Category Archives: Russia

Europe Buys More Russian Gas Despite Strained Relations

Russia remains very much entwined in Europe’s economy.

Gaius Publius: War with Syria — What Is It Good For? We May Soon Find Out

An awful lot of well-placed people want war with Syria….even after Russia has drawn a red line.

Conclusive Evidence of the Russian State’s Guilt in the Skripal Case Is Lacking — and That’s Important

A big crack opens up in the official story about the Skripal poisoning.

Who Will Stop the US-Russia Arms Race?

Real News Network interview with Professor Stephen F. Cohen on the insane arms race between the United States and Russia, which leaders from both parties are doing their utmost to stoke.

Germany’s Pivot From Russian Gas Will Be Costly

Why Germany’s plans to hurt Russia via its gas exports may not go all that far.

Putin, Trump, and the Nuclear Danger

Some critical background on why Putin decided to invest heavily in technologies that could counter or circumvent US threats.

Dr. Strangelove in the Pentagon: Lowering the Nuclear Threshold and Other Follies of the New Nuclear Posture Review

New Pentagon Nuclear Posture Review makes nuclear war more likely, as a logical extension of policies launched by Trump’s predecessor.

Do Russiagate Skeptics Go Too Far?

A Russiagate debate.

The Age of Lunacy: The Doomsday Machine

The lunacy of current Trump foreign policy is not unprecedented. This RNN interview discusses similarly unhinged incidents from the 1950s and 1960s.

The CIA Bull in Glenn Simpson’s Russia Shop

Russia case was a black job assigned by Republican candidates for president, then the Democratic National Committee, to discredit Trump in favor of Hillary Clinton.

Mark Ames: Kathy Lally Was Caught Trying To Censor Journalism In Russia and Now Deceitfully Claims She’s a Victim

Mark Ames rebuts Kathy Lally’s scurrilous piece in the Washington Post.

Newly-Declassified Documents Show Western Leaders Promised Gorbachev that NATO Would Not Move “One Inch Closer” to Russia

Newly-declassified records bolster Russia’s claim that the US and its European allies reneged on commitments to Russian security.

‘The Saudis are Going to Fight Tehran to the Last Dead American’

The Saudis are utterly incompetent at military operations. You’re seeing that in Yemen. It is going to be, if it is going to be, an extremely brutal war. Iran will respond probably asymmetrically.

John Helmer: Oleg Deripaska, Russian Oligarch Accused of Buying Influence via Paul Manafort, Tries Listing Aluminum Shares In London. Hijinx Ensue (But Not Buyers)

A London stock float reveals the Achilles heel of Russian oligarch, Putin ally, and former Manafort client Deripaska: dependence on US sales.