he says, referring to russia. “ukraine is not a member of nato, it doesn't have any of the nato guarantees, and so there is no hint that ukraine will become a member of nato soon.” putin, specifically, does not want ukraine to join nato “not because he has some principled ...
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has continued to harbor significant resentment against Independent Ukraine, the country it still thinks of as a critical part of ‘Mother Russia’. It therefore considers the conquest of Ukraine as being vital for the restoration of its so-called “...
No one’s really sure. Which is part of what makes the situation so volatile. At first, Putin said the "operation" would focus on eastern Ukraine. And that he wouldn’t occupy the country. But Russia has clearly gone beyond that,targeting a number of citiesacross Ukraine with attacks that...
Russian strikes intensify, hitting Ukraine's western city of Lviv for the first time ("CBS Mornings") "Is it conceivable to you that Russia could just flat-out fail to take Kyiv?" asked Martin. "I would be surprised if that outcome happened," McKenzie replied. "Taking Kyiv is very impo...
This is a modal window. undefined OK Close Modal Dialog Putin: Invasion is to protect against 'genocide' Make no mistake, Russia is the aggressor here. Ukraine poses no threat to Russia. And whatever picture Putin's propagandists try to paint, they will have a hard task convincin...
Russia has them. Putin has publicly huffed about their use. Four days after invading Ukraine, Russian nuclear forces were put on alert. Who decides, four days into an invasion with no sign of nuclear threat, to stand up the largest nuclear arsenal in the world? A crazy man? Maybe. Let...
Ukraine's recently formed "IT army" is playing a crucial role in the war with Russia, launching disruptive cyber-attacks and data thefts against the Russian government and other high-profile targets such as energy giant Gazprom.
For sure. We should have listened carefully to Tom Friedman and read his column written just after the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine War, in February 2022: “This is the first war that will be covered on TikTok by super-empowered individuals armed only with smartphones, so acts of brutalit...
*Speaking of Ukraine, I wasn’t aware that when Christopher Hitchens was alive, he maintained that Ukraine would eventually have to give Russia land concessions for peace, and that the intercession of NATO only prolonged the agony. I guess this is why I’ve seen several mentions of Hitchens ...
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