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 […]
Medvedev Threatens Von Der Leyen and Europe with Complete Gas Cutoff
Former Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev has threatened Europe with a complete shutoff of natural gas flows after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen suggested a price cap on Russian gas coming into Europe. RT reports in LewRockwell.com (RT is funded in part by the Russian government): Moscow would halt its gas supplies to the […]
Will Winter Bring Defeat to Ukraine and Collapse for Europe?
At LewRockwell.com, Patrick Foy highlights the grim projection of David Stockman that this winter will bring defeat to Ukraine and the collapse of energy supplies in Europe. Foy writes: David Stockman, President Reagan’s budget guru, summarized the economic consequences best in his August 23rd, posting, “Winter is Coming”… …The next six months are stacking up to […]
The Complex History of Ukraine and Russia
In SpectatorWorld, Norman Davies explains the complex history of Ukraine and its relationship to Russia. Davies explains that, despite Russian counterclaims, Ukraine’s East is not natively Russian. He writes in conclusion: In Ukraine’s West, the south-west corner – connected to the interior by another great river, the Dniester – abuts the Balkans. Romania looms along […]
UKRAINIAN COUNTEROFFENSIVE: Ukrainian Ministry of Defense Tells Russians in Kherson to “Run, or Die.”
The Dispatch reports that the Ukrainian counteroffensive has begun, writing: The Ukrainian counteroffensive has begun. After months of an apparent stalemate—Ukrainian and Russian forces grinding each other down with artillery strikes while exchanging little territory—Ukraine’s military in recent weeks has made daring strikes behind Russian frontlines and tried to disrupt the flow of supplies of […]
SOUTHERN OFFENSIVE BEGINS: Is This the End of the Beginning in Ukraine?
The Ukrainians have begun their long-awaited southern offensive by breaking through Russian lines near Kherson and the Dnipro River. Is this new effort the end of the beginning in a story that sees the Ukrainians retake their lands, or simply an interlude in the march to victory for the Russians? Perhaps it’s neither and nothing […]
Are Russia, China, and the United States on an Inevitable Collision Course?
In Foreign Policy, Matthew Kroenig, deputy director of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, makes the case that America, Russia, and China are on an inevitable collision course. He writes: The free world is recognizing that it is too economically dependent on its enemies in Moscow and Beijing, and it is decoupling […]
TIME RUNNING OUT: Almost Every Day Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Threatened
In a recent statement, International Atomic Energy Agency Chief Rafael Grossi warned that “Almost every day there is a new incident at or near the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant. We can’t afford to lose any more time.” Grossi pledged to visit the plant and stabilize the situation there himself. In Foreign Policy, Christina Lu reports […]
Is Russia Violating the Geneva Convention with Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plan Occupation?
According to Victor Gilinsky and Henry Sokolski in Foreign Policy, Russia’s occupation of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power complex is not necessarily a “violation” of the Geneva Convention rules, but the rules state that combatant nations should “endeavor to” avoid such situations. They write: Using a surrounding population as a human shield to protect a military […]
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