Archives for January 2014

Alexander Mercouris Talks Ukraine on RT

This in about Politics, and tagged , was written by on January 31, 2014 . 12 Comments

Do the opposition leaders retain control over the Maidan? Would it be wise for Yanukovych to finally crack down? What are Western leaders trying to accomplish by meeting the opposition leaders in Munich?

Shredding Sochi… in a Good Way

This in , about Society, and tagged , , , was written by on January 31, 2014 . 6 Comments

After a long break, a new contribution to the Experts Panel: Shredding Sochi… in a Good Way Western journalists have been in the business of dismissing Russian achievements and magnifying Russian failures ever since Putin drove them into a collective derangement syndrome – he even haunts their dreams, as recently revealed by the Guardian’s Shaun Walker – […]

The Euromaidan Thread

This in about Politics, and tagged , , was written by on January 26, 2014 . 16 Comments

Discuss all things Euromaidan here and vote in the poll (tick as many options as you like). My own opinion is “Protests die down as Yanukovych reasserts control,” for reasons that I will expound upon in a forthcoming post. But I have made many of the arguments already on my Twitter feed where I, like […]