A new Comintern – and a new Vasil Kolarov?
Russia has unveiled a new weapon to be used in its propaganda and hybrid warfare efforts: the International Russophile Movement.
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War in Ukraine: time for a longer-term approach
Ilian Vassilev One year on from the start of Russian leader Vladmir Putin’s all-out war against Ukraine, we need to
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Using the tradesman’s entrance
Ilian Vassilev Brussels gets wise to the Strandzha 1 schemes of Bulgartransgaz A recent Bulgargaz tender for LNG to be
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Much ado about… something
Ilian Vassilev Recent fuss in the media and among Russian parliamentarians about Lukoil’s “treasonable” supply of fuel to the Ukrainian
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The ties that (needn’t) bind: Rumen Radev roots for Rosatom
Ilian Vassilev Bulgarian president Rumen Radev says Bulgaria is about to veto proposed EU sanctions against Russia’s state nuclear company
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Botas-Bulgargaz Agreement – a Game-Changer?
Ilian Vassilev The recent agreement between Bulgargaz and Turkey’s Botas – on access to Turkish LNG terminals and to the
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Talking the walk
Ilian Vassilev Russo-Turkish gas hub: already operating? As the EU prepares its ninth package of sanctions against Russia, Bulgarian headlines
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The world after Ukraine—Part 2: Winners, the Loser-in-Chief, and winning the peace
Ukraine is on the way to winning the war. But it must bear in mind constantly that it needs also to win the peace. That means securing the earliest possible transition of power in the Kremlin, as the best guarantee of long-term peace and security on Ukraine’s eastern borders.
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The world after Ukraine—Part 1: Russia’s failure and Russia’s choice
Peace will prevail only if Mr Putin and/or his successors are deprived of the capacity to attack their neighbours.
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Mr Radev looks East—Part 4: Of nuts, bolts and grand strategy
The first three ( 1, 2, 3) parts of this four-part article have looked at Bulgaria’s energy dependence on Russia,
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