Putin drawn closer into China’s orbit, but no military support
Xi Jinping’s state visit to Moscow was a long-awaited event for the Kremlin. Somewhat unusually per diplomatic protocol, the possibility
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Rumen Radev looks east—Part 1: Of history, track records and nuclear fuel
As Vladimir Putin’s Russia loses ground in Ukraine and is ever more isolated internationally, Bulgaria’s president Rumen Radev is curiously
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Vladimir’s last throw – and why it won’t work
In memoriam Vasko Nachev The recent declaration of “partial mobilization” in Russia means that Vladimir Putin is reacting to the
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Downfall: The last days of Vladimir?
Russian president Vladimir Putin has failed in Ukraine and his vaunted army is in undignified retreat. His failure and the
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Bulgarian Support for Ukraine May Cause a Sea Change
Georgi Antonov As Russian president Vladimir Putin tries to make up for his army’s underperformance by terror and brutality on
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Russia loses in every scenario in Ukraine
Through his bad judgment, Putin has already closed pretty much any visible “exit ramps”. The situation calls for a diligently thought out diplomatic strategy, to avert a lasting and irreversible regional or worldwide catastrophe.
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Russian army officers speak out against a war with Ukraine
Veteran soldier Colonel-General Leonid Ivashov’s draft Appeal is an all-out attack on Vladimir Putin. So what will be the repercussions?
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