Even if only some of what Zelensky is worried about comes to pass, especially reduced US aid and forthcoming American pressure upon Ukraine to comply with Russia’s demands, then the conflict might end sooner than expected. Zelensky fired off over a dozen paragraphs in his latest tweetstorm on Saturday afternoon […]
Author: Andrew KORYBKO
Did Trump Really Deceive Iran With Duplicitous Diplomacy?
Another way of looking at it is that Trump truly wanted a deal, which is why he was against Israel attacking Iran before his 60-day deadline was up, but he wasn’t going to stop them afterwards. Israel’s unprecedented strikes against Iran early Friday morning were shortly followed by Israeli officials boasting that Trump deceived […]
Israel’s Transfer Of Some US-Made Patriot Missiles To Ukraine Might Harm Ties With Russia
Considering that the realistic range of Russia’s retaliatory options is now limited, Bibi likely calculated that the harm to bilateral ties will be manageable, ergo why Israel wouldn’t have much to lose by finally going through with this. Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Brodksy said that Israel transferred US-made Patriot air defense […]
The LA Unrest Poses A Pressing National Security Threat To The US
This is because it concerns the country’s second-largest city, could disrupt one of its top economic hubs, and might evolve into an irredentist campaign by Mexican nationalists and their US leftist allies. Large-scale unrest has gripped parts of Los Angeles since late last week in response to the Immigration and […]
Did Trump Know About Ukraine’s Strategic Drone Strikes In Advance?
What follows are five relevant points, each accompanied by brief arguments about why they either do or do not prove that he really was aware, which’ll help readers make up their own mind. Ukraine’s strategic drone strikes on Sunday against elements of Russia’s nuclear triad all across the country were an unprecedented […]
Five Takeaways From Poland’s Presidential Election
MAGA and European conservatives win, Ukraine and the EU lose, and there’s less risk of a war with Russia. Polish conservative presidential candidate Dr. Karol Nawrocki narrowly beat his liberal rival Rafal Trzaskowski on Sunday during the second round of elections by 50.89% to 49.11% after losing the first one by 29.54% […]
Will Russia’s Retaliation To Ukraine’s Strategic Drone Strikes Decisively End The Conflict?
Tonight will be fateful for the conflict’s future. Ukraine carried out strategic drone strikes on Sunday against several bases all across Russia that are known to house elements of its nuclear triad. This came a day before the second round of the newly resumed Russian-Ukrainian talks in Istanbul and less than a […]
Russia Will No Longer Look The Other Way As Serbia Indirectly Arms Ukraine
Whatever ends up happening, and hopefully nothing too dramatic will unfold, it’s long overdue for Russia to finally call Vucic out. Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) accused Serbia of shooting Russia in the back by arming Ukraine. Such reports first circulated in connection with spring 2023’s Pentagon leaks, but they were denied by President Aleksandar Vucic, […]
Zelensky’s Illegitimacy Might Still Not Preclude Him From Signing Any Peace Documents
The fact that Peskov confirmed that Putin could hypothetically meet with Zelensky under certain conditions is proof of the Russian leader’s pragmatic desire to end the conflict if the right terms are reached instead of continuing it as an explicitly declared regime change campaign. Zelensky’s term expired over a year […]
Is “Balkanization” Back In The Cards For Syria?
The situation remains very combustible and could easily explode at the slightest spark. Russia and the US rarely agree on much, but their top diplomats just sounded the alarm about Syria, which should convince objective observers that there’s credence to their warnings. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that “The situation in the […]
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