A grim turning point has been reached in Russia’s war on Ukraine
An important turning point has been reached in Russia’s war on Ukraine. But unfortunately for Kyiv, it’s not the “tide…
Two wars are becoming one
Alarmed western observers are warning that the wars in Ukraine and Iran could merge into a single region-wide conflict. Ukrainian…
Is Zelensky more focused on his survival than Ukraine’s victory?
On the face of it, Volodymyr Zelensky’s firing last week of his popular 35-year-old Defence Minister Mikhailo Fyodorov was an…
Do Iran’s negotiators speak for the IRGC?
The infamous “Memorandum of Understanding” between the United States and Iran has broken down. One of the major points of…
The Chinese plot to destroy Musk’s Starlink satellites
Does China have a plan to destroy Starlink, the low-earth orbit satellite system which provides internet connectivity to tens of…
What Trump and Erdogan want from each other
Donald Trump has made it clear that he’s attending this year’s Nato summit in Ankara for one reason only: ‘respect…
Putin has lost touch with reality
As dark clouds of burning oil billow like thunderheads on the skyline of Moscow and black rain falls across the…
The conspiracy of silence surrounding the Nord Stream bombings
It is now clear that western intelligence agencies were fully aware of the plan and tried to stop it – then covered up what they knew for fear of an anti-Ukraine backlash
Chinese puzzle or matryoshka doll – the complexity of Sino-Russia relations
For centuries, the wary neighbours have been united mainly in their opposition to the West – but is there now a new dynamic between the global powers?
Starmer’s Russian oil tanker raid was a political stunt
This morning, in a blaze of publicity, Royal Navy commandos boarded a sanctioned oil tanker in the English channel in…
Forever war: will Zelensky and Putin be brought to an exhausted peace?
Volodymyr Zelensky stood proudly on the steps of 10 Downing Street this week, flanked by Sir Keir Starmer and the…
Is the West deserting Ukraine at precisely the wrong moment?
Moscow is coming under direct drone attack, the Russian economy is creaking, patriotic bloggers are ever more apocalyptic in their…
Russia is becoming embarrassingly dependent on Beijing
A week after Donald Trump was greeted in Beijing by well-orchestrated crowds of flag-waving schoolchildren, it was Vladimir Putin’s turn…
Starmer’s sanctions U-turn will put money in the Kremlin’s pocket
The British government yesterday quietly issued two sweeping import licences for Russian oil and gas. This may ease European supply…
Russians no longer believe Putin’s war propaganda
A year ago, Russia marked the 9 May Victory Day celebration with a spectacular display of fireworks that lit up…
The Kremlin’s secret plans for post-war Russia
A top-level Kremlin policy document discussing post-war political planning and how to neutralize potential ultranationalist discontent has been leaked to…
How the Ukraine war could end in revolt
Ukraine and Russia are exhausted. Neither side is close to defeat and yet discontent is growing on both sides. In…
It’s hard to believe that Starmer is getting tough on Russia
Less than a fortnight ago, Sir Keir Starmer sought to signal that the British government was getting tough on Putin…
Ukraine’s allies are falling away
As Ukraine emerges battered but unbowed from the third and most terrible winter of the war against Russia, its people…
How an illiterate peasant changed the course of modern history
Grigory Rasputin was no Machiavelli but a simple, venal man who wielded an influence far more dangerous than he could ever comprehend
Putin is enjoying the Iran war
After Iran unleashed a torrent of missiles against its neighbours – including those with whom it had enjoyed friendly relations…
Will Turkey intervene in Iran?
Even as Iran lashes out with missile and drone strikes against its wealthy Arab rivals in the Gulf, three neighbours…
‘More than half our squad were executed’: Inside Russia’s rotten army
The Russians are on the warpath – and Europe is Vladimir Putin’s next target. That was Sir Keir Starmer’s alarming…
How Silicon Valley is calling the shots on the battlefields of Ukraine
Sometime in the late morning of February 4, somebody at SpaceX headquarters pressed a computer key. A command line was…
Is the war in Ukraine any closer to ending?
Is the latest round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks, sponsored by the United States and currently under way in Geneva, likely…
