If you really want to see what truly worries Vladimir Putin, arm yourself with patience and watch the press conference he attended after the announcement of the results of the…
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Why Putin emerged strengthened from the falsified elections, but entered a time crisis
Several thousand people gathered on Monday evening in Red Square in Moscow to attend a show marking a decade since the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula. The temperature was around…
Geoană, independent candidate for the presidency of Romania. What are the implications
While Marcel Ciolacu and Nicolae Ciucă are struggling to find someone with chances for the Bucharest City Hall, Mircea Geoană is determined to enter the race for the presidency of…
How did Macron become the leader of the Western alliance? Two years of journey from "we do not humiliate Russia" to "we send soldiers to Ukraine"
Emmanuel Macron’s reporting on Russia’s actions has undergone a radical change since Vladimir Putin decided to invade Ukraine two years ago. From the statement made at the beginning of March…
Romania will militarily defend Moldova in case of a Russian attack - Video interview
Spotmedia.ro has initiated a discussion with Cristian Barna on this topic, in which he explained why Russia has not given up Transnistria, how Moldova can be protected, and why NATO…
The Anatomy of Symptomatic Hysteria
Wednesday morning, Mr. Horia Constantinescu, the president of the National Authority for Consumer Protection, therefore the head of a very important institution in the relationship between the state and the…
Macron destabilises Putin and puts Scholz on the spot by announcing that NATO may send troops to Ukraine. What's behind the statement?
The President of France has raised the stakes of the conflict in Ukraine and, in a surprise move, for the first time since the beginning of the invasion, the West…
Why did Putin kill his military bloggers? What was their mission, and how did they accomplish it?
The adverse reports, with rare propagandistic connotations, were not made by Ukrainians but, to the surprise of Western commentators, by Russians, former officers, army employees or experts. They were called…
I’m entitled!
Last Thursday, the foreign press found out, and from her and us, the plebes, that Romania notified NATO regarding Mr. Iohannis’ intention to become the secretary general of the North…
Who’s going to be the common candidate: the waterfall plan
Moving the presidential elections to September is a surprise in the formula of the independent ballot, but the idea is not new at all, it was discussed last year, but…
Vladimir Putin, George Simion's teacher. The impact of Kremlin propaganda on Romania
On the last day of January, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced that he would address the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine to find out why George Simion is…
Why it's not good to call a conspiracy theorist stupid and leave. Not even when the Earth is flat and there's only one tractor at the protest
With the foolish, you can’t have a discussion; their minds are at rest. Combating fake news only gives a platform to manipulation. The blame for how we got here rests…
The bad boys anti-EU will have increased influence after elections. Can anything still be repaired?
This could lead to a completely new agenda in the European Parliament, and Viktor Orban could gain support instead of disapproval. The economic crisis and war-induced fatigue, the second war…
An alliance of Western and Ukrainian intelligence saved Moldova
At the end of February 2023, the heads of the Romanian Intelligence Service made an emergency trip to Washington where they met with William Burns, Director of the CIA. The…
What Ciucă and Ciolacu actually announced. Why presidential elections in september
In disagreement with the almost-general whining, I do not consider that decisions regarding the electoral calendar and joint lists in themselves would represent any disaster for democratic rules. Completely unacceptable…