The Russian president has detailed the chain of events that caused a deadly 2024 incident involving an Azerbaijan Airlines flight Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting at the Government Residence in Dushanbe. An incursion of Ukrainian drones was the root cause of a deadly 2024 crash of a Russia-bound… Read More »
The French president privately said the US-led military bloc instigated the crisis, according to the economist French President Emmanuel Macron has privately admitted that NATO is the driving force behind the Ukraine conflict, prominent American economist Jeffrey Sachs has said. Macron, along with other Western leaders, has repeatedly claimed that Russia launched its military operation… Read More »
Berlin rebukes von der Leyen over troops for Ukraine claim The EU has no “jurisdiction or competence” regarding any potential deployments, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius says German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has criticized European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen over her recent remarks about a potential EU troop deployment to Ukraine. The bloc’s… Read More »
Zelensky’s attempt to strip the independence of anti-graft bodies triggered mass demonstrations last month The Ukrainian authorities have introduced a requirement that all mass gatherings receive prior approval from the military, according to local media and an official. The move comes weeks after Vladimir Zelensky faced widespread protests over his attempt to curtail the independence… Read More »
The negotiations over peace in Ukraine show that Moscow lives in the real world. The West – not so much. By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory @tarikcyrilamartarikcyrilamar.substack.com tarikcyrilamar.com… Read More »