As he cruises toward another election “victory” on Friday, Vladimir Putin is increasing the frequency of his public appearances. (That’s probably relatively easy when all of your viable opponents mysteriously keep winding up dead.) This week he gave an interview to Russian state television and the subject of the Ukraine war inevitably came up again. […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin hurled his favorite N-word at the U.S. Wednesday as he warned of limits on how much the U.S. could support Ukraine without punishment. Putin was interviewed by Russian news agencies as he prepared for the elections to be held from Friday to Sunday that are expected to give him another six-year […]
Ksenia Karelina was denied an appeal of charges against her in a Russian court on Thursday. She is a 32-year-old dual U.S.-Russian citizen. The crime Ksenia is accused of committing is treason. The charge was brought against her because she made a small donation – $50 – to a charity that aids Ukraine. She was […]
Prying Russia from the grip of Putin was Alexei Navalny’s reason for living and ultimately the reason he died. So it’s no surprise that his funeral, which was held today in Moscow, turned into a kind of anti-Putin rally with numerous chants that, on a normal day, would lead to arrests and prison. ‼️ “Ukranians […]
When I wrote about Emmanuel Macron’s ill-advised suggestion that the West might have to put “boots on the ground” in Ukraine, I suggested that it might not be the best idea to threaten Vladimir Putin that way under the current circumstances. Almost on cue, Putin came out today and issued an unsubtle reminder that he […]
Earlier this month, the Ukrainian army was forced to withdraw from Avdiivka, a suburb of Donetsk, surrendering the city to the Russians. Moscow’s forces have kept up the pressure since that time and this week the Ukrainians were forced out of the village of Lastochkyne. Kyiv is citing a lack of both personnel and ammunition […]
There comes a time in every partisan political writer’s life, no matter how big or small his audience is, no matter how moderate or hardline he may be, where he has to call out his own. This, alas, is that time. So, let me get this question out there right off the top: How credulous […]
It’s true that many people in the United States have been calling on our European allies to do more in terms of supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia, but it sounds as if French President Emmanuel Macron may have missed part of the memo. It would be good if the Western European nations would […]
Politico is reporting on a bombshell YouTube video released today by Alexei Navalny’s team that shows Navalny was killed on the eve of a prisoner swap. His close ally, Maria Pevchikh, said that a prisoner swap was imminent when Navalny was killed. Pevchikh blamed Vladimir Putin. In the video, Pevchikh explains that there were months […]
On a day marking the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization dropped a diplomatic bombshell of his own. “Ukraine will join NATO,” Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said, according to a transcript of his speech. “It is not a question of if, but of when.” JUST […]
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