Leonid Savin Bucharest is used by the United States and NATO for active operations in a number of strategic directions. Besides the active anti-Russian (and anti-Belarusian) stance of Poland, whose political leadership is trying to be more aggressive than some members of Old Europe, another Eastern European member of NATO, Romania, deserves special attention. On February […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued statements in reaction to US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s official visit to Ukraine, Romania and Georgia this week where Austin told Ukrainian leaders there’s an “open door to NATO” membership if the necessary defense spending and anti-corruption reforms are made. “The military development of the territory [of Ukraine] […]
It’s impossible to understand the finer points of what’s happening on the ground in Russia and across Eurasia, business-wise, without following the annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). So let’s cut to the chase, and offer a few choice examples of what is discussed on top panels. The Russian Far East – Here’s a… […]
