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Ukrainian nationalists hold flares during a rally outside parliament on Monday to demand that Kiev break its agreement with Russia on cooperation in the use of the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait and impose martial law in the country. The previous day Russia seized three Ukrainian naval ships by force in a strait near Moscow-annexed Crimea. Photo: AFP/ STR / NurPhoto

Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Drama in the Kerch Strait: teasing the Russian bear

by Pepe Escobar November 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Nikopol Sergey Tsybizov, a sailor from a seized Ukrainian naval vessel, is questioned in Kerch, Russia, on Monday. Image: Russian Federal Security Service

European Union, Russia, World

Kiev imposes martial law after clash with Russian navy

by Giovanni Pigni November 27, 2018February 18, 2020

In this handout photo distributed by the Russian Federal Security Service, three Ukrainian naval ships cross what Moscow claims as the Russian border. Photo: Russian Federal Security Service via AFP

China, European Union, Russia, World

Ukraine ship seizure sparks war of words at UN as Kiev mulls martial law

by Asia Times staff November 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Policemen stand in front of the Russian Embassy in Kiev late on Sunday, while smoke from a flare thrown by protesters is seen during a rally, following an incident in the Black Sea off Moscow-annexed Crimea, in which three Ukrainian naval vessels were seized by a Russian border guard vessel. Photo: AFP

France, Russia, World

Russia seizes Ukrainian navy vessels off annexed Crimea

by Asia Times staff November 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Russia's spies have left a trail of evidence leading directly to Moscow. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, European Union, Malaysia, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Russia’s spies red-faced after multiple plots uncovered

by Giovanni Pigni October 17, 2018February 18, 2020

The funeral procession for Alexander Zakharchenko, head of the Donetsk People's Republic. Photo: Valeriy Melnikov / Sputnik/ AFP

In breakaway Ukraine, those who live by the sword are dying by it

by Giovanni Pigni September 25, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Photo: Reuters/Leah Millis

Second Trump-Putin summit postponed; Pompeo talks tough on Russia

by Asia Times staff July 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin offers a ball from the 2018 World Cup to US President Donald Trump after a meeting in Helsinki in July. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

A walk on the wild side as Trump meets Putin at Finland station

by Pepe Escobar July 17, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore on June 12, 2018. Photo: AFP/Saul Loeb

AT Finance, China, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, World

The uncertain legacy of the Singapore summit

by Richard N. Haass June 17, 2018June 17, 2018

Donald Trump after the Singapore Summit in Singapore. Photo: AFP/Singapore Ministry of Communications and Information/EyePress

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Trump is weakening America and empowering its foes

by Xuan Loc Doan June 17, 2018June 17, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin (center) inspects the road section of the road-and-rail Crimean Bridge over the Kerch Strait on March 14, 2018. Photo: AFP / Yuri Kochetkov

China, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, Syria, Turkey, World

Popular Putin prepares for Cold War 2.0

by Pepe Escobar May 4, 2018February 18, 2020

The US Navy guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey fires a Tomahawk land attack missile, April 14, 2018. Photo: US Navy/Matthew Daniels/Handout via Reuters

European Union, France, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

Bombing Syria not enough: how to deter future chemical attacks

by Lukas Trakimavičius April 16, 2018

A Russian tank in Ukraine. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

European Union, France, Germany, India, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

The geopolitics beyond the Skripal case

by Nicos Panayiotides April 5, 2018

Henry Kissinger, Leonid Brezhnev and Viktor Sukhodrev visit a hunting farm at Zavidovo, Russia, May 1973. Photo via Flickr

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Egypt, European Union, Germany, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Congratulations or none, ostracizing Russia might be worse

by Stephen Bryen March 22, 2018

Putin attends a meeting with members of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights in Moscow. Photo: Reuters / Yuri Kochetkov.

China, European Union, Germany, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

Putin’s election: Russia’s strategic outlook

by Anna Scherbakova March 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Vladimir Putin fires a sport gun at a sports complex outside Sochi on March 9, 2012. Photo: AFP/Ria Novosti/Alexey Druzhinin

Beijing, China, European Union, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

It’s all Putin’s fault… but still he wins

by Pepe Escobar March 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Servicemen patrol at the Kremlin in Moscow on November 30, 2017. Photo: AFP / Mladen ANTONOV

Afghanistan, European Union, Russia, South Asia, World

How mothers’ angst might rein in Putin’s military ambitions

by Jennifer Mathers January 27, 2018February 18, 2020

People react as they gather at Plaza Catalunya after voting ended for the banned independence referendum, in Barcelona, Spain October 1, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Susana Vera

Cyprus, European Union, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, World

The future of the EU at stake in Catalonia

by Pepe Escobar October 2, 2017February 18, 2020

A Ukrainian serviceman holds a flag of Ukraine and smokes at a military base in the Crimean town of Belbek, Ukraine. Photo: Reuters/Shamil Zhumatov

Pentagon seeks White House approval to arm Ukraine

by Asia Unhedged August 1, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump (right) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb

Germany, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

US Senate looks to have ended Trump’s honeymoon with Russia

by Arshad Mohammed July 29, 2017February 18, 2020