Section: News & Summaries

      Another Ukraine Crisis Tests US Resolve
      Nov27

      Another Ukraine Crisis Tests US Resolve

      The seizure by Russian forces of three Ukrainian naval vessels near the Sea of Azov on November 25 highlights Moscow’s strategy of broadening its “creeping annexation” beyond Ukraine’s land borders and into the Black Sea. Russia’s refusal to abide by agreements providing Ukraine rightful passage and access to the Sea of Azov is...

      An Opportunity for the EU to Give Ukraine a Helping Hand
      Nov27

      An Opportunity for the EU to Give Ukraine a Helping Hand

      Russia’s attack on Ukrainian ships in the Kerch Strait and the blockade of the Sea of Azov threaten a dangerous escalation of the war in Ukraine. As before, Russia’s goal in Ukraine is not so much to hold or conquer territory but to demonstrate that it has the capacity to put further pressure on the Ukrainian government with impunity,...

      Russia-Ukraine Feud Heats Up the Sea of Azov
      Nov25

      Russia-Ukraine Feud Heats Up the Sea of Azov

      Tensions between Ukraine and Russia dramatically escalated on November 25 with Kyiv saying a Russian coast guard vessel rammed one of its navy tugboats in the Sea of Azov, while Moscow shut off access to the sea accusing Ukrainian vessels of passing through its territorial waters without permission. Anders Åslund, a resident senior fellow in the...

      Ukrainian “Foreign legion”: foreign volunteers and their reasons to fight in Donbas on Ukrainian side
      May31

      Ukrainian “Foreign legion”: foreign volunteers and their reasons to fight in Donbas on Ukrainian side

      UaPosition starts a new category, where will be published texts about events in Ukraine during last few years through the eyes of witnesses. The information can be sometimes unexpected, shows the subjective points of view of participants, however, it is more honest and truthful than politically correct official news made by politics and...

      Putin: Negative Reflection in Western Eyes
      May23

      Putin: Negative Reflection in Western Eyes

      Putin: leader of nationalist Russia, master of “realpolitik” — leverage, punishment, reward — the Boss of bosses, capricious and absolute. Whatever the game, why play one side or the other when you can own the whole board? Medieval Political Absolutism v Modern Democratic Societies KGB Colonel, President, Emperor Putin has taken Russia back the...

      Cast Off By The United States a Decade Ago, Keflavik is Again a Key Lookout
      May07

      Cast Off By The United States a Decade Ago, Keflavik is Again a Key Lookout

      In its Cold War heyday, the tiny town of Keflavik (population 15,129 today) played an outsized role on the world stage as a strategic outpost for the United States and its NATO allies, keeping an eye on Soviet and Russian activities. The Icelandic airbase was home to thousands of US servicemembers and their families. As Moscow-Washington tensions...

      Ukrainian Finance Minister Optimistic About Economic Future
      May02

      Ukrainian Finance Minister Optimistic About Economic Future

      Despite past difficulties, Ukraine’s track record of economic reforms appears to have set the country in the right direction, according to Oleksandr Danylyuk, finance minister of Ukraine. Speaking at the Atlantic Council on April 17, Danylyuk struck an optimistic tone about the coming years in Ukraine as he addressed the economic reforms...

      French President Macron’s Address to the United States Congress, April 25, 2018
      Apr25

      French President Macron’s Address to the United States Congress, April 25, 2018

      Also Relevant 9/11 – http://www.businessinsider.com/exploring-al-qaedas-murky-connection-to-russian-intelligence-2014-6 Reflexive Control Process: “Allahu Akbar Terrorism” -> New Nationalism –> Neo-Feudalism New Threats – New Powers and Criminal States Russian Section Moscow’s Rules — A Module United States of America...

      FTAC: Brief Comment: Optics on Frenemies Moscow and Washington
      Apr16

      FTAC: Brief Comment: Optics on Frenemies Moscow and Washington

      ” . . . they are making a show to other countries . . . “ True. The action taken to forestall additional Chemical Weapons (CW) attacks was conducted as a deliberate and open demonstration of capability (imho) and not as one blow among others launched without warning in the chaos and fury of combat. Russo-American cooperation in “optics” has been...

      FTAC: To a Pakistani On the Image of American Warmongering
      Apr13

      FTAC: To a Pakistani On the Image of American Warmongering

      The Grand Game for Hearts and Minds remains in play between America and Russia. Searching up video title “Five Decades of Lies and Wars” will take you to the prompt for the following text. Background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_measures It was the Soviet Union that poured $1 billion itself into America’s domestic Vietnam Era...