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Moscow appoints Surovikin: an echo of chaos in Russian military rule

Massive missile strike by Russia on civilian targets and energy facilities in Ukraine indicates worsening outlook for the Russian troops in Ukraine. The Russians change tactics, as they believe that…

October 12, 2022Russia, Ukraine

Intelligence ops

Church: lobbying channels for Russia

Recently appointed Metropolitan Hilarion of Budapest and Hungary is likely to coordinate the activity of a Ukrainian subsidiary of the Russian Orthodox Church through Feodor, Metropolitan of Mukachevo and Uzhgorod.…

October 7, 2022Hungary, Orthodox church, Russia

Governance ideology

The new Russian Reich – why Putin is a new Hitler?

Russia and the Kremlin regime continue are getting more and more similar to fascist ideology. On September 30, 2022, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin signed decrees on the…

October 7, 2022Nazi, Russia

Coup Intelligence ops

Russia benefits from military coup in Burkina Faso

Russia is making gains in its campaign for military and political influence in the West Africa. Russian propagandist Sergei Markov publicly confessed that the Kremlin had assisted the coup leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore. The coup…

October 4, 2022Burkina Faso, Russia, Wagner Group

Energy Intelligence ops

Russia attacked EU energy system

Russia organized explosions at the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines as part of an operation to cripple European economy, to unfreeze and launch the Nord Stream 2, and to…

September 29, 2022GUGI, Nord Stream-2, Russia

Estimates National Security

Russia’s nuclear threats: risks and responsive options

Over the past week, the Russian high-rank politicians actively threatened to use nuclear weapons and hints at possibility to apply its nuclear doctrine to the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. In addition,…

September 28, 2022nuclear weapons, Russia

Conflict Democracy

Russia to lose internationally recognized borders after preordained referendums

Russia orchestrates referendums in occupied parts of Ukraine in a move to bring back the Russian Empire, with gross violations of international law and war crimes. The referendums targeting to seize the regions of Ukraine that…

September 26, 2022Russia, Ukraine

Governance

Mobilization in Russia to speed up the fall of regime and create extreme tension within the country

Partial mobilization announced in Russia means Putin has acknowledged the failure to complete the tasks of the military invasion of Ukraine. Putin ordered a call-up of reservists in Russia, on…

September 23, 2022Russia, Ukraine

Conflict Geopolitics

Vucic threatens to escalate what he already does in Northern Kosovo

Less than three years ago, the President of Serbia, Aleksander Vucic, stated in a televised interview that ‘if we do not accept the compromise solution with Kosovo, we will destroy…

September 21, 2022Kosovo, Russia, Serbia

Conflict Geopolitics

CSTO turns incapable, Russia loses leadership in the post-Soviet space

The Collective Security Treaty Organization’s (CSTO) refusal to send ‘peacekeepers’ to Armenia against the background of the conflict escalation with Azerbaijan will inevitably lead to the organization collapse. Russia's military invasion of…

September 19, 2022Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Russia, Turkey, Türkiye

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