctions on Moscow will destroy Europe, not Russia
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First published in October 2019, independent journalist Eva Bartlett reported from Donetsk giving vital context to the current conflict in Ukraine: On September 2, I left the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don via minibus heading northwest to the border of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and on into Donetsk. For my first few days there, I rented an inexpensive apartment […]
Published on Jan 31st this article gives crucial insight into the reasons for the current conflict in Ukraine: EARS of a US invasion of Ukraine’s breakaway Donbass region have been raised amid allegations that the controversial Blackwater private security company — since renamed Academi — is training mercenaries for the task. Deputy chief-of-staff of the Donetsk People’s Republic militia Eduard […]
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine took not only the world, but Ukraine itself by shock, causing mass outrage and an expected outpour of anti-Russian war propaganda throughout Western media. Following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recognition of the People’s Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk, it became clear that a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Ukraine was Read More...
In the 18th century a migration took to the Donbas region of Ukraine which Tsarist Russia named “New Russia” after rich coal resources were discovered. The man who was chosen to facilitate mining and to develop steel mills was John Hughes who was born in Wales. He had become a well-known developer of steel mills in England and armor plating[Read More...]
Riley Waggaman According to various British tabloids, the invasion of Ukraine is expected to begin any minute now. It was actually officially due to start yesterday, but Russia missed their deadline. Krasnaya Vesna was sarcastically live-blogging the blitzkrieg. Some very interesting developments: But what is actually happening? Let’s survey the latest punditry and reports from across Russian media. Russia …
Reports are pouring in of provocations. These are routinely reported to various monitoring organizations relatively without fanfare, but the Russian press (in English) is carrying this widely. Peskov: “We can
by GH Eliason for the Saker Blog On August 11th, 2021, Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) and Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) embarked on a historic endeavor that will become national benchmarks
