By M.K. Bhadrakumar viaThe Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov exhorted today in an extraordinary statement that the state authorities and the society at large must mobilise their resources amid the West’s pressure. Addressing an audience in Vladivostok, Lavrov said,“Now that […]

By Philip Stephens via U.S. President Joe Biden’s summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin might have been an opportunity for the European Union to reframe its relationship with its belligerent neighbor. Instead, the thaw between Washington and Moscow has […]

By Katrina Vanden viaAs President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Geneva for their first in-person summit of Biden’s presidency, they’ll have an opportunity to reverse a dangerous and in many ways unprecedented deterioration in relations between the […]

By M.K. Bhadrakumar Via Indian Punchline Six days into the Joe Biden presidency, the first telephone conversation between POTUS and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin took place on Tuesday. Who took the initiative remains a tantalising detail, given the tense […]

By Glenn Diesen Via Russia Times Donald Trump’s efforts to reduce the ideologically driven base of US foreign policy fuelled great resentment among those who believed it betrayed Washington’s leadership position in the so-called “liberal international order.” Now that power […]

By Katrina vanden Heuvel Via Washington Post At Wednesday’s inauguration, President-elect Joe Biden is likely to address the “four historic crises” he has repeatedly identified as confronting our country: a global pandemic, a severe recession, climate change and systemic racism. […]

By FRANK SHATZ Via The Virginia Gazette “Forget about Biden’s statement, ‘America is back — we’re at the head of the table once again,’ ” said Dr. Edward Lozansky, the founder and president of the American University in Moscow, in […]

….The sad truth is that US politicians know very little about Russia, a country which they hate and fear, but not a country they even begin to understand. In this case, what US politicians will not realize is that Russia […]

By Andrey Kortunov 1. Narratives Russian leadership tried hard to avoid any statements that would indicate its preference for Donald Trump. Still, it is clear that the election of Joe Biden does not quite fit into the official Russian narrative […]

After four years of Trump kowtowing to Putin, the US has its work cut out for it. By Justin Sherman It’a a critical time for relations between Russia and the United States. The last four years of president Trump denying the Kremlin’s […]