America Must Stop Punishing Average Russians If It’s to Regain Its Soft Power

America Must Stop Punishing Average Russians If It’s to Regain Its Soft Power

The US Embassy in Russia’s announcement that it’ll stop issuing non-immigrant visas to the host country’s citizens in response to Moscow prohibiting its employment of anyone other than American citizens is an inexplicable punishment for average Russians and completely counterproductive to the US’ soft power. The ongoing New Cold War between Russia and the West…

Navalny Is a NATO Agent, But Not All Unauthorized Protesters Are Foreign Proxies

Navalny Is a NATO Agent, But Not All Unauthorized Protesters Are Foreign Proxies

Recent statements from President Putin, spy chief Naryshkin, and Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova confirm that anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny is a NATO agent, but that doesn’t mean that all unauthorized protesters who previously gathered in his support are foreign proxies since many of them are simply being misled as part of a newly invigorated push…

Navalny and Treason

Navalny and Treason

Collaborating with foreign intelligence structures to create a poisoning narrative would appear to fit the definition of treason. How about writing a letter to a foreign head of state asking him to sanction your country? (Thanks to John Helmer who, as far as I know, was the first to suggest that Moscow is preparing a…