The U.S. is suspending its participation in the trilateral negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that America is not interested in participating in an endless cycle of meetings that lead nowhere. Ruslan Bortnik, Director…
Following Ukrainian drone attacks on oil industry facilities, Russia has begun seriously discussing a fuel shortage. Restrictions on gasoline sales have already been imposed in the occupied territories, as well as in Moscow and St. Petersburg. According to analysts, if…
Armenia is becoming Russia’s new enemy in the post-Soviet space. First, Vladimir Putin openly threatened Armenia with the fate of Ukraine if it continued to move toward the European Union. Then Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko joined in with his own…
The war between Ukrainians and the Moscow invaders for their own statehood and independence has reopened a long-standing, painful wound caused by the collaboration of some Ukrainian citizens with their age-old enemy. Now the names of traitors, especially those endowed…
Lukashenko is gradually breaking out of international isolation imposed by Western countries. The Trump administration is holding talks with him. French President Macron called him. A massive Protestant festival featuring American preachers took place in Minsk. At the same time,…
On May 16–17, a Protestant religious “Festival of Hope” took place in Minsk. It drew over 10,000 participants. Christian events of this scale have not taken place since the 1990s. Throughout his rule in Belarus, Lukashenko has not allowed such…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree establishing an expedited procedure for granting citizenship to residents of occupied Transnistria. Moldovan political scientist, security expert, and member of the Moldovan Parliament Oazu Nantoi explains in an interview with Blacksky.info journalist…
As soon as Russia begins to have political disagreements with its partners, two tried-and-true tools of pressure come into play: energy resources—with suddenly revised prices and supply terms—and sanitary inspections, which unexpectedly uncover a threat in the products of an…
or How We Should Build Relations with Péter Magyar’s Newly Elected Government to Establish a Qualitatively New Intergovernmental Relationship
Forty-eight heads of government and state in Yerevan. A historic event for Armenia and yet another blow to Russia’s self-image. On May 4, the capital of Armenia hosted the “Armenia-EU” European Political Community summit, which was notable not only for…
