Istanbul Talks: What Does Russia Want?

The announcement of the Russian-Ukrainian negotiations has raised hopes in the West, and stock markets have rebounded.
Joe Biden and the “Butcher”: Truth and Exit

President Joe Biden’s phrase calling Vladimir Putin a “butcher” and his exhortation, if not his prayer…
The lessons of an end of reign: Stalin 1952-3, Putin 2022

If it is true that history does not repeat itself, we nevertheless sometimes hear surprising echoes between eras.
Natan Sharansky: Putin’s Two Major Mistakes About Ukraine and the West

In a video conference organized on March 22 by the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy…
Creating Frankenstein

Today’s Russia was largely prefigured by the red-brown coalition in the early 1990s, and Putin is just its embodiment…
Alternative History Against History: the Case of Vladimir Putin

Many Western observers were surprised by Putin’s attack on Ukraine. Among many of our experts…
Mariupol, a Martyred City: “Putin Intends to Annihilate Mariupol in an Attempt to Force the Ukrainian Government to Capitulate”

Josef Zissels, co-chairman of the Union of Ukrainian Communities (the Vaad), summarized on WhatsApp on March 15 the vibrant story…
The Medium Term Consequences of Attempts to Re-engage With the Russian Regime

In my previous paper for Desk Russie, I pointed out the fatal consequences of the lack of understanding of the nature of Putin’s regime
The Post-war World Seen from Russia

How do experts, close to the Kremlin or not, represent the post-war world?
Roman Kechur, President of the Ukrainian Confederation of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapies: “Putin is not a Political Manager but an Emperor”

We publish an interview with Roman Kechur, president of the Ukrainian confederation of psychoanalytic therapies…