Russian companies and individuals are looking to move to Armenia to avoid sanctions and mobilization, according to Gayane Markosyan, a contributor to the Institute for War & Peace Reporting. Markosyan writes: Business and private individuals hope to escape the consequences of Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Yerevan faces uncomfortable choice between political and diplomatic alliances. Armenian […]
Latvia and Finland Reject Russians Fleeing Mobilization
The countries of Latvia and Finland have signaled that they will reject Russians seeking asylum from mobilization. Al Jazeera reports: Some Western nations have suggested they will not provide asylum or refuge to people fleeing Russia after President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilisation of reservists. In a televised address on Wednesday, Putin, after speaking about […]
Will Russian Brain Drain Hurt it Worse than the War?
Most of the kinetic damage Russia has taken in its war with Ukraine has occurred within the borders of Ukraine, but serious damage is being done as the best of Russia’s human capital flees for other countries to escape the war and its increased state control. In The Wall Street Journal, Georgi Kantchev, Evan Gershkovich, […]
India’s Modi Changes Position on Ukraine War
Last week, India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, signaled a change in his government’s position on the war in Ukraine. Whereas India had maintained a neutral stance on the issue, Modi signaled to Vladimir Putin and the world that India was interested in seeing an end of the conflict. India reiterated its change in posture when […]
How Henry Kissinger Lost the War in Vietnam
Undoubtedly there were many mistakes made in American foreign policy in Vietnam, but a mistake by Henry Kissinger may have been the lynchpin of North Vietnamese victory. Jon Rappoport and Antony Sutton explain that without the bestowal of American industrial technology upon the Soviets by Kissinger, it would have been much more difficult for the […]
MOBILZATION: Putin Bets His Popularity on War in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin is betting his reputation among the Russian people on his war in Ukraine. With a partial mobilization, Putin is signaling that he’s willing to face the unrest caused by stripping fathers and sons away from their families to fight abroad. At Foreign Policy, Amy Mackinnon, Jack Detsch, and Robbie Gramer suggest that Putin is willing […]
Germany Seizes Russian Owned Oil Refinery
Germany has taken control of an oil refinery owned by Rosneft located in the city of Schwedt. Georgi Kantchev and Bojan Pancevski report for The Wall Street Journal: Germany took control of the German business of Russian oil giant Rosneft Oil Co. as Berlin races to safeguard its energy supplies before its planned ban on Russian oil […]
SANCTIONS INSANITY? Europeans Protest Freezing to Death
Are sanctions working? If so, what are they accomplishing? European governments are prepared to freeze their people this winter to maintain the sanctions. Does anyone know if they’re even effective? Former congressman and presidential candidate, Dr. Ron Paul highlights the pushback by European citizens against sanctions that don’t seem to make any sense. He writes […]
UKRAINE’S BREAKTHROUGH: “Shrewd Tactics, Courageous Fighters, Superior Intelligence, and Precision Weapons”
In SpectatorWorld, Charles Lipson explains Ukraine’s recent success in the Kharkiv region by counting up the Ukrainians’ advantages on the battlefield, remarking on their “shrewd tactics, courageous fighters, superior intelligence, and precision weapons.” He writes: Ukraine’s swift counter-offensive has captured more territory in four days than Russia’s huge army did in six months. The victories […]
UKRAINE: Massive Breakthrough of Russian Lines in Kharkiv Region
Ukraine’s military has broken through Russian lines in the Kharkiv region, gaining back nearly as much territory as the state of Rhode Island in just a few days. Jack Detsch reports for Foreign Policy: The Ukrainian military has recaptured nearly 300 square miles of territory in a lightning dual counteroffensive in the south and the […]
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