Through acts of coercion forcing public lies, Russia is consciously turning Central Asia into a ‘Middle’ region

In Russia, the U.S. operation in Venezuela creates three groups of problems

Has China abandoned Venezuela? Formally – yes

January will provide the answer to which “path” the Russian command decides to take

Trump will neither actively help Putin nor obstruct him

Europeans should rethink their long-term business with Moscow before criticizing Washington

China is now using Russia to provoke the United States and Europe as much as possible, in order to inflict damage on the West

Any European guarantees, in any form, are worthless without Europe’s real readiness to fight Russia

Russia’s 2026 outlook signals stagnation and long-term economic degradation

Core 5 - a global “club of potentials” without shared principles like the G7