by Carl P. Leubsdorf In the year since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, the world has thrilled to the pluck and the bravery of the Ukrainian people, its government and military in resisting the once mighty Red armies. Bolstered ...
by Martin Schram Two big blips of downright infuriating news flashed across our news screens last week. But both vanished quickly, swamped by the next gush of made-for-TV stories. No wonder most of us never noticed those big bad blips. Even our usual trusty watchdogs never barked. ...
by Martin Schram Negotiating a true peace in the middle of a horrendous war is sometimes a task for only the feint-hearted. This moment in Ukraine’s war to repel Russia’s invaders may be one of those times. And Crimea, where no combat is happening, may become the key prize ...
by Trudy Rubin Western allies are finally realizing the Ukraine war won’t end until Vladimir Putin’s dreams of conquest are decisively defeated on the battlefield. But that reality is forcing strategists to contemplate what might happen inside Russia if Putin can no longer hide ...
by Nicholas Goldberg There’s been a lot of uplifting, we’re-in-it-to-win-it language used about the Ukraine war recently. The message being sent is that the United States is committed for the long haul and won’t abandon its friends to a brutal aggressor like Russian President ...
by Steven Roberts Here’s a New Year’s resolution: Support Ukraine. Stop Putin. Kyiv needs all the essential weapons of war — tanks and missiles, howitzers and drones. But it also needs less obvious weapons, from diesel-powered generators to long-lasting lightbulbs. Yes, ...