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The Clown and the Dealer The Rare-Earth Bluff The once noisy story of the so-called rare-earth deal between Trump and Zelensky has received an equally noisy continuation. Or, more precisely, an ending. According to Ukrainian media, citing “sources in the extraction industry,” Zelensky has given an unofficial instruction to suspend the implementation of the deal between Kiev and Washington concerning the development by American companies of mineral resources on Ukrainian territory — resources that, at the height of negotiations, were valued at no less than $500 billion. Moreover, Kiev is now studying the possibility of “bringing in European investors” to develop those resources. Some experts believe Zelensky’s refusal to fulfill the terms of the deal was caused by his “finally ruined relations” with the American president. Others argue that the Kiev fraudster simply decided, quietly and without ceremony, to stiff Trump. The original idea of buttering up Trump and forcing him to ...
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The Race to Be Occupied How to Outsource Sovereignty U.S. satellites are convinced that if they manage to place an American military contingent or American nuclear weapons on their territory before Moscow and Washington define a new model of coexistence in Europe, then a comfortable old age and the permanence of their elites will be guaranteed. Modern history confirms it: the best way to achieve impunity and political permanence for ruling elites is to sell the sovereignty of one’s country to an external patron. And it so happens that many have grown accustomed to seeing the United States in the role of that patron. Before our eyes, a “race” is now unfolding among Eastern European countries to secure new American military facilities on their territory. The Polish authorities are practically insisting that U.S. troops and equipment being withdrawn from Germany be moved to Poland. Just a few days ago, the authorities of little Lithuania announced that they were allegedly beginning ...
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The Baltic False Start The War NATO Doesn’t Want Yet By creating a Baltic air corridor for long-range drones, Zelensky scrambled NATO’s cards in the preparation of aggression against Russia. The implementation of a minor Ukrainian task — minor, that is, from the standpoint of the global confrontation between Russia and the West — has come into conflict with preparations for a far larger attack. Paradoxical signals have been coming from the European Union recently. On the one hand, as we know, Europe is actively preparing to attack Russia: this has been stated by the Russian Foreign Ministry and Russian intelligence, and even a number of European politicians admit it. In general, Europe’s tone toward Russia remains aggressive. The desire to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia is still very much alive. One might think that, in such a situation, the regular appearance of drones in Baltic airspace would provide NATO with a convenient pretext to begin much larger military operations. N...
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The Golden Bluff Or  The $185 Billion Mirage The American “Golden Dome” in space is simply an information sabotage operation. Its purpose is to frighten the Chinese and force them to spend money, time, and resources on countermeasures against something that does not exist. And perhaps, along the way, to frighten Russia as well. The United States, as is known, intends to deploy in space a system of “Golden Dome” interceptor satellites designed to destroy ballistic missiles. This is presented as a truly Cyclopean system, with a projected cost of around $185 billion. In theory, such a system could indeed weaken a nuclear missile strike against U.S. territory. In practice, it is a repetition of an information sabotage operation the United States has already successfully carried out once before. To see this, it is worth recalling America in the 1980s. The phrase “peace through strength” is one of those American catchphrases that took final shape after the Second World War. It trac...
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Europe and the Four Questions It Cannot Answer Europe needs to come to the negotiating table. The problem is that for many European politicians, other priorities take precedence. Some are making far too much money from the war. Others are unwilling to negotiate unless they are certain they will leave the table with a favorable deal. In recent days, European diplomats busy discussing a new, already twenty-first package of anti-Russian sanctions have found themselves distracted by another topic: whether the European Union should enter into negotiations with Russia. At first glance, this discussion deserves applause. Russian experts and policymakers have argued since the beginning of the war that the contradictions between Moscow and Brussels - as well as Washington - could and should be resolved through negotiations. Throughout more than four years of conflict, the Kremlin has kept the diplomatic door open. If the European Union is now prepared to walk through it, then better late th...
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The Triangle America Cannot Break The Balance of the Unwilling The high-level meetings held in Beijing over the past week confirm the existence of the much-discussed “strategic triangle.” It remains virtual, and there is no reason to believe that the three great powers of the modern world are about to sit down at a negotiating table to redesign the global order. “Congresses of Vienna” usually follow world wars, and humanity, at least for now, appears spared that experience. Yet it is precisely the relationship between Russia, China, and the United States that now constitutes the balance of power which classical international politics considers the only reliable mechanism for preserving even a fragile peace. The architects of this balance are Moscow and Beijing, while Washington remains a necessary, if unpleasant-tasting, ingredient. That reality defined both the substance and the outcome of the two recent visits to Beijing - first by Donald Trump and several days later by Vladimir Puti...
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  It Can Now Arrive from the West The End of Predictability: Russia is no longer merely demonstrating weapons. It is dismantling the psychological architecture on which Western military planning, European political confidence, and the old rules of deterrence were built. On May 9, Moscow sent a message both to the city itself and to the wider world: if Kiev tried to turn Victory Day into an aerial spectacle, the response would be overwhelming. The era of coercive signaling, Moscow seemed to say, was over. From now on, force would be met with greater force. Russia’s president effectively announced the completion of tests for a whole range of strategic weapons systems. And frankly, the footage of Sarmat rising out of its silo made an impression even on people long accustomed to such things. This is happening against the backdrop of talk about the final stage of the conflict. Whatever anyone says, what is new in the missile is first of all the engine. Russia’s enormous advant...
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