Despite apparent progress, Europe continues to treat an ontological challenge with managerial means, without questioning either the nature of the evil it is fighting or the spiritual foundations it claims to defend. Full essay by historian Pierre Raiman ⤵️ desk-russie.info/2025/09/08/the…

Andreas Umland: “The Cold War in Europe until 1989 remained cold, not because the West was cautious and Germany was peaceful, but because NATO stood united and resolutely confronted Moscow, responding to every provocation with an adequate counteraction.” ⤵️

How “‘debris’ from Ukrainian drones” (Ukraine’s strategic air campaign) is affecting production at Russian refineries 👇

Former Soviet dissident Sergei Khodorovich died in Paris on September 21, 2025, at the age of 85. A tribute by French journalist Nicolas Miletitch ⤵️ desk-russie.info/2025/09/29/ser…

The fuel situation in Russia is worsening. Hundreds of cars are stuck on the M-12 Moscow–Kazan highway. Queues at gas stations stretch up to 150 km, with fuel remaining only at a few stations. Media in Tatarstan are already reporting a "local collapse." "SMO" is going according

“Ukrainian strikes have targeted at least 16 of Russia’s 38 oil refineries since August 2025, according to the Financial Times, pushing Russian diesel exports down to their lowest level since 2020.” — reports the The Kyiv Independent

Western media outlets have extensively covered the resignation of Dmitry Kozak, deputy chief of staff to Vladimir Putin, seeing it as a sign of a hardening of the regime. What if this resignation was just a cover-up? — By Borukh Taskin & Aaron Lea ⤵️ desk-russie.info/2025/09/29/the…

“What the Ukrainians seem to be doing since August is damaging or even destroying these crackers. They are usually located in the interior of the refinery so require some accuracy to hit—and looking at the drop of Russian refinery production, they are doing with some success.” 👇

Despite having been fleeced by Russia for a century and a half, Westerners are still asking for more. “Economic Relations, an Underestimated Weapon in the Kremlin’s Hybrid War Against the West. Part 2. Contagion.” — By French Sovietologist Françoise Thom desk-russie.info/2025/09/29/eco…

🤔The Kremlin Without Kozak: The Era of Lawyers Is Over⁉️ ‼️Our article is out in English and French (russian desk ). 🔴It traces the resignation of the architect of the Kremlin’s legal façade of Rashism and shows how his Moldova/Ukraine schemes — from asymmetrical

.⁦Timothy Snyder⁩ teams up with NAFO to fundraise for ten trucks and ten cargo buses with anti-drone jamming systems. These will transport and protect those who serve in five brigades of Khartiia, the 2nd Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine. help99.co/patches/timoth…

Killing the Archer is always more effective than trying to intercept all the arrows.

Four years of “lagging behind reality” — by essayist J.-F. Bouthors Many political actors (particularly in France) are acting as agents of national and European division, when we should be coming together to counter Russia’s pernicious and brutal actions. desk-russie.info/2025/09/29/the…

In a hospital in Zaporizhzhia a 7-year-old boy who was wounded during a night attack by Russians has died - OVA Doctors fought for the child's life until the very end, but the injuries were too severe. His father, who returned from three years of captivity, is now in the

Behind Russia, Communist China The West Faces the Strengthening of a Eurasian Axis — by Jean-Sylvestre Mongrenier ⤵️ desk-russie.info/2025/09/29/beh…

How was public money from Western countries transformed into hidden private profits in Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union? ⤵️ desk-russie.info/2025/09/29/eco…