The debate in Congress over the National Security Amendment — a spectacularly misnamed piece of legislation given its centrality to U.S. foreign policy — is about more than Ukraine, a new CEPA report shows. There is no debate among members of Congress about whether Ukraine needs funding: they are well aware of the “munitions famine” … Read more
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In the late 18th century, Catherine the Great had planned a tour of the Crimea, which had been conquered a few years earlier by her court favorite, Count Grigory Potemkin. However, although Potemkin had succeeded in wresting the agriculturally fertile peninsula from the Ottoman Empire, the promised colonization was never achieved. To save the reputation, … Read more
The Kremlin specifically uses myths about the “Great Patriotic War” to draw imaginary parallels with Putin’s army’s invasion of Ukraine. Moscow has long been drawing parallels between the “WWII” and the war in Ukraine in order to prepare Russians for a long confrontation, although these actions contradict the Kremlin’s rhetoric, when Putin assures everyone that … Read more
In the Russian Federation, investigative actions have begun against a number of large Z-military officers. The flywheel of repression in the Russian Federation, having dealt with the opponents of the Putin regime, is already beginning to “mow down” its own. In Russia, a “hunt” has begun for propagandist military officers. This information was shared by … Read more
The Kremlin’s mouthpieces are creating informational ground to blame the West for a future conflict in the Arctic. Well-known propagandist Mikhail Zvinchuk and another Z-military correspondent decided to respond to comments from the Danish Foreign Ministry regarding the presence of the Russian army in the Arctic. Back at the end of December 2023, the Danish … Read more
[Voice of Hope January 2, 2024](Comprehensive report by our reporter Xie Bohu) As the Russia-Ukraine war falls into a stalemate, the life and death of Russian President Putin has become increasingly suspicious. In Putin’s latest New Year’s address, sharp-eyed netizens discovered that the video was suspected to be computer-generated. According to a report by the … Read more
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Already in the second half of last year, the most pressing question was – will Europe manage to survive the winter without Russian gas supplies? Already in the first half of January, it became clear that the weather was helping Europe, as the warm weather led to an unusually high level of gas storage, which … Read more
/nginx/o/2023/12/13/15778988t1h5065.jpg "Russian Dictator Vladimir Putin’s Promise to Maintain Russia’s Course Raises Economic Crisis Risk")
Having removed the last obstacles from his path, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin promises to maintain Russia’s current course in the next six years. Such a promise significantly increases the risk of an economic crisis. Last Friday, December 8, Putin announced that he will run for his fifth presidential term in the presidential (re)elections scheduled for … Read more
The Kremlin is conducting ground offensive operations at an inopportune moment to take advantage of Western confusion over aid to Ukraine. Contrary to common sense, the Russian Defense Ministry decided on October 10 to go on the offensive in the Avdeevsky direction and in other sectors of the front in Donbass. Against this background, the … Read more
Today, two forces are fighting in the Kremlin: Patrushev, who wants to cancel the presidential elections in the Russian Federation, and another group of people who, on the contrary, want the re-election of the dictator. The Russian president will hold a “direct line with the people” and a large press conference on December 14, as … Read more