Posts tagged: Russia

Daily Debrief

500 Drones on St Petersburg as Trump Waives Sanctions

Trump waives the Graham Act and pitches Europe on Russian gas as Kiev sends 500 drones at St Petersburg; the analysts see a fuel-price retreat Kiev can spoil, not a peace.

Geopolitics Ukraine Russia

October 19, 2026

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A Diesel Waiver for Moscow, a 'New Leader' for Kiev

Trump waives sanctions on Russian diesel and tells Ukraine to find a new leader; Kiev hits a refinery within hours and Moscow puts the trilateral talks under review.

Geopolitics Ukraine Russia

October 11, 2026

Daily Debrief

Moscow Vows 'Full Force' as Kiev's Bridges Stay Shut

Peskov promises 'full force' and Kiev's embassies are told the strikes go on whether they stay or not; Mercouris, Krapivnik and Martyanov read the 2022 restraints as lifted.

Geopolitics Ukraine Russia

October 6, 2026

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Lavrov Shuts the Door on a Ceasefire as Britain Is Told to Stock Up on Tins

Russia told the United Nations it will stop for nothing short of a settlement, and in the same week European governments began telling their citizens to prepare for war; the analysts read the scare as the sound of a war being lost rather than one about to be fought.

Geopolitics Ukraine Russia Europe NATO United States

September 25, 2026

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Washington Sends Its CIA Director to Moscow

Donald Trump dispatched his CIA director to the Kremlin this week, an unusual channel that Moscow declined to receive at the top. Among the analysts we track, the reading was near-unanimous. They saw a sign of American weakness across Iran and Ukraine, not Russian.

Geopolitics Russia Iran

August 27, 2026