by Daniel DePetris Last August, more than two months after Ukraine began its counteroffensive against Russian positions in the east, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan was […]
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Justice legal drama turns into farce
It’s no secret Jim Justice’s finances are a mess. They’ve been the subject of reporting and court cases since before Justice became governor of West Virginia. And […]
Russia’s kidnapping of Ukrainian children under the spotlight at UN
by Trudy Rubin When President Joe Biden urged world leaders last Tuesday not to diminish support for Ukraine, he used a phrase whose importance you may have […]
How are Russians overall reacting to the war in Ukraine? With indifference
by Ivan Philippov “The special military operation in Ukraine unified Russian society. An absolute majority of Russians support the special military operation.” In September, this war propaganda […]
Can’t escape Putin’s murderous intentions
by Trudy Rubin I’m just back from a theater vacation in London and a week in Scotland, which were meant to help me recoup from a strenuous […]
If Prigozhin is gone, long live Putin?
by Andreas Kluth Yevgeny Prigozhin might have retired in peace someday. Or he could have been found writhing in the throes of Novichok, a nerve agent favored […]
Ukraine honors independence amidst war
by Igor Khrestin and David J. Kramer The sound of Russian bombs, along with celebratory fireworks, will mark Ukraine’s 32nd Independence Day tomorrow — 18 months into […]
Putin playing a game of food blackmail
by Trudy Rubin ODESA, Ukraine — One year ago, just as I arrived in this historic port city, Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to stop blockading Ukraine’s […]
Wagner mutiny leaves Putin a naked emperor
The mutiny by caterer Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner mercenary army ended on Saturday before it really began. Prigozhin apparently has been persuaded to desist by Alexander Lukashenko, the […]
Sizing up Ukraine’s counteroffensiveis difficult in the fog of war
by Daniel DePetris After months of speculation about when Ukraine’s long-anticipated counteroffensive will begin, we now have an answer: right now. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian troops, […]
