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Andrew Korybko

Political analyst and journalist for Sputnik who currently studies at the Moscow State University of International Relations (MGIMO).

32 articles

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Why There’s Too Much Hope Over Minsk-II

by Andrew Korybko

Moscow (Russia) | 22 February 2015

Even if they are scrupulously respected, The Minsk 2 Agreements will not achieve peace in Ukraine. First because they were neither negotiated nor signed by Novorossiens (the "pro-Russian separatists"), but only by their Russian protector. Then, because it would be contrary to the interests of (…)

Ethnic and cultural cleansing in Ukraine

by Andrew Korybko

25 June 2014

While the president of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, has just inked an agreement with the leaders of the Donbas People’s Republic, Andrew Korybko dwells on the reasons for the uprising: it is not simply a question of refusing to recognize the coup government in Kiev, but an attempt to ward off an (…)

Sikorski and Dziewulski: The Strategy and Tactics of the Neo-Commonwealth

by Andrew Korybko

14 June 2014

While Derek Chollet, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense, has moved to Kiev in order to coordinate the military repression, indications are that operations on the ground are being conducted by Poland. A photograph that has been circulated online leaves no doubt about Warsaw’s implication.

Lessons and Consequences of World War I: Back to the Future?

by Andrew Korybko

1 June 2014

The centennial anniversary of the First World War is a time for sober reflection and deep thought about the causes and consequences of this human tragedy. It has been quipped that hindsight is 20/20, but being so far removed from the actual event itself nowadays, it appears as though hindsight (…)

The UN as a Propaganda Nest for the NATO Information Vulture

by Andrew Korybko

Moscow (Russia) | 19 April 2014

Ivan Šimonović, Croatian diplomat, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights since 2010.
Portions of the UN’s forthcoming human rights report on Crimea, to be released Tuesday, have been leaked to Foreign Policy magazine, and its findings are far from objective [1]. Indicating (…)

Poland as the ‘Slavic Turkey’ of NATO Destabilization

by Andrew Korybko

Moscow (Russia) | 22 February 2014

Poland, the eager American servant that it has been, has now officially taken on the role of the ‘Slavic Turkey’ in relation to Ukraine. Just as Turkey has been a geopolitically convenient conduit for arms, personnel, and material support for the Syrian terrorists, so too has Poland begun to (…)

Coup in Western Ukraine: the Arab Spring unleashed in Europe

by Andrew Korybko

27 January 2014

Ukraine’s “peaceful pro-European” protesters leave a burnt land behind. Photo of a burnt police bus taken by S.Morgunov at the Euromaidan in Kyiv on January 20, 2014
Rioters have seized the administration building in Lvov and forced the governor to resign. It is not known who is (…)