Islamic State (IS) claimed the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow. Radical Islamists have long accused Russia for 'oppressing Muslims' both at home and abroad. IS propaganda mentions...
The almost two-year-long Russian assault has inflicted huge losses on Ukraine. In order to cover partially the damage, Ukraine wants the Russian assets that have been frozen in Western countries to...
Ukrainian aerial attacks on Russian infrastructure could cause significant problems as international isolation makes it harder for Russian companies to replace broken equipment, writes Sergey...
After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, an extensive network of channels appeared on Telegram run by propagandists, 'war correspondents' and other sincere supporters of...
A fresh disaster may be looming in Nagorny Karabakh, writes Thomas de Waal, senior fellow with Carnegie Europe. On September 19, the majority-Armenian highland enclave within the borders of...
Journalists all over the world are eager to cover the Azov movement in Ukraine. In a lot of reports the fascist background of the battalion attracts more attention than the real political influence...
The arrest of theater and film director Kirill Serebrennikov of the renowned Gogol Center in Moscow shocked the Russian cultural community. But the response was fragmented and, as usual,...
In March the French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen (FN) visited the Duma in Moscow, looking for financial support for her presidential campaign. A month earlier a delegation of the far right...
Russia reacted unusually strong after a misty shoot-out near the border with Crimea, blamed on 'Ukrainian terrorists'. Putin in Moscow even spoke of Kyivs 'turn to terrorism'. Is it frustration...
Een sterke NAVO is sinds het einde van de Koude Oorlog nog niet zo hard nodig geweest als nu. Rusland dreigt de laatste tijd immers met het inzetten van nucleaire wapens. De Tweede Kamer roept de...