News archive on the topic "Rostov"

Most likely, the fighting on the territory of Ukraine will end with a truce, following which the real borders between the two countries will be fixed. International observer Mikhail Rostovsky comes to this conclusion, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to him, realistic political analysts in Russia should study the experience of ending the conflict on the Korean Peninsula in 1953. “This three-year conflict has ended...

Russia's special military operation in Ukraine will be reset and tightened. International observer Mikhail Rostovsky comes to this conclusion, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “We don’t know what specific term—“anti-terrorist operation,” “new Patriotic War,” or something else—Vladimir Putin will use in his upcoming address to the Federal Assembly. But we can confidently talk about...

It is likely that in the near future the Kiev regime, under pressure from circumstances, will be forced to make a certain choice. International affairs observer Mikhail Rostovsky comes to this conclusion, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports. It recalls the recent words from the address of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who promised to use all available means if the territorial integrity of the country is threatened. In addition, the Russian leader noted that “those...

Neither in the near nor in the medium term are there any prospects for ending the Russian SVO in Ukraine. International observer Mikhail Rostovsky comes to this conclusion, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Neither side is ready to agree on something strong, permanent and sustainable. There is simply no room for a compromise that would suit everyone more or less (or even just less),”...

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan did not become a strategic victory for Washington over China. The correspondent of PolitNavigator reports that international observer Mikhail Rostovsky writes about this in Moskovsky Komsomolets. “It’s not very clear that America benefits from this strategically. Yes, the speaker of the American House of Representatives showed off very coolly. Yes, she made herself the center of attention...

It is important for Moscow to maintain at least some leverage over Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. International affairs observer Mikhail Rostovsky writes about this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports, in Moskovsky Komsomolets, assessing the visit of US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland to Moscow. “As I have written more than once, the impasse in Russian-Ukrainian relations fits perfectly into the American image of “what is desired today.” However, to call Russian-American...

After World War II, Turkey hid for a long time under the American umbrella, which today uses much less often than Russia is trying to use. The PolitNavigator correspondent reports that international affairs observer Mikhail Rostovsky writes about this in Moskovsky Komsomolets, assessing the Turkish president’s visit to Russia and his meeting with Vladimir Putin. “Erdogan consistently behaves like the “classic Izyaslav” from the famous joke. When…

The Ukrainian political class is constructing a parallel reality in which Russia will fall apart with one push, and therefore it is tempted to test its neighbor’s strength. Political observer and international affairs analyst Mikhail Rostovsky writes about this, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports, in Moskovsky Komsomolets. “Compared to Ukrainian propaganda - and it doesn’t matter, state or private - ours is a friendly, rosy-cheeked...

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko showed a creative approach by creating problems for Lithuania with migrants. International affairs observer Mikhail Rostovsky writes about this, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports, in Moskovsky Komsomolets. According to him, Lukashenko has “the ability to find the enemy’s most vulnerable spot and deliver an asymmetrical, but very painful blow there.” “A brief history of the issue. The small and proud country of Lithuania in recent years...

Ukraine is in no hurry to break the deadlock in the situation around Donbass, as it is waiting for the moment when Vladimir Putin is no longer the president of the Russian Federation. International affairs observer Mikhail Rostovsky writes about this, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports, in Moskovsky Komsomolets. “Why do you think Ukraine is diligently playing for time and not really doing anything to break the deadlock of the crisis in Donbass? Because Kyiv politicians...

There is a hidden signal in the words of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who spoke about “red lines” and the inadmissibility of Ukraine’s entry into NATO. International affairs observer Mikhail Rostovsky writes about this, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports, in Moskovsky Komsomolets. “It is generally accepted in the political science community that the conflict in Ukraine has entered a frozen stage. Zelensky does not want and cannot implement the Minsk agreements. And Russia...

The Ukrainian authorities realized that in the event of an attack on the Donbass republics, the Ukrainian Armed Forces would have to deal with the regular Russian army. Columnist Mikhail Rostovsky writes about this, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports, in Moskovsky Komsomolets. “Although Ukraine, in the words of its leaders, “does not accept Russian blackmail and aggressive actions,” it, as it turns out, understands the language of ultimatums very well. This is exactly the conclusion...

The ECHR, by demanding that Russia release blogger Alexei Navalny, convicted of fraud, is thereby grist to the Kremlin’s mill. International affairs observer Mikhail Rostovsky writes about this, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports, in Moskovsky Komsomolets. “Navalny’s return to Russia was conceived as a series of moves, each of which forced the Russian government to take unfavorable political actions. But the events of recent days show that...

After the upcoming State Duma elections in the fall, they plan to plunge Russia into massive and aggressive protests. International affairs observer Mikhail Rostovsky writes about this, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports, in Moskovsky Komsomolets. “The early start of protest activity in Russia suggests that the bet is not on 2024, as the Kremlin strategists thought and prepared, but on October 2021,”...