Why is Putin Proposing Russia’s Frozen U.S. Assets for Gaza and Ukraine Aid?
President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia is willing to donate $1 billion from its frozen assets in the U. S. to President Donald Trump's...
The theologizing of the Russian Secret Services and the targeting of Ecumenical Patriarchate
On 12 January 2026, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, the SVR, published a text attacking Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew with language closer to a security briefing...
Dragging out the War in Ukraine Makes it More Politically Unpredictable
Authors: Alex Filip and Dr. Julian Spencer-Churchill
The early failure by NATO to help Ukraine inflict severe costs on Russia has allowed Moscow to adjust...
Power Without Purse: Russia’s Limited Economic Leverage in Nigeria Exposes a Strategic Weakness
For decades, Russia has spoken loudly about its intentions in Africa but acted softly when it comes to real financial commitments. Unlike China, the...
Russia Strengthens Cooperation with Africa on the 2023–2026 Strategic Action Plan
At the end of an extensive consultation with African foreign ministers, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has emphasized that Moscow would advance its economic...
Do the Russians Want War?
In 1961, at the height of the Cold War, a song appeared in the Soviet Union whose title posed a question that still resonates...
Starving the Russian War Machine?
The U.S. Department of the Treasury framed the October sanctions against Russian energy firms as an effort to “starve Putin’s war machine.” Running in...
From Budapest to Donbas: Why Trump’s Peace Plan is a Broken Legal Obligation
As Donald Trump re-entered the White House, securing a majority in the 2024 election, he tried to implement his campaign promise to stop the...
Russia’s Suspected ‘Hybrid War’ Tests Europe’s Air Defences
European countries are increasingly alarmed by a surge in airspace violations and mysterious drone incursions across NATO territory, incidents many officials believe are part...
Faith and Intelligence: Russia’s sacred diplomacy in Mount Athos
He was arrested at Thessaloniki Airport “Makedonia” on an ordinary afternoon, carrying a one-way ticket to Moscow through Constantinople. His name was not made...