Russian Newspapers Monitor with Prof. Filip Kovacovic

Turkey Chooses Russia over NATO in Syria

In this fifteenth edition of the Russian Newspapers Monitor, Professor Filip Kovacevic discusses the articles from four Russian newspapers: RBK, Kommersant, Izvestia, and Komsomolskaya Pravda. He discusses the record gas exports to Europe by the Russian gas giant Gazprom, the Russia-Turkey-Iran relations on the eve of the Syrian conflict resolution negotiations in Astana, the interview of the top Russian diplomat at the UN, Vitaly Churkin, and the Russian reaction to the president-elect Donald Trump’s first press conference.

The Geopolitical Dawn of Eurasia

In this fourteenth edition of the Russian Newspapers Monitor, Professor Filip Kovacevic discusses the articles from three Russian newspapers: Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Izvestia, and Parlamentskaya Gazeta. He evaluates the correctness of predictions and prophecies made about 2016, the Russian military’s rebuke of the CIA, the preparation for the Syrian peace talks in Astana, Putin’s 2016 international travel itinerary, and the significance of the rising pro-Russian political forces in Eastern Europe for the stability and economic well-being of the region.

U.S. Pushed Out of Middle East by Russia-Iran-Turkey Pact

In this twelfth edition of The Russian Newspapers Monitor, Professor Filip Kovacevic discusses the front-page articles from four Russian newspapers: Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Izvestia, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, and Komsomolskaya Pravda. He focuses on the Polish-Ukrainian relations within the anti-Russian geopolitical bloc, the aftermath of the brutal assassination of the Russian Ambassador in Turkey Andrei Karlov and four versions of who might be behind it, the dethronement of the U.S.

Russia-Turkey Work on Reconciliation, While Chinese & Syrian Nationals Acquire Real Estate in Moscow

In this tenth edition of The Russian Newspapers Monitor, Professor Filip Kovacevic discusses the front page articles from five Russian newspapers: Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Izvestia, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Sovietskaya Rossia, and Moskovskaya Pravda. He focuses on the new Russian information security doctrine, the deliberate killing of two Russian nurses in Aleppo by the Syrian militants, the visit of the Turkish prime minister Binali Yildirim to Moscow, the public opinion poll on the Soviet legacy, and the trends in the real estate market in Moscow.

Putin Purges Kremlin Liberals While NATO Candidates Suffer Political Defeats in Eastern Europe

In the seventh edition of the Russian Newspapers Monitor, Professor Filip Kovacevic discusses the front page articles from five Russian newspapers: Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Izvestia, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Pravda, and Argumenty i Facty. He discusses the implications of the recent phone conversation between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump and chronicles the current stage of the Russian military intervention in Syria, NATO military exercise in Lithuania, and the victories of the pro-Russian presidential candidates in Moldova and Bulgaria.