The Jeddah Talks Backfired on Zelensky

The Jeddah Talks Backfired on Zelensky

Via Special Representative Li and National Security Advisor Doval, President Putin was able to convey his country’s pragmatic position towards this conflict’s endgame to the largest international audience so far, thus breaking through the West’s information blockade. The latest Western-centric Ukrainian peace talks in Jeddah were intended to sway the Global South towards Kiev’s side…

The Russian and Western Secret Services Facing the Rebellion of Yevgeny Prigozhin

The Russian and Western Secret Services Facing the Rebellion of Yevgeny Prigozhin

The Russian and Western secret services [1] observed the degradation of relations between Yevgeny Prigozhin and Sergei Shoigu, the Russian Minister of Defence. Of course, they interpreted it differently and therefore drew different predictions. For Western services, this conflict was encouraged by the master of the Kremlin. It was a way for him to push both…

Requiem for NATO’s Nightmare

Requiem for NATO’s Nightmare

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky emerges as a tragic figure in the unfolding drama that is the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. He was asked to sacrifice the lives of his countrymen in order to be seen by the U.S. and NATO as worthy of joining their club. But when the sacrifice did not produce the desired result (i.e.,…

The Newly Appointed Pakistani Ambassador to Russia Will Have His Work Cut Out for Him

The Newly Appointed Pakistani Ambassador to Russia Will Have His Work Cut Out for Him

Bilateral ties are presently beleaguered by three challenges: 1) alleged Pakistani arms shipments to Kiev; 2) a continued pricing dispute that could capsize their planned strategic energy deal; and 3) PAKAFUZ’s loss of appeal, all of which are directly derived from April 2022’s post-modern coup against former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Pakistani media reported that…