Energy
The Kyiv Independent – Trump tells Zelensky to stop striking Russian diesel infrastructure
There are deep contradictions at play in the Ukraine proxy war. Read the article HERE.
Russia
Geopolitics
Ian Proud – Peace in Ukraine remains far-off despite Witkoff-Kushner effort
It’s not clear on what basis a peace deal could now be struck, but neither can the Ukraine war continue forever. Ian Proud was a member of His Britannic Majesty’s Diplomatic Service from 1999 to […]
Aviation
Al Jazeera – Germany accuses Russia of drone attack on Leipzig airport
There is very little understanding of just how dangerous the situation is – we are one misstep away from the Ukraine proxy war becoming a direct war between NATO and Russia. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Anatol Lieven – Mutual Delusion
Fantasies all around in the seemingly never-ending Ukraine War. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Pavel Devyatkin, Naman Karl-Thomas Habtom – France is doubling down on nukes: will Europe pay a price?
Emmanuel Macron is playing silly games with France’s nuclear arsenal, presumably in an attempt to keep Russia guessing. But when you are dealing with nukes, uncertainty and unpredictability is the worst scenario possible. Pavel Devyatkin […]
Geopolitics
Al Jazeera – Trump says he will push for peace in Ukraine after meeting Zelenskyy at G7
There are still many deluded Western leaders who really believe that Russia is the weak party in this war. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Marta Havryshko – Ukraine’s military has a real Nazi problem
The Neo-Nazi problem in Ukraine is not simply a Kremlin invention. Marta Havryshko is a U.S.-based author and researcher focused on Ukrainian nationalism, the far right, and the Russo-Ukrainian War. Havryshko holds a PhD in […]
Geopolitics
Ian Proud – Why Iran and Russia’s war economies are so resilient
Oil-rich and with limited exposure to international money markets, both Iran and Russia know how to manage war/proxy-war with the political West. Ian Proud was a member of His Britannic Majesty’s Diplomatic Service from 1999 […]
Energy
Euronews – Zelenskyy announces Druzhba oil pipeline repaired and ‘can resume operation’
How long before Nord Stream is back on line and Russian gas is reaching Germany again? Six months? A year? Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Jennifer Kavanagh – Is Ukraine peace toast, now that the Middle East is on fire?
Now that the US and Israel have attacked Iran, Russia has even less reasons to engage seriously in efforts to end the Ukraine war. Dr. Jennifer Kavanagh is a senior fellow and director of military […]