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Russian defense minister strengthens hand, chiseling away at the President

Intensified competitive battle amid the uniformed agencies’ heads is on display in the Kremlin. The dynamic that gave reason to say Putin was rolling back his grasp amid rumors of…

May 7, 2021GRU, Russia

Intelligence ops

Miloš Zeman: Russian conglomerates to ensure Kremlin’s geopolitical endeavor

President Miloš Zeman of the Czech Republic is in the pockets of Russian intelligence that exploits bribery and communicates through Russian business companies. Since at least 2005, Russia has exploited government monopolies to…

April 29, 2021Czech Republic, Russia

Warfare Corruption

Regular criticisms of Russian weapon systems quality shows how much its military conventional potential is exaggerated

The low quality of Russian weapons systems turned to be a systemic problem of the Russian defense complex. In particular, it became more than evident in the light of the…

April 27, 2021India, Russia, weapon

Intelligence ops

Russia uses the Czech Republic to conduct destabilizing activities against the EU and NATO

The officers of the Russian military intelligence GRU (Main Intelligence Directorate) perpetrated a 2014 blast of 60 tons of explosives at a military warehouses in Vrbetice (Czech Republic) that left…

April 24, 2021Czech Republic, Russia

Conflict

Russia about to launch offensive in Southern Ukraine and stage false flag attacks

Russia is about to launch an offensive in Southern Ukraine. The strike is quite possible to be delivered from the annexed Crimea’s side and the breakaway territories of Donbas, in…

April 12, 2021Russia, Ukraine

Propaganda and Disinformation

Russia to drag China into circulating conspiracy theories on coronavirus to exacerbate Beijing’s confrontation with Washington

Russia and China have stepped up a war of words and disinformation campaign against the United States, accusing them of developing biological weapon and coronavirus. Russia's Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev went on record…

April 9, 2021China, Covid-19, Russia

Propaganda and Disinformation

Third forces to destabilize public opinion in Kosovo amid institutional gap

Kosovo is a key to regional stability in the Balkans. This has been proved as the end of bloody dismantling of Yugoslavia ceased with the end of war in Kosovo…

March 19, 2021Arbesa Hoxha, Kosovo, Russia, Serbia

Geopolitics

Russia seeking to buy up Hezbollah’s engagement

The Kremlin is more and more gambling on foreign terrorism network, set to become an assault force for Russia to tackle the geopolitical issues, and sabotage the effort by the…

March 16, 2021Hezbollah, Lebanon, Russia

Intelligence ops

Covert arms transfer schemes for terrorism network

In 2017-2018, Gen Nicholson claimed Russia had conducted a series of exercises on the Afghan border with Tajikistan. "These are counter terrorism exercises," said Gen Nicholson, "but we've seen the Russian…

March 3, 2021ISIS, Pakistan, Russia, Taliban

Geopolitics

Belarus is going into Moscow-controlled military dictatorship

Belarus fell into dependence on Russia. Moscow controls the situation in Minsk more and more often. Western European countries’ pressure on Lukashenko has no sense as the Kremlin determines and…

March 2, 2021Belarus, Russia

Russia

Russian defense minister strengthens hand, chiseling away at the President

Miloš Zeman: Russian conglomerates to ensure Kremlin’s geopolitical endeavor

Regular criticisms of Russian weapon systems quality shows how much its military conventional potential is exaggerated

Russia uses the Czech Republic to conduct destabilizing activities against the EU and NATO

Russia about to launch offensive in Southern Ukraine and stage false flag attacks

Russia to drag China into circulating conspiracy theories on coronavirus to exacerbate Beijing’s confrontation with Washington

Third forces to destabilize public opinion in Kosovo amid institutional gap

Russia seeking to buy up Hezbollah’s engagement

Covert arms transfer schemes for terrorism network

Belarus is going into Moscow-controlled military dictatorship

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