Leonid Ragozin

Viktor Orban’s stepping stone – the EU’s own illiberal tendencies and militarism – is still very much present.

A protracted conflict in the Middle East could help Russia’s war effort in Ukraine.

What many in the West viewed as a strategic blunder is increasingly seen in Moscow as a costly but necessary gamble.

The louder the West talks about defeating Russia, the further peace in Ukraine moves out of reach.

Moscow is focused on winning in Ukraine; all else is a means to that end.

The US escalation against Caracas may be part of a larger realignment for a new world order.

The European political elite still holds onto the belief that Ukraine can somehow prevail on the battlefield if funded.

A weakened Ukrainian president can now easily be turned into a scapegoat for defeat.

The war can only end on Moscow’s terms. The West’s inability to accept this harsh reality keeps Ukraine bleeding.

The Russian president is quite close to drawing a thick red line in Eastern Europe that the West will have to respect.