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Russia and the West

Russia and the West have had a love-hate relationship for centuries. These are the stories of what some are already calling the Second Cold War.

Vladimir Putin Angela Merkel

Trump’s Presence Will Be Felt When Merkel and Putin Meet

America isn’t on the agenda, but Germany and Russia share concerns about Donald Trump.

Avatar photoKristijonas MedelisJanuary 10, 2020November 13, 2021

China-Russia Gas Pipeline Should Concentrate Minds in Brussels

The EU must find other gas suppliers while it still has the benefit of being Russia’s top customer.

Avatar photoAnonymousDecember 9, 2019April 11, 2022

Breakthrough Unlikely at Normandy Four Meeting

Neither Russia nor Ukraine is ready to back down in the Donbas.

Avatar photoKristijonas MedelisDecember 6, 2019February 26, 2022

Turkey’s Purchase of a Russian Missile System, Explained

Turkey is going ahead with a deal that its NATO allies have condemned. Why?

Avatar photoKristijonas MedelisJuly 16, 2019November 21, 2021
Edgars Rinkēvičs Jens Stoltenberg

Russian Missile Treaty Violation Is a Wake-up Call for Europe

Europe may not want a repeat of the Cold War, but it has to come to terms with reality.

Avatar photoAnonymousJuly 2, 2019April 11, 2022
Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin Is Not Your Conservative Hero

Western conservatives looking for a leading light won’t find one in the Kremlin.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 28, 2019April 2, 2022
Donald Trump Giuseppe Conte

Different Player, Same Game

Donald Trump hoped to improve relations with Russia. He is reverting to the same policy as his predecessors.

Avatar photoAnonymousJune 15, 2019April 11, 2022

Estonia’s President Sends Wrong Message Meeting Putin

Kersti Kaljulaid breaks with the Baltic policy not legitimizing Russia’s aggression.

Avatar photoKristijonas MedelisApril 24, 2019November 21, 2021
Vladimir Putin Angela Merkel

Nord Stream Climbdown Should Put Ostpolitik to Rest

Change-through-rapprochement worked in the 1970s. Vladimir Putin’s Russia is different.

Nick OttensNick OttensFebruary 12, 2019November 13, 2021

Recent Revelations in the Trump-Russia Scandal

The FBI investigated if the president himself might be working for Russia.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 19, 2019November 21, 2021

Why Greek-Russian Relations Haven’t Improved

When the far left came to power in Greece, there were fears it would seek an entente with Moscow.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 30, 2018November 21, 2021
Donald Trump Vladimir Putin

Trump Believes Summit with Putin Has Reset Relations. He’s Wrong

A single meeting of two leaders doesn’t usually change the fate of nations.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 16, 2018November 21, 2021
Plaça de Catalunya Barcelona Spain

Five Catalan Politicians Jailed, Five Reasons for Russia’s Spy Poisoning

The arrests make it even more difficult to form a government in the breakaway region of Spain.

Nick OttensNick OttensMarch 24, 2018October 28, 2021

Trump Doesn’t Understand New Cold War, Doesn’t Understand Presidency

Donald Trump treats the American presidency like his reality-TV version of a business.

Nick OttensNick OttensMarch 23, 2018December 2, 2021

Good, Bad and Ugly in Trump’s Drug Plan, Corbyn Parrots Russian Talking Points

The president proposes common-sense drug reforms — and the death penalty for drug dealers.

Nick OttensNick OttensMarch 16, 2018April 8, 2023

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