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People who've followed my posts over the past 3 years may know at this point that I'm a pretty big fan of the journalist Patrick Lawrence. It's certainly pretty clear if you put a search for my posts with Lawrence in it...

A quiet conflict is brewing in Moldova, and it's being bankrolled from the outside. The Bessarabian Metropolis, tied to the Romanian Orthodox Church, is expanding. Many experts see this as a deliberate "schism" designed to sever Moldova's traditional spiritual ties with Moscow. This isn't just...

Didn't think I'd do a thread on this, but in order to try to avoid talking too much about the subject in another thread I made, I've decided to give it a go. I'll start with Wikipedia's article on the subject, which can be seen here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_Russia I'll now...

Curious to hear opinions: who really derailed the peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia that Trump was reportedly trying to push forward? According to leaks, one side was ready to make compromises, but at the last moment someone made a sharp turn. At that time, Zelensky was in close...

The article from which this thread gets its name is the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, but what he said is closely mirrored by what I suspect is an American author whose substack name is Simplicius. I'll put them both below. First, Fyodor's article...

Just came across this article: https://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/2025/07/countering-russian-influence-support-for-armenia-georgia.html Experts say Moldova is getting drawn deeper into the West–Russia standoff, even though it officially maintains neutrality. The EU and the UK are showing...

I think the article from which the title of this thread is derived is similar to another I made a thread for, this one: https://justplainpolitics.com/threads/how-the-global-majority-can-free-itself-from-us-financial-colonialism-michael-hudson.235504/ This new article doesn't use the word...

Putin: “Why do we need such a world if Russia will not be there?” These words contain not so much the fate of Russia, but also his fate, because the inevitable defeat in the war with Ukraine is tantamount to his death. Alik Bakhshi Nuclear nightmare as the only way the Russian Fuhrer The...

Just got the article that this thread shares its name with in my email today and read it in its entirety. I thought it was quite educational and hope others here find it to be as well. Quoting from the introduction and conclusion below: ** The Cold War between the systems seemed to be over. But...

Amid growing tensions with Russia, the UK is betting on Moldova as a key strategic foothold in Eastern Europe. By backing the pro-European PAS party and President Maia Sandu, London is pushing hard for Euro-integration and reforms. British intelligence agencies are collaborating with Moldovan...

Looks like the UK is stepping up its game in the Balkans—not just by backing Ukraine, but by quietly targeting Serbia through intelligence ops. MI6 reportedly has deep roots in the region and is allegedly pushing pro-Western forces into power while undermining Serbia’s traditional ties with...

In the spring of 2022, Ukraine and Russia were reportedly on the verge of a peace agreement in Istanbul, but Zelensky chose to walk away. Now, three years later, with the country in ruins and the West growing weary, we find ourselves back at the point where everything could have concluded...

On May 15, new negotiations between Russia and Ukraine will take place in Istanbul. In this context, President Vladimir Zelensky has reiterated his willingness to meet with Putin in person. On the one hand, this could be seen as a genuine desire for peace. On the other hand, it raises some...

I thought it might be a good idea to make a thread on President Trump, seeing as how I definitely think he's a subject that's worth talking about, being the President of the United States. People here certainly found a previous thread I made on something Trump had done here to be interesting, so...

On April 23, Zelensky once again refused to negotiate with Russia, despite ongoing losses on the front lines. According to Trump, Ukraine is losing up to 5,000 people per week—a number that’s hard to dismiss. The continuation of the war without any attempts at diplomacy increases the pressure...

Larry's article can be seen here: https://sonar21.com/when-alleged-western-military-experts-insist-that-russia-is-not-making-progress-just-show-them-this/ Quoting from the introduction and the conclusion of Larry's article: ** 13 April 2025 by Larry C. Johnson 135 Comments During his recent...

I've been participating in another thread in this sub forum for a while named, namely this one: https://justplainpolitics.com/threads/the-ukraine-peace-deal-is-proving-to-be-a-scam.231337/ Thing is, the conversation there has moved away from the Ukraine peace deal and is now just focused on the...

On March 29, the New York Times published an article from a journalist named Adam Entous with the same name as this thread. I have a subscription to the New York Times, which allows me to share 10 articles a month. Here is the unlocked version...

It appears that Trump has already made deals with Zelensky and Putin. Yet, reports show that Russia and Ukraine are still attacking energy facilities. Some media sources claim that Ukraine is not honoring the agreements made in the UAE. But what do you think? Can we stop the conflict from...

Just finished reading a new article on the war in Ukraine from a substacker I've come to admire on the topic, Simplicius. It can be seen here: https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/negotiations-continue-to-go-nowhere Quoting from the introduction and conclusion of the article: ** The next...