Sergey Poletaev

Zelensky changes mind on ceasefire terms | Russia-Ukraine conflict

Sergey Poletaev is an information analyst and publicist. He specializes in Russian foreign policy and in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Born in 1980 in Moscow, Poletaev is a graduate of the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow State University. In 2017, together with researchers Oleg Makarov and Dmitry Stefanovich, he founded the information and analytical project Vatfor.

A Russian expert on international relations and a contributor of the Russian International Affairs Council, his articles have been published in specialist media like Russia in Global Affairs, Profile, Eurasia-Expert, and others.

Poletaev is also a facilitator/organizer of interviews, online streams on political topics, as well as scientific and workshop conferences.

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Here’s why Donald Trump won’t be able to quickly end the Ukraine conflict ANALYSIS
The underlying issue is clear: neither Russia or the US is willing to accept Ukraine as part of the other’s sphere of influence.
Nov 29, 2024 16:18
Here’s the issue behind Russia’s Ukraine position that West still doesn’t get ANALYSIS
The US-led bloc needs to come to terms with the fact that its strategy has completely failed and to get real about peace terms
Oct 12, 2024 17:43
Putin just announced Russia’s own Monroe Doctrine ANALYSIS
The president has cleared up any ambiguity about how Moscow will respond to any new threats in its backyard
Sep 30, 2024 21:02
Is the end nigh? Here’s what the Russian Army has achieved in the last two months FEATURE
Moscow’s forces are building on gains on three key fronts as Kiev desperately tries to find a response
Sep 19, 2024 18:31
Kursk attack: This is why Zelensky felt emboldened ANALYSIS
Kiev’s attempt to open a second front didn’t go as planned, but it has still raised the stakes
Aug 12, 2024 20:14
Western elites are dysfunctional. Here’s proof from the latest NATO Summit ANALYSIS
Faced with the biggest challenge in recent decades and the need to make important decisions that will determine the future of the Western world, the bloc resorts to loud statements and fake actions
Jul 18, 2024 11:48
Elections in the West are masking an irreversible hidden process ANALYSIS
The Western electoral system is facing a deep crisis — but this may actually be good news for civil society
Jul 4, 2024 11:19
Zelensky’s ‘peace conference’ will go down in history, but not in the way you might think ANALYSIS
The gathering in Switzerland could become a rare thing which is forgotten about now but remembered as significant decades later
Jun 17, 2024 18:44
Ukraine is losing, and direct intervention by the West risks a nuclear conflict – so what now? ANALYSIS
As it seeks to minimize its own risks, the US-led bloc is about to hit a dead end
May 22, 2024 14:43
Zelensky’s last roll of the dice: Why is Ukraine making a new forced conscription drive? ANALYSIS
Here’s why Kiev’s mobilization reform will only delay the inevitable
May 15, 2024 11:57

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