Also in Ukraine any relationship with anything Russian is now basically considered treason, and that is quite a disincentive to deal with Putinism, no matter how greeedy one might be. I think any def… (View Post)

OK, early disclosure, my academic background is in the field and I work together with the centre for geopolitics at a UK university. A good piece but of course the nuances are lost in the brief forma… (View Post)

It would be surprising if the Kremlin has not been deeply rattled by the past few days. Not just the HQ strike which "got" Gerasimov, but the growing Ukrainian break out from Kharkiv and bi… (View Post)

Seems like growing confirmation that Gerasimov was wounded and has been evacuated. (View Post)

Rumour in Tallinn that the Ukrainians got really close this time. Rumour now is that he has left UA for Moscow, because its simply too dangerous to leave him in theatre: twenty Russian officers now s… (View Post)