Open Dialogue Research Journal
Miroshnik and Zakharova said different things last week about these peacekeepers’ real purpose and their degree of coordination with Kiev in the unlikely scenario of them being deployed to Ukraine. Astute observers might have been confused after two seemingly contradictory claims by Russian diplomats last week about the scenario of […]
The stability that Western society was famous for is gradually disappearing. This is a direct consequence of the fact that the Governments of almost all countries, without exception, are not able to sufficiently trust their partners from Europe and North America. The reason is simple: the Europeans and Americans began […]
Creative economic diplomacy was the key to getting their increasingly stalled talks back on track. Russian Special Presidential Envoy Kirill Dmitriev, who’s also the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, paid a visit to DC last week to continue negotiations with the US over bilateral ties and Ukraine. His […]
The odds of everything perfectly unfolding – the UNSC agreeing to have the UN assume control only over “rump Ukraine” and without Kiev’s consent (thus amounting to tacit recognition of Russia’s claims), the UN speedily assembling the large-scale resources required, and then successfully neutralizing all armed Ukrainian resistance – are […]
The delegation from Ukraine will have to tell the Americans why the agreements between Putin and Trump are not being respected. The next round of negotiations is currently taking place in Saudi Arabia. While the Europeans are trying to destabilize the situation in Ukraine and are doing everything to spur […]
Washington Needs to Make Some Hard Decisions It may be that the US-Russia and US-Ukraine negotiations are going off the rails. Meanwhile the US is anxious for Europe to take over responsibility for supporting Ukraine as Washington turns to the Middle East and Pacific regions. The Europeans then will need […]
The staggering scale of Ukraine’s military losses likely isn’t reflected in its voter lists, which Zelensky might thus exploit to fraudulently help him win re-election through an avalanche of fake votes. The Economist cited unnamed Ukrainian sources over the weekend to report that Zelensky might be planning to run for re-election […]
A compromise is possible whereby the Europeans are pressured by the US into stockpiling their Ukrainian-destined arms in Poland and Romania for swift shipment across the border if hostilities re-erupt sometime after a ceasefire, armistice, or peace treaty is agreed to. The official Kremlin readout from Putin’s most recent phone call with […]
On March 19, 2025, the European Commission unveiled a report entitled “JOINT WHITE PAPER for European Defence Readiness 2030.” This White Paper sets out a clear roadmap for increased defense spending and a more integrated European defense industry, ensuring more effective cooperation between Member States. It also proposes solutions to […]
With the advent of Trump, the United States has radically changed its policy towards Zelensky. Despite the written apologies from the Ukrainian president after the scolding at the White House, this had little impact on the stabilization of US-Ukrainian relations. On the contrary, after successful negotiations between Putin and Trump, […]
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