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Next winter will be difficult in Europe without Russian gas
GENEVA (Realist English). President of the Global Gas Centre René Bautz in an interview with the web-portal swissinfo.ch expressed his...
Sanctions elevate Western leaders’ self-esteem but do not change Kremlin’s policy
NEW HAVEN (Realist English). "Ruthless" trade and financial sanctions against Russia may morally satisfy Western politicians and their voters, but...
Zelensky: Germany delays Ukraine’s accession to EU
KIEV (Realist English). President of the Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky said that Germany is making efforts to build a new wall...
Russia is ready for tough confrontation in energy sphere
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia is ready for a tough confrontation in the energy sphere, if necessary, Nikolai Kobrinets, director of...
Putin is convinced that Western leaders are covering up their mistakes with sanctions
MOSCOW (Realist English). President Vladimir Putin believes that Western leaders are trying to "blame on Russia their own economic mistakes"....
EU plans to slash gas purchases from Russia by two-thirds
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Union announced on March 8 its intention to reduce purchases of Russian gas by two-thirds...
IEA has developed plan to reduce EU’s dependence on Russian gas
PARIS (Realist English). In 2021, EU countries imported 155 billion cubic meters of natural gas from Russia, which is almost...
FBI launches criminal investigation into former CIA and FBI chiefs over 2016 Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened criminal investigations into former CIA Director John Brennan and former...
Roman Starovoit and the collapse of a technocratic glossy dream
MOSCOW (Realist English). I can’t stop thinking about the story of Roman Starovoit. If you think about it, the former...
Putin calls for deeper BRICS cooperation and new financial infrastructure at Rio summit
RIO DE JANEIRO (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin called for stronger integration among BRICS nations and greater independence from...
Elon Musk announces launch of third party after fallout with Trump
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk announced on Saturday the formation of a new political force — the America...
Roman Starovoit and the collapse of a technocratic glossy dream
MOSCOW (Realist English). I can’t stop thinking about the story of Roman Starovoit. If you think about it, the former...
Bezos’s Venetian wedding: a manifesto of new feudalism
VENICE (Realist English). When Jeff Bezos rents half of Venice for a $50 million wedding, it is more than the...
Not Mossad’s strength — but Iran’s weakness
TBILISI (Realist English). The recent targeted assassinations of senior IRGC commanders and high-ranking Iranian officers are not simply the triumph...
The Church belongs to Christ, not to politicians: The Armenian Apostolic Church becomes a casualty of Yerevan’s political agony
YEREVAN (Realist English). First, they handed over part of the Holy Land to the Baku fascists, betraying the Armenians of...
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