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Latent split in Russian military and political leadership

Forces close to Nikolay Patrushev and Bortnikov are disappointed by Ukraine's invasion, as Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was responsible for that operation. Russian armed forces sustained 6727 casualties, their General Staff…

February 28, 2022Russia

Conflict

URGENT: Russia gets the nuclear forces on high alert

Putin ordered his military to put the country’s nuclear deterrence forces into an increased state of readiness. It means that Russia threatens to use weapons of mass destruction in Europe…

February 27, 2022nuclear weapons, Russia, Ukraine

Conflict Warfare

Russian troops suffer heavily though Ukraine needs more weapons

Europe's months-long policy to make Russia deescalate and block military aid caused Russian invasion and deaths among civilians in Ukraine. Russian troops are faced with fierce resistance not only from…

February 25, 2022Russia

War crimes

Facts proving continued Russia-committed war crimes in Ukraine

The massive invasion by Russian and puppet Belarusian forces is accompanied by numerous war crimes against Ukrainian civilians. The Russians keep demonstrating serious violations of international conventions; the same war crime…

February 25, 2022Russia, Ukraine

Intelligence ops

Secret Russian intelligence unit may conduct terrorist operations in Eastern Europe and the Baltics

As Intel news informs, a Clandestine Spy unit, which experts have described as a mysterious “third espionage agency” inside the Russian intelligence apparatus, is said to be behind a “kill/capture…

February 25, 2022Russia

Conflict Geopolitics

Fear amid Russia´s next moves in Balkans

Practically Serbia in the Balkans plays the role of a small Russia that threatens its neighbors with military parades. The political narrative for Kosovo in Serbia is almost the same as Putin…

February 23, 2022Kosovo, Russia, Serbia

Conflict Geopolitics

Moscow needs a severe response after recognizing independence of separatists and increasing possibility of the full-scale war in Ukraine

The recognition of the Kremlin-backed puppet regimes on the territory of the Russian-occupied Donbas ruins the entire global security architecture. President Putin's speech before signing the document to recognize the…

February 22, 2022Russia, Ukraine

Coup Governance

Domestic political confrontation in Russia threatens Putin’s regime

Increased aggression in the Kremlin's foreign policy rhetoric comes as a result of an ongoing struggle for influence over President Vladimir Putin in his entourage, as well the expectation of…

February 21, 2022Russia

Geopolitics

Russia not seeking to ease tension: threats to Baltics and Balkans

With no armed invasion of Ukraine, on a day when the CIA claimed, high risks remain. Russia has maximized anticipation of a military invasion, as likelihood of this scenario was…

February 17, 2022Russia, Ukraine

Governance

Russia’s leader is paving the way for domestic elites to shift power when the time is right

Russian President keeps showing signs of personality disorder. Talks with Macron made it possible to draw conclusions about mental condition and sanity of the Russian leader. Putin's talks with President…

February 14, 2022Russia

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