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MOSCOW BLOG: Western coverage of the Ukraine war turns negative
November 4, 2025
After more than three years of throwing their support behind Kyiv’s defence of Ukraine following Russia’s invasion and pushing a narrative of “stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes,” the Western press has turned starkly negative in recent weeks.
MOSCOW BLOG: Lukoil to sell foreign assets due to US oil sanctions
October 28, 2025
Russian oil major Lukoil said it would sell its foreign assets in a press release yesterday after it was hit with US oil sanctions.
MOSCOW BLOG: Dmitriev goes to Washington
October 27, 2025
That didn’t work well. Kirill Dmitriev, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy on Ukraine who has been leading business talks with the US, shot off to Washington within two days of US President Donald Trump imposing oil sanctions.
The rise of the Southern Consensus
September 9, 2025
It’s increasingly looking like a clash of civilisations, isn’t it? In the last 24 hours there was yet another Global South summit where the collective leaders of the world’s biggest countries gathered to show unity in the face of US aggression.
MOSCOW BLOG: a tale of two sets of talks
August 29, 2025
There are two sets of talks going on at the moment. In one set, Europe is trying to help its ally bring an end to the conflict in Ukraine with a “just peace”. In the other Trump just wants to do business with Russia.