[edwin hubble]

Do you know much about the author?

He seems to have a Russian first name and a German last name. He is 'googled' a 'defense analyst' based in Moscow, where he writes. He was described as a Russian in one reference.

[gatorbait]

He seems to have a Russian first name and a German last name. He is 'googled' a 'defense analyst' based in Moscow, where he writes. He was described as a Russian in one reference.

He's likely an ethnic German.Russia has many.Fact is Lenin, Ulyanov(von Uhlan) was an ethnic German.

[Welsh Rabbit]

He probably is Russian. Moscow once had a sizeable and influential German population, particularly in the nineteenth century. A lot of the surnames have survived.

[RussianConservative]

Usually he write more conspiracy then reality, though this one accurate. He is also in pay of oligarchs, as is Moscow Times generally.