Diplomacy is neither a tennis match, nor fencing
In recent years, the Ukrainian agenda has been imposed on mainstream European and global journalism. Endlessly blaming Russia for mythical ‘hybrid wars’, coming up with...
Crimea
How to find a black cat. A letter in reply to Mr Boris Homeniuk
“THE hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat”, Confucius said. As the...
Russia will never move against Turkey
Very unlikely that Mother Russia will move against Turkey – one of their best customers and friends. Certainly not for Greece who has been declared...
Eighteen people killed in armed attack on Crimean college
Eighteen people were killed and dozens injured at a college in the Black Sea region of Crimea on Wednesday when at least one attacker set...
Russia test-fires sanctions-busting Crimea turbine
Russia‘s energy ministry said it had conducted the first test of a German-made electricity turbine that was installed in Crimea in contravention of European sanctions....
The failure of the ‘Novorossiya project’
By Boris Humeniuk FOUR years ago, after the so-called referendum in Crimea in March 2014, which took place under the conditions of military occupation of...
Crimean Tatar leader jailed for stirring anti-Russia protests
A man who led protests against Russia’s plans to annex Crimea from Ukraine was jailed for eight years in the disputed territory on Monday –...
President Putin hits back after additional US sanctions
President Vladimir Putin said the United States would have to cut its diplomatic staff in Russia by 755 people and that Moscow could consider additional...
Ukraine says missile tests will avoid Crimea, mollifying Russia
Ukraine’s military said its two-day missile drill starting on Thursday would avoid the airspace over Crimea, sidestepping a possible confrontation with Russia which annexed the...
As Ukraine tensions soar, Putin is doing what Putin does best
By Peter Apps Vladimir Putin might or might not intend to escalate his war with Ukraine in the next few days. But whatever his plans, he is certainly...
