A prominent Russian political analyst suspects that Russia is trying to foist on the US an interpretation of the Minsk agreement that places the full onus of implementation on Ukraine.
As Moscow has become more anti-Western, contacts with the Western far right have become more intense and have operated at a high level.
Fighting continues in Ukraine; Power is restored in Avdeyevka; Trump administration’s positions on Ukraine/Russia still muddled
‘Trump Administration is the Obama Administration on Steroids,’ Russian Analyst Says 2017-02-06 14:52:50 The wild gyrations in Russian expectations about new US President Donald Trump are continuing with the events of February 3 prompting Veronika Krasheninnikova to say that instead of the change Moscow had expected, “the Trump Administration is the Obama Administration on steroids.” […]
Last night saw heavy military and civilian casualties.
Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed yesterday and 14 wounded.
Vladimir Kara-Murza, Jr., journalist and activist in the Russian opposition, has been hospitalized again today in serious condition with the same symptoms as his poisoning in 2015.
The worst violence seen by Donetsk city since 2015 broke out on Sunday morning.
“Wherever there is oligarchy, Putin has a chance to bring people to power,” says opposition activist Ilya Yashin.
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