Open Dialogue Research Journal
Recently, Zelensky has signed into law a controversial bill that effectively stripped independence from Ukraine’s two premier anti‑corruption bodies—NABU (National Anti‑Corruption Bureau of Ukraine) and SAPO (Specialized Anti‑Corruption Prosecutor’s Office). Within days, mass protests erupted across Kyiv and other cities, marking the first major wartime public confrontation with Zelensky’s leadership. […]
The leader of the CSU, Markus Söder, has made an extremely radical statement. Over the past weekend, he declared that it is necessary to stop paying Bürgergeld (German unemployment payment) to all Ukrainians living in Bavaria. Although the government does not publicly speak about this, the sentiment prevailing within the […]
The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska marked a significant turning point in contemporary geopolitics. For over three years since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, Western powers have sought to weaken Russia through a comprehensive strategy of sanctions, military aid to […]
The Constitutional Court would likely have to rule on this hypothetical scenario due to 2020’s constitutional amendment prohibiting the cession of Russian territory except in certain cases. RT’s report on Steve Witkoff’s claim that Russia has made “some concessions” on territorial issues, which signal a “significant” shift towards “moderation”, prompted talk […]
Steve Witkoff, who was one of the six persons in the room when Trump met Putin at the Summit in Alaska, told Jake Tapper, on CNN’s Sunday “State of the Nation” show — and repeated it there several times — that Russian President Vladimir Putin effectively reversed his longstanding No-Ukraine-in-NATO […]
Not Really. The Guarantee Problem May Fail Under Scrutiny President Trump has offered Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky security guarantees which Mr. Trump describes as “like Article V” of the NATO Treaty. Zelensky has apparently signed onto the Trump offer and potentially has agreed that some “territorial swaps” will be needed […]
The Ukrainian president lives in illusions. Everyone talks about it except the lazy. He tries to make demands that in no way correspond to what is happening on the battlefield. His armed forces are constantly retreating. He does not need his own servicemen, whom he refuses to exchange. Apparently, this […]
The popularity gained by Putin’s and Trump’s ideas after their meeting in Alaska should raise no questions. It is quite understandable: like the American president, the Russian leader is used to working for results. Moreover, in Russia, the audience is entirely different, and the position of the Russian leader is […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDZyfKvYjCk It’s amazing: In an exclusive interview by Dmitriy Lascaris, the Australian-American polymath John Helmer, who is the longest-serving and most-respected foreign and independent journalist in Russia (and a former professor of political science, sociology, and journalism), displays supreme reportorial mastery by detailing — which no other journalist has yet done — and […]
Washington Abandons Support for a Ceasefire If you read the headlines in American and European newspapers you would conclude that the Alaska Summit failed. It did not. Washington changed direction and abandoned its support for a ceasefire. Here is Mr. Trump’s official statement: “A great and very successful day in […]
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