ex-USSR

by Jean P. Joubert Can it be that there are eloquent silences in Trotsky's writings? The question may seem ridiculous, for, in truth, it seems...

Izvestia: How writing off world debt helps Russia help its producers The Russian government plans to write off other countries’ debts by concluding export contracts...

By Boris Egorov Lake Karachay is the most polluted place on Earth. Now sealed off, it was once a dumping ground for nuclear waste -...

Meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club Vladimir Putin took part in the final plenary session of the 14th annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club titled The World of the Future: Moving Through Conflict...

By Phil Butler Finally, the skeleton is out of the Arab Spring closet via an article in Foreign Policy written by Jonathan Spyer. Israel has...

Different exits – Different approaches By Tatjana Zdanoka, Strasbourg, 4 October 2017 The negotiations on Brexit are attracting a lot of attention. In particular, the possible erosion...

A UN Force for Ukraine: Beware the Trojan Horse By Christopher Black Russia has proposed that a UN “peacekeeping” force be placed in Ukraine to protect...

The growth of authoritarian solutions in Washington and Brussels in response to self-induced political and economic decline has led to the imposition of sanctions...

Sep 2, 2017 Ukraine's Communist Party leader Petro Symonenko speaks to Ben Chacko about the Institute of National Memory and the wave of destruction engulfing...

Russia and Belarus have good reason to carry out joint military exercises as in recent years the US and its allies have attacked a...