An interview with Nima R. Alkhorshid (Federal University of Itajuba, Brazil) for Dialogue Works, June 20, 2024

Details emerging about talks to the end the war in 2022 highlight the fact that time isn’t on Kyiv’s side

The June 5 criminal referrals are indication enough that the Oversight and Judiciary committees are far from done, spent, or at a dead end.

“In a recent speech to the US Wilson Center by the General Secretary of NATO, once again, we were treated to a complete distortion of the reality of history, time and again. Also, a purposeful repeat of the phrase “Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.” It is now apparent that this well-worn phrase, which emerges time and again from the lips of NATO leaders, is used for effect because there was no full-scale invasion.

In sharp contrast to the original Cold War of 1946-1989 which generally differentiated between Russia as a nation and its then-Communist government, the renewed hostilities between Russia and the West over the Ukraine conflict have seen an ominous wave of Russophobic propaganda targeting the history and culture of Russia. The West’s ideological crusade has repeatedly shown a total disregard for the basic facts of history in its attempt to brand Russia as an evil, aggressive force led by a madman menacing democracy.

Expanding the alliance has led to a war many experts predicted.

His foreign policy ideas are tired.

Truth is, first of all, is that you are having a headache — М. Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita.

Evil, when we are in its power, is not felt as evil but as a necessity or even a duty.