Emperor Alexander III (who reigned 1881-1894) once said: "Russia has only two allies: Its army and its navy," implying that Russia can rely only on itself. The quote has become a catchphrase and has spawned numerous humorous variations, inspired by contemporary circumstances. In one of the...
They have taken advantage of the current Russia-Ukraineconflict to weaken Russia so that Russia is no longer a source of anxiety or a long-term threat. We also know, as US senators have said themselves, that in any military conflict, the US army forces have a lot to gain through offering...
You have to do this fast, before the German armor penetrates too far into Russia. If you do it quickly you can completely eliminate a flanking move from Finland. 4. One strategy that can work effectively is to pull your armor back and actually not attack during the first winter...
creating a “no-limits” alliance. Less than one month later, Russian troops invaded Ukraine. U.S. and NATO sanctions on Russia have caused Russia and China to forge financial paths that circumvent the dollar and euro for cross-border transactions. Together with allies, de-dollarization has ...
Since the first year of the war, Ukrainian leaders havelobbied Western alliesto allow them to use advanced weapons to strike key targets inside Russia — which they hope would erode Moscow’s capabilities before its troops reach the front line and could make it more d...
Have other presidents pardoned their family members or friends? Yes. In his final weeks in office, Trump pardoned Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in law, Jared Kushner. He also pardoned multiple allies convicted in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Trump over the ...
Russia interfered and more. A lot of these diverse narratives led to a common set of beliefs: Clinton was somehow too unconventional a candidate, and the party needed a bland, relatively moderate white guy if they were ever going to defeat Donald Trump in 2020. That is, Clinton was New C...
Have other presidents pardoned their family members or friends? Yes. In his final weeks in office, Trump pardoned Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in law, Jared Kushner. He also pardoned multiple allies convicted in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. Trump over the wee...
A sudden uprising in Russia was over too fast to have any immediate impact on the war in Ukraine, but it exposed a fragility in Moscow that Kyiv will seek to exploit, experts have said. They noted that the rebellion itself, by the head of a mercenary...
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