In 2014, Kiev banned the Russian-made mini-series The White Guard (2012) based on Mikhail Bulgakov’s 1925 novel for “demonstrating disregard for the Ukrainian language, people, and statehood.” This ban turned out to be one of many after the Maidan that year in an attempt to root out the Russian language and culture in the region … Continue reading The 1918 Russian Civil War and the 21st-century Conflict in Ukraine
Eric Zuesse On January 10th, Russia’s Defense Minister, Nikolai Patrushev said: “The events in Ukraine are not a clash between Moscow and Kyiv – this is a military confrontation between Russia and NATO, and above all the United States and Britain.” Earlier, on January 8th, Ukraine’s Defense Minister, Oleksii Resnikov had said: “The main threat […]
Abdel Hakim al-Shishani, formerly the leader of the foreign ‘Soldiers of the Caucasus’ group in Syria, and now an official member of Ukraine’s international legion (Photo: Atlas News ) The Cradle | January 12, 2023 As the prospect of a rapprochement between Ankara and Damascus becomes more imminent, the most extreme elements of Syria’s armed […]
Free West Media | January 12, 2023 BUDAPEST – Hungary and Serbia want peace in Ukraine as soon as possible. Above all, they are against the negative effects of the EU’s anti-Russian sanctions on their economies. That is the conclusion of recent talks between Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dacic. […]
FILE PHOTO: Adrien Bocquet © Sputnik / Nina Zotina RT | January 11, 2023 A former French military serviceman and volunteer, Adrien Bocquet, has allegedly requested asylum in Russia, the RIA news agency reported on Wednesday, citing an unnamed “source familiar with the situation.” The Frenchman had previously repeatedly traveled to Ukraine and Donbass and claimed that […]
Jens Stoltenberg prévient que les choses peuvent tourner « horriblement mal. » Source : ScheerPost, Dave DeCamp / Antiwar.comTraduit par les lecteurs du site Les-Crises Le secrétaire général de l’OTAN, Jens Stoltenberg, a averti vendredi qu’il craignait qu’une guerre totale entre la Russie et l’OTAN soit une « possibilité réelle », dans une rare reconnaissance […]
Russia without Blinders: From the Conflict in Ukraine to a Turning Point in World Politics [Original title: La Russie Sans Oeilleres: Du conflit en Ukraine au tournant geopolitique mondial] edited by Maxime Vivas, Aymeric Monville and Jean-Pierre Page. (Paris, France: Editions Delga, 2022.) Today the conflict in Ukraine advances every day and intensifies with Russian destruction of the Ukrainian […]
By Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman | The Libertarian Institute | January 9, 2023 Senator Angus King said the US should not put a timetable on support for Ukraine and remain involved in the war until “Putin is out.” Comparing the current situation with Russia to the Allies’ failure to stop Nazi Germany before World […]
Is Joe Biden willing to destroy the world to “weaken Russia”? BY PHILIP GIRALDI • UNZ REVIEW • JANUARY 10, 2023 Even though one has become accustomed to seeing the United States government behaving irrationally on an epic scale with no concern for what happens to the average citizen who is not a member of […]
RT | January 10, 2023 The secretary of Russia’s national security council has lashed out at the West, pointing to their habit of creating global threats, including numerous terrorist groups, in pursuit of their interests. Nikolay Patrushev also claimed, in an interview published by news outlet Argumenti i Fakti, that Washington’s decision to withdraw troops […]
