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MOSCOW BLOG: EU under intense pressure to confiscate Russia’s frozen $300bn

December 18, 2024

The EU is under intense pressure to seize Russia’s frozen $300bn of reserves, as crises in funding the war in Ukraine and finding the funds to pay for reconstruction loom.

MOSCOW BLOG: Three of US’ key regional allies are in turmoil

December 4, 2024

Three of the US military outposts in key regions of the world are either under attack or in chaos. Israel in the Middle East, Ukraine in Europe and now South Korea in East Asia are all in turmoil thanks to the rise of geopolitical tensions.

MOSCOW BLOG: The EU loses its appeal

November 6, 2024

One of the salient points is that would-be members have never been interested in the “values” part of the deal and see the need to adhere to them simply as an annoyance that has to be tolerated if you want access to the transformation grants.

MOSCOW BLOG: The EU loses its appeal

November 5, 2024

After the collapse of the Soviet Union the only thing almost all the former republics and vassal states wanted to do was join the European Union. It was a no brainer. Not any more. A growing number of countries have cooled on joining the EU.

MOSCOW BLOG: Elon Musk’s Starlink is helping Russia thanks to technology export daisy chains

October 16, 2024

This is embarrassing: Russians have got their hands on Starlink and it is helping them to improve their position on the battlefield.

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