And for the “demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine.” (More on that below.) But experts and President Biden said Russia's invasion is part of a larger plan. And that Putin's likely goal is to "reestablish" the USSR. Quick reminder: Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union ...
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There is increasingly talk in the normally slavishly militarist Western media about the need for peace in both Ukraine and Gaza, a negotiated peace based on talking with the very enemies, Palestine and Iran and Russia, that they have been assiduously demonizing for the ...
Perhaps Germany doubts that Ukraine can leave behind its post-Soviet past. It is true that, after the Maidan protests established democracy in 2014, the country was unable to slough off its corruption and political inertia. And after being pounded by Russian artillery, Ukraine’s economy will be...
In late January 2025, the nation's leader Kim Jong-un, called for strengthening its nuclear capability during his inspection of a nuclear facility.14 Reports indicate that North Korea has also sent troops and weapons to Ukraine to support Russia's war efforts. Ukraine announced that it had cap...
You even get some exercise while you're at it. But there's a darker side of dockless bike sharing that can already be seen in China, one of the first markets the business model took by storm. With users able to leave the bikes anywhere they want, authorities have been forced ...
WHAT DID PUTIN SAY THIS TIME? Putin said Russia was in a "sacred" fight with the West over Ukraine. He accused the West of being consumed by Russophobia, and of forgetting the decisive role of the Soviet Union in defeating Hitler. But beyond these messa...
The Orthodox church was all but vanquished, explains Madsen—untilWorld War II. AfterNaziinvaders reopened churches in Ukraine to encourage sympathy from the local population, Stalin followed suit throughout the country, in a naked attempt to drum up national support for the Fatherland. ...
One problem had been that Russia considered the conflict entirely in Ukraine and did not feel bound by the agreement’s provision for ceasefire, withdrawal of troops and weapons as well as an exchange of prisoners.