Tag Archives: russia

Western Europeans see the Orthodox and eastern Christians as satraps and a bunch of smugglers, while the Orthodox regard the Crusaders as barbarian usurpers bent on world conquest. By Pepe Escobar, posted with the Author’s permission and cross-posted with The Cradle ...

By Nightvision for the Saker Blog Firstly, the biggest news at the forefront is that the Mariupol situation appears to be nearing a possible conclusion. We reported last time that one prominent source said Azovstal would be fully resolved by ...

On April 24, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 5 times: 3 – in Latakia province, 2 – in Idlib province;On April 24, the SDF carried out a security operation in the al-Hawl camp;On ...

By Nighvision for the Saker Blog Russia continues grinding down the Ukrainian infrastructure, and that has been the theme of the last few days. There has been a huge uptick in aerial assaults and missile strikes on various infrastructural objects ...

Daniel KovalikRTSun, 24 Apr 2022 18:31 UTC The argument can be made that Russia exercised its right for self-defense For many years, I have studied and given much thought to the UN Charter’s prohibition against aggressive war. No one can ...

By Nightvision for the Saker Blog The biggest development is the announcement by Russia/Putin of Mariupol’s “official liberation.” I’ve written before about how Russia often ‘jumps the gun’ on announcements, but it’s true that the city proper is liberated with ...

A lot of very big scoops and important updates today. The biggest news of this cycle is that yesterday was one of the single worst days of the conflict so far for the UAF: in a single day, the UAF ...

By Michael Antony for Ooduarere via the Saker Blog The horrific series of mass atrocities being carried out by the Ukrainians to put the blame on Russia and get more weapons sent to them is escalating at an alarming rate. The Mariupol ...