Since the beginning of the Ukrainian crisis, the Biden administration has distinguished itself by an alarmist tone and by numerous speeches. Even if it means creating tension with Kiev. For the American president, weakened by the fiasco of the Afghan departure and by difficulties on the internal plan, it is a question of displaying the … Read more
New sign of rising tensions in the Russian-Western crisis around Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched military exercises this Saturday, February 19 “strategic” involving ballistic missile fire, the Kremlin said. The spokesman for the Russian presidency, Dmitry Peskov, quoted by the Russian news agencies Ria Novosti and Interfax, indicated that the exercises had started, Vladimir … Read more
The Russians have already seen these images broadcast by public television in Moscow. Since Friday evening, busloads of frightened refugees have been crossing the border to find accommodation and comfort in the “mother country”. They come from Donbass, the Russian-speaking region in eastern Ukraine at the heart of eight years of conflict between the Ukrainian … Read more
AA/Istanbul The leader of the pro-Russian separatist “republic” of Donetsk, at war with Ukraine, Denis Pushilin, announced on Friday the evacuation of civilians to Russia, accusing Kiev of preparing an invasion. Pushilin said in a video posted on his official Telegram account that “from today a massive and centralized departure of the population is being … Read more
“I have not yet been found guilty, but I am already presented in prisoner’s uniform! » From the first minutes of his new trial, Tuesday February 15, Alexeï Navalny counter-attacked, true to himself, between provocation and irony. Uniquely, Russian justice organized the hearings for this new trial of Alexei Navalny in the same prison: penal … Read more
AA / Washington The White House announced on Saturday that US President Joe Biden had notified his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, that invading Ukraine would result in “considerable humanitarian suffering”. This is what emerges from an hour-long telephone conversation between the two heads of state, according to the White House, against the backdrop of the … Read more
A joint press conference in the halls of the Kremlin after an interview lasting more than five hours. European guest of honor in Moscow, Tuesday 1is February, Viktor Orban was entitled to preferential treatment. The visit of the Hungarian Prime Minister allowed Vladimir Putin to expose the divisions of NATO and the European Union on … Read more
Rising East-West tensions do not suit Hungary at all and place its government in a most uncomfortable position. A loyal member of NATO since 1999, Viktor Orban’s Hungary has relied heavily on its diplomatic and commercial doctrine of“opening to the east” and categorically refuses to question the flourishing Hungarian-Russian relations. “No one has the right … Read more