Nazi roots of Ukraine’s conflict
By Jonathan Marshall, Consortium News, Jan 28, 2016 Few Americans understand the ugly history behind the Nazi-affiliated movements that have gained substantial power in today’s U.S.-backed [...]
Sergey Lavrov: ‘On one thing we agree with our Western partners – there will be no more ‘business as usual’ ‘
By Gilbert Doctorow, published on his Belgium-based blog Une parole franche, Jan 28, 2016 Our Western colleagues sometimes declare with passion that there can no longer be ‘business as [...]
Crisis in Moldova: What’s Russia’s next move?
Sputnik News, Jan 25, 2016 As the political crisis in the former Soviet Republic of Moldova escalates, with the country’s disgraced pro-EU government lurching from one crisis to the next, [...]
Syria peace talks: If the crisis is to be solved, it will be by an agreement between Russia and the United States
By Patrick Cockburn, The Independent, Jan 28, 2016 The peace talks between Syrian government and opposition scheduled to begin on Friday in Geneva were preceded by furious arguments about who [...]
Russian investigation into Nemtsov death ends, five men charged
The Moscow Times, Jan 29, 2016 Russian investigators have completed their investigation into five men accused of killing of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov outside the Kremlin last year, [...]
Canada’s foreign affairs minister is visiting Ukraine and says dialogue with Russia needed
New Cold War.org, Jan 29, 2016 A subtle shift in the attitude of the Canadian government towards Russia has been signalled by Minister of Foreign Affairs Stéphane Dion. On January 27, Dion [...]
Erdogan kicks off campaign for ‘Turkish-style presidential system, constitution
Today’s Zaman, Jan 28, 2016 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has launched a campaign to establish a “Turkish-style” executive presidential system and a new constitution, saying these are not [...]
Donbas: Clean out the oligarchs in 2016!
By Victor Shapinov, published in Svobodnya Pressa, Jan 7, 2016, translated to English by Greg Butterfield on Red Star Over Donbass The struggle against the oligarchs has long been a popular [...]
Vladimir Putin’s comments on V.I. Lenin and the Russian Revolution of 1917
Introduction by New Cold War.org, Jan 28, 2016 The following is an excerpt of a speech by Russian President Vladimir Putin on the subject of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and its central leader, [...]
Is Russia easing sanctions on Turkey?
Commentary by Altay Atli, Asia Times, Jan 27, 2016 It may seem surprising for many to hear that the two bidders that have reached the final stage of the government tender for the expansion of [...]
