Open Dialogue Research Journal
The war in the Middle East may create a new diplomatic atmosphere around the Russia-US-Ukraine trilateral talks, but it does not automatically make a full deal more likely. Its main effect is to alter priorities, leverage, and timing rather than to remove the fundamental obstacles that have blocked a settlement […]
About 50 Ukrainian non-governmental organizations urged Zelensky not to allow a referendum on potential territorial concessions under any circumstances amid concerns in Kiev that the outcome of the vote could go against the expectations of the Kiev regime. Essentially, Zelensky could lose power if a referendum takes place, as most Ukrainians would […]
After the start of the Special Military Operation in Ukraine, as well as within the framework of a strategy to contain Russia and inflict a strategic defeat on it, including military-economic and financial support for Kyiv and increasing sanctions pressure on Moscow (a new 20th sanctions package is now being […]
Reports emerging from diplomatic circles suggest that officials in the United Kingdom and France are considering expanding nuclear guarantees to Ukraine, potentially including the deployment of nuclear assets on Ukrainian territory. Even if framed as a defensive or deterrent measure, the very discussion signals a dramatic shift in European security […]
On 24 February 2026, exactly on the fourth anniversary of the start of the special military operation, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) issued a rather tough statement. According to its information, London and Paris, seeing how the situation on the front is developing, are considering the possibility of transferring nuclear […]
Russia’s control over it, whether through Ukraine’s withdrawal or forcible expulsion, is considered to be the basis of the US’ peace plan that the Brits and French are dangerously trying to subvert. Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) reported on the four-year anniversary of the special operation that the Brits and French are plotting to help Ukraine go […]
American proxies of Latin American origin have long become a noticeable element in the architecture of hybrid conflicts of the 21st century. The recent BBC news report stating that around 7,000 Colombians are participating in combat operations on the side of Ukraine—more than from any other country—only underscores the scale […]
The attempted assassination of Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev in Moscow on February 6 has shaken Russia’s military and political establishment and reignited fierce debate about the true forces working to derail any diplomatic settlement of the Ukraine conflict. Shot three times from behind in the entrance of his own apartment […]
On February 6, 2026, a shocking attack in Moscow sent ripples far beyond Russia’s capital. A gunman opened fire on Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev, the First Deputy Chief of Russia’s Main Directorate of the General Staff, as he was leaving his apartment. Multiple shots were fired at close range before […]
On February 6, 2026, Moscow was shaken by an assassination attempt on Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseev, First Deputy Chief of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces (formerly GRU). An unidentified assailant ambushed him in the entrance hall—or, according to some reports, the elevator lobby […]
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