In the seventy-third edition of the Russian Newspapers Monitor, Professor Filip Kovacevic discusses the articles from four Russian newspapers: Moskovskiy Komsomolets, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Izvestia, and Nezavisimaya Gazeta. He presents exclusive comments on the Skripal incident by a Russian chemist who worked in the Soviet Chemical Weapons Program. He also discusses how the Ukrainian government lied […]
In the seventy-second edition of the Russian Newspapers Monitor, Professor Filip Kovacevic discusses the articles from four Russian newspapers: Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Kommersant, Moskovskiy Komsomolets, and Nezavisimaya Gazeta. He presents the highlights of a major speech by the Russian president Vladimir Putin delivered to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. Professor Kovacevic also examines the […]
In the seventy-first edition of the Russian Newspapers Monitor, Professor Filip Kovacevic discusses the articles from four Russian newspapers: Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Izvestia, Kommersant, and Pravda. He discusses the dramatic increase of political tensions in the Turkic autonomous region of Moldova called Gagauzia. According to Professor Kovacevic, the Gagauzian question presents an opportunity for another joint […]
In the seventieth edition of the Russian Newspapers Monitor, Professor Filip Kovacevic discusses the articles from four Russian newspapers: Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Izvestia, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, and Moskovskiy Komsomolets. He discusses the catastrophic political crisis in Ukraine and the possibility of the collapse of the present government structures brought about by severe infighting among various oligarchic clans. […]
In the sixty-ninth edition of the Russian Newspapers Monitor, Professor Filip Kovacevic discusses the articles from four Russian newspapers: Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Vedomosti, and Komsomolskaya Pravda Moscow Edition. He examines the possible causes of the crash of the Russian passenger plane AN-148. Was the crash due to bad weather, technical malfunction, human error, or […]
In the sixty-eighth edition of the Russian Newspapers Monitor, Professor Filip Kovacevic discusses the articles from four Russian newspapers: Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Kommersant, and Komsomolskaya Pravda. He discusses the context of the recent shooting of the Russian military plane SU-25 over Idlib as it was presented in the Russian press, addressing the question of who is afraid of peace in Syria. In addition, he examines increasing tensions between Russia and Japan regarding the militarization of the Kuril Islands.
In the sixty-seventh edition of the Russian Newspapers Monitor, Professor Filip Kovacevic discusses the articles from four Russian newspapers: Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Izvestia, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, and Sovietskaya Rossiya. He discusses the defeat of the Gladio C operatives in Prague and the re-election of Vladimir Putin’s ally Milos Zeman as the president of the Czech Republic. He also covers the controversy around the U.S. Senate ‘Kremlin Report’ and the U.S. Treasure’s so-called ‘Putin’s list’ of the senior Russian government officials and oligarchs and how Russia has reacted to it.
In the sixty-sixth edition of the Russian Newspapers Monitor, Professor Filip Kovacevic discusses the articles from four Russian newspapers: Kommersant, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, RBK, and Parlamentskaya Gazeta. He discusses the rising tensions in the Donbas related to the new legislation passed by the Ukrainian Parliament. In addition, he examines the Russian views of the Turkish intervention against the Kurds in Syria. Lastly, he discusses Russia’s participation in this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos and the Russian attitude toward bitcoin and other crypto-currencies.
In the sixty-fifth edition of the Russian Newspapers Monitor, Professor Filip Kovacevic discusses the articles from four Russian newspapers: Izvestia, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Sovietskaya Rossiya, and Komsomolskaya Pravda. He discusses the prospects of the Russian oil industry. In addition, he examines the current situation in Moldova, where Gladio C operations are increasingly pushing for the dangerous change of state borders, and which he thinks is on the way to becoming another Eastern European proxy warzone between NATO and Russia.
In the sixty-fourth edition of the Russian Newspapers Monitor, Professor Filip Kovacevic discusses the articles from four Russian newspapers: Kommersant, Moskovskiy Komsomolets, Izvestia, and Komsomolskaya Pravda. He discusses the recent escalation of fighting in Syria, including the drone attacks against the Russian military bases there, and the European Union’s attempt to use the World Trade Organization (WTO) as an instrument of economic pressure against Russia. Professor Kovacevic also chronicles recent developments in Ukraine, focusing on the exchange of prisoners in the Donbas.