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Moscow Security Experts Say Any Russian Invasion of Ukraine Will Not Be a Cake Walk
Even though Russian officialdom continues to insist Moscow has no plans to invade Ukraine, many Russian political commentators in recent weeks have been increasingly aggressive... MORE
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German Security Assistance to Ukraine Perpetually on Hold (Part Two)
*To read Part One, please click here. An itemized list of Ukraine’s latest request for German security assistance has found its way into two major... MORE
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Putin Takes His Ukraine Crisis to Beijing
The opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing last Friday (February 4) may be remembered not only for its spectacular fireworks and... MORE
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German Security Assistance to Ukraine Perpetually on Hold (Part One)
Germany ranks among the top arms-exporting countries worldwide. However, it is withholding lethal security assistance to Ukraine and provides even non-lethal assistance with conspicuous parsimony.... MORE
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Georgians Support Ukraine, but Georgian Government Fears Irritating Russia
On January 22, civil society activists from the The Shame Movement and multiple other pro-Western non-governmental organizations (NGO) gathered near the Embassy of Ukraine in... MORE
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Ukraine Crisis Elevates Importance of Gagauz in Russian Calculations
The Christian Turkic Gagauz minority in southeastern Moldova typically attracts attention only when the Kremlin seeks to use it, in combination with Transnistria, to pursue... MORE
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As Tensions Over Ukraine Rise, Baku Signals Support for Kyiv, Worrying Moscow
As tensions between Russia and Ukraine continued to rise, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev flew to Kyiv ten days ago (January 14) to meet with his... MORE
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Putin’s Blackmail-War in Ukraine Continues Under Diplomatic Cover
The guns have so far remained silent on the snow-covered Russian-Ukrainian border, but there is certainly no peace there; a rather unusual war is in... MORE
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Biden Administration Aligns With Kremlin Push for Minsk ‘Agreements’ on Ukraine (Part Three)
*To read Part One, please click here. *To read Part Two, please click here. Recent statements by the United States—namely, the White House and the... MORE
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Biden Administration Aligns With Kremlin Push for Minsk ‘Agreements’ on Ukraine (Part Two)
*To read Part One, please click here. The Joseph Biden administration has recently learned the Russian MinskSpeak, chapter and verse. Following direct discussions with Moscow... MORE