After Ukraine’s initial, inspiring victories over Russian invaders in Kyiv and other critical western and central cities, its intrepid military faces fierce fighting and significant setbacks in eastern Ukraine. The […]
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Putin’s new war crime
Starving world’s poor by blocking grain exports by Trudy Rubin You may think you’ve seen every horror in Russia’s kit of war crimes against Ukraine (short of weapons of mass […]
NATO should consider divorcing Turkey
by Elizabeth Shackelford This week, I’m getting married in France. I should be writing my vows, but instead I’m writing this column, though the concept of marriage is still on […]
Did Putin wait until Biden’s presidency to invade Ukraine?
by Byron York In the days after Russia attacked Ukraine, there was a lot of talk among Republicans that Vladimir Putin would not have invaded had Donald Trump still been […]
Is Putin’s off ramp under construction?
by Martin Schram We interrupt our regularly scheduled punditry to report some breaking news. NEWSBREAK: Russia’s state TV permitted a highly decorated retired army colonel to report some actual, factual […]
In Ukraine, using an anti-Trump playbook to go after Putin
by Mark Z. Barabak Over the last two decades, Mike Madrid has battled Democrats, Republicans, Donald Trump and a pesky family of squirrels that assumed residence in the eave of […]
Nuclear strike might not prompt reaction you expect
by Tyler Cowen What if Russia used a tactical nuclear weapon in Ukraine? There has been plenty of speculation as to whether this might happen, or how we should limit […]
Putin’s speech shows how Russia can be defeated — and how Ukraine can win
by Trudy Rubin When Vladimir Putin stood on a Red Square podium Monday, at the annual celebration of the Soviet victory in World War II over Nazi Germany, he looked […]
When GOP adopts Russia’s playbook
by Kurt Bardella The Republican Party has a clear vision for the future of the United States: one that’s white, Christian and fundamentally opposed to Western ideals of pluralism. These […]
Putin’s war and Russian identity
by Anastasia Edel “Russia is not Putin.” As a lecturer in Russian history, and an ex-Soviet Russian American, I have said these words many times. But now the treasures of […]
