The Russians are back at home in Cuba for the long term. Foreign Minister Lavrov visited on 10 February. Promises of financial aid amounting to a million Euros are in the air. Not much perhaps, but symbolic of a return to the good old days. The deep water port of Cienfuegos (plumbing 600 metres) is … Continue reading Cuba’s Second Home for the Russian Navy

It is interesting that opposition to President Putin's constitutional changes  propose only very recently is now aired in the mainstream newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta under the title "Changes in the interests of the majority?" - 10.02.2020 20:24:00 Поправки в интересах большинства? Версия для печати Обсудить на форуме Социальные пункты закона об изменении Конституции выглядят как прикрытие для … Continue reading Russian Opposition to Putin’s Constitutional Changes

The resignation of the head of the CDU, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, comes as a great relief to Moscow as she is hostile to the Russian régime. But this was not the reason for what amounts to a palace coup at the CDU. The resignation was precipitated by Chancellor Merkel, who, in her high-handed manner, interfered in … Continue reading Germany Drifting Russia’s Way

Two days ago the Russian press reported an operation by Afghan special forces against insurgents, only a few of whom were actually Afghans; the others being Pakistanis. Nezavisimaya gazeta also stated on good authority that the notorious ISI,  secret military intelligence, in Pakistan that has been the bane of Afghanistan since the Soviet withdrawal at … Continue reading Pakistan Unites Terror Groups in Afghanistan

President Erdogan of Turkey signed a deal with the Russians on 12 January for a cease-fire, relieving Idlib of its siege by Assad, Iran and Russia in fulfilment of the understanding reached in September 2018. The cease-fire has been blatantly breached. Erdogan is infuriated. He declared that Turkish patience "is at an end." There are … Continue reading Russia Double-Crosses Turkey

The British have abandoned the European Union - at eleven o'clock Greenwich Mean Time last night - and the world reacts, except the United States, navel gazing as usual, happily engrossed in the forthcoming football super bowl and, unhappily, in the never ending soap opera of impeachment. The Russians do not know quite how to … Continue reading Brexit: Russia’s Reaction

The Russian deep state TV channel Zvezda aired a new documentary on the Berlin Tunnel last Wednesday, 22 January: "Samaya Skandal'naya Proslushka XX Veka". The tunnel burrowed through from the Western side of Berlin - occupied by the Allies - through into the East, the Russian zone - nominally under the jurisdiction of the G.D.R. … Continue reading The Berlin Tunnel: True and False