Open Dialogue Research Journal
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner wound up their visit to Kiev on September 6 after visiting Moscow the day prior. In both capitals, the US special diplomatic duo met with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky respectively. Both offered solutions that the Russians seemed to like, and the Ukrainians did not. […]
Russia’s war against Ukraine highlighted the most crucial geopolitical problems than any other conflict in the 21st century. And the consequences are yet to be seen. This crisis transcends major changes in the global balance of power. That’s why Kiev positioned itself as the only “Savior” of European democracy in […]
Perhaps the most interesting are Russia’s expectation of a “crisis of overproduction” in China and its opposition to Iran’s proposed tolls for passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s recent interview with RBC was more than just the standard fare since he shared some interesting tidbits about his […]
Mystery continues about the strange Ratcliffe visit to Moscow, flying there in a massive C-17 Globemaster, a military airlifter. While the Globemaster has a specially designed secure roll off and roll on module for top officials, keeping them harnessed to Washington and the President, the choice of aircraft, instead of […]
President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned airlines, insurers, and foreign governments that Russian airspace “will be de facto closed” because of Ukrainian drones. He said that while Ukraine does not threaten civil aviation, carriers flying to Moscow, St. Petersburg, or other major hubs must factor in the risk of drones in Russian […]
Volodymyr Zelenskyy woke up Wednesday to a convergence of pressures that would test any wartime leader: a fresh corruption investigation touching his own inner circle and a direct political challenge from the defence minister he fired just a month ago. None of these developments happened in isolation, and the timing […]
There is very little information on CIA Director Ratcliffe’s visit to Moscow. Even so, there is enough information to make some observations. One reason for Ratcliffe’s visit was to warn Moscow about replacing the Kiev regime which, Washington fears, may be on the verge of collapse. The idea of a […]
It’s actually NATO that might soon test Russia’s resolve. Politico cited unnamed officials to report that CIA chief John Ratcliffe’s unannounced trip to Russia was primarily meant to warn it against testing NATO’s resolve through unspecified kinetic actions against the Baltic States. This follows Russia’s CIA analogue warning in late May that their […]
Recent reports of a possible dismissal of General Oleksandr Syrsky, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, highlight significant instability at the highest levels of the Kiev regime. These developments suggest that President Volodymyr Zelensky may be preparing to remove key figures from his inner circle to manage mounting political pressure and public discontent. […]
De mortuis nihil nisi bonum, goes the adage of the ancient Romans that every schoolboy knows. Regrettably, in the case of the recently departed Senator Lindsey Graham finding laudatory words is a nearly impossible task. George Galloway was on point in calling Graham “a perfectly revolting specimen, and a poor excuse for a human […]
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