To contain Putin, contain corruption
Sanctioning Bulgaria’s oligarchs AFP Photo Better late than never. US President Joe Biden’s Executive Order (EO) 13181 last week means
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In plane sight
The Kremlin geopolitics behind Belarus’ hijacking of a civilian airliner. It was another red line crossed by the Putin-Lukashenka tandem
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No offence meant
Putin’s Nord Stream-2 grand slam Photo: Reuters Germany doesn’t want to offend Russia, the US doesn’t want to offend Germany
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Containing Mr Krastev
The limits of Realpolitik Isn’t the NYT lucky to have my countryman Ivan Krastev as a guest Opinion writer? He
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Kremlin’s disinformation labours are lost – Bulgarians are making practical choices
(Photo: Xinhua) The story of Bulgaria’s entry into the unfriendly-to-Russia-countries list of countries marks a milestone in its history. The
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Russia‘s state terrorism
Photo: Czech Police Dpt A statement by Czech President Zeman went halfway in meeting Kremlin’s expectation in providing a face-saving
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Russian MFA spokeswoman – Russia is counting on Nord Stream to split the EU and NATO.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zaharova denoted the main problem with the Nord Stream gas pipeline – that for Moscow, the
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Will the West blink first in Putin’s brinkmanship game?
Photo from UNIAN Si vis pacem, para bellum Vladimir Putin’s ability to raise the ante in standoffs to levels where
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GERB in the European realm of climate ambitions
Image Source : Liv Oeian / Shutterstock.com Deputy Prime Minister Donchev confided the winning party GERB’s willingness to leave the presentation
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Alternatives & Analyses: The Kremlin – new ambassador, old prejudices
Perusing articles in one of Kremlin’s ‘official’ media outlets – RIA Novosti – I was stuck with an obtrusive headline
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