https://carnegie.ru/commentary/78022
European energy security isn’t a pressing concern for most Americans — but it should be. If Europe, the West’s frontline against Russian aggression, falls...
Depending on who you speak to, it is either the media event of the year, or a homage to a man who only answers his own questions. But like it or loathe it, Vladimir Putin’s annual press-conference generally creates headlines. The 14th edition of this carefully-managed show was no exception, with Putin unexpectedly throwing his weight behind Theresa May’s Brexit plans. “The
Putins aggressives Verhalten unterstreicht die Gefahr, ihm mit der Pipeline Nord Stream 2 mehr Kontrolle über die Energieversorgung Europas zu geben. Aber auch die Sicherheit der Ukraine steht auf dem Spiel.
https://www.inopressa.ru/article/20Dec2018/independent/belarus.html
https://carnegie.ru/commentary/77999
https://www.novayagazeta.ru/articles/2018/12/20/78994-bolshe-konfrontatsii-bolshe-deneg
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3835904
https://hvylya.net/analytics/geopolitics/pridnistrovskiy-konflikt-sogodennya-i-maybutnye.html
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is hardly known for soft diplomacy – but his most recent comments on the state of relations with Russia were surprisingly blunt. “I can read between the lines and I understand the hints,” he said in a meeting with Russian press on Friday. “You should just say it out loud: destroy the country and become part of Russia.”