By ANDREW KORYBKO: The entry of Russian forces into Dnipropetrovsk marks an irreversible turning point in the Ukrainian conflict. Putin's circumvention strategy has turned the battle for Pokrovsk into a geopolitical trap that could precipitate the collapse of the lines
By ANDREW KORYBKO: Either Donald Trump is being maliciously misinformed about the conflict or he is manipulatively creating the pretext for US escalation
By ANDREW KORYBKO: Behind pipelines and railways, the 'Three Seas Initiative' militarizes Central Europe: a Russophobic alliance financed by Washington, with Poland as a key player in the new East-West confrontation
By ANDREW KORYBKO: The three Gulf states Donald Trump is visiting this week have played a significant role in organizing negotiations or facilitating exchanges between Russia and Ukraine
By ANDREW KORYBKO: Russia can expect nothing in return if Vladimir Putin allows EU aircraft troops to be deployed and patrol Western Ukraine
By ANDREW KORYBKO: As American influence wanes, it will create political and security vacuums that others compete to fill
By ANDREW KORYBKO: Ukraine's future is at stake, and decisions made in the coming weeks could define the country's fate
By ANDREW KORYBKO: US withdrawal of Polish logistics facility from Rzeszow to Ukraine is meant to symbolize reduction in American military aid to Kiev
By ANDREW KORYBKOrented by Trump and sacrifice his political career, his expected legacy in the eyes of Ukrainians and part of his country's economic sovereignty
By ANDREW KORYBKO: Vladimir Putin may not agree to a ceasefire or armistice as long as Europeans continue to arm Ukraine
By ANDREW KORYBKO: A new architecture of European security is taking shape and its final configuration is shaped by the relationship between France and Poland
By ANDREW KORYBKO: Vladimir Putin's praise of Donald Trump's approach to peace talks sends a message to all Russia supporters
By ANDREW KORYBKO: What's next after Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump just agreed to start peace talks
By ANDREW KORYBKO: Trump's plans to build an Iron Dome are a watershed moment in the New Cold War, as they will take the US rivalry with Russia and China to a qualitatively more dangerous level
By ANDREW KORYBKO: Donald Trump's preference for sanctions could disrupt India's careful multi-pronged alignment between the US and Russia, forcing it to choose between them
By ANDREW KORYBKO: Some observations on Kiev’s latest provocation – taking into account the wider picture
By ANDREW KORYBKO: The political consequences of Ukraine's decision to cut off Russian gas to Europe
By ANDREW KORYBKO: Russia dodged a bullet by wisely choosing not to ally with the now-defeated Axis of Resistance
By ANDREW KORYBKO: Putin was faced with the choice of escalating or continuing his policy of strategic patience, and he chose the former.
By ANDREW KORYBKO: Non-nuclear Iran is incapable of posing an existential threat to the US like nuclear-armed Russia
By ANDREW KORYBKO: The entry of Russian forces into Dnipropetrovsk marks an irreversible turning point in the Ukrainian conflict. Putin's circumvention strategy has turned the battle for Pokrovsk into a geopolitical trap that could precipitate the collapse of the lines
By ANDREW KORYBKO: Either Donald Trump is being maliciously misinformed about the conflict or he is manipulatively creating the pretext for US escalation
By ANDREW KORYBKO: Behind pipelines and railways, the 'Three Seas Initiative' militarizes Central Europe: a Russophobic alliance financed by Washington, with Poland as a key player in the new East-West confrontation
By ANDREW KORYBKO: The three Gulf states Donald Trump is visiting this week have played a significant role in organizing negotiations or facilitating exchanges between Russia and Ukraine
By ANDREW KORYBKO: Russia can expect nothing in return if Vladimir Putin allows EU aircraft troops to be deployed and patrol Western Ukraine
By ANDREW KORYBKO: As American influence wanes, it will create political and security vacuums that others compete to fill
By ANDREW KORYBKO: Ukraine's future is at stake, and decisions made in the coming weeks could define the country's fate
By ANDREW KORYBKO: US withdrawal of Polish logistics facility from Rzeszow to Ukraine is meant to symbolize reduction in American military aid to Kiev
By ANDREW KORYBKOrented by Trump and sacrifice his political career, his expected legacy in the eyes of Ukrainians and part of his country's economic sovereignty
By ANDREW KORYBKO: Vladimir Putin may not agree to a ceasefire or armistice as long as Europeans continue to arm Ukraine
By ANDREW KORYBKO: A new architecture of European security is taking shape and its final configuration is shaped by the relationship between France and Poland
By ANDREW KORYBKO: Vladimir Putin's praise of Donald Trump's approach to peace talks sends a message to all Russia supporters
By ANDREW KORYBKO: What's next after Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump just agreed to start peace talks
By ANDREW KORYBKO: Trump's plans to build an Iron Dome are a watershed moment in the New Cold War, as they will take the US rivalry with Russia and China to a qualitatively more dangerous level
By ANDREW KORYBKO: Donald Trump's preference for sanctions could disrupt India's careful multi-pronged alignment between the US and Russia, forcing it to choose between them
By ANDREW KORYBKO: Some observations on Kiev’s latest provocation – taking into account the wider picture
By ANDREW KORYBKO: The political consequences of Ukraine's decision to cut off Russian gas to Europe
By ANDREW KORYBKO: Russia dodged a bullet by wisely choosing not to ally with the now-defeated Axis of Resistance
By ANDREW KORYBKO: Putin was faced with the choice of escalating or continuing his policy of strategic patience, and he chose the former.
By ANDREW KORYBKO: Non-nuclear Iran is incapable of posing an existential threat to the US like nuclear-armed Russia