Stopping the Countdown to Russian Invasion
Russia’s unacceptable demands to the United States and NATO make a new invasion into Ukraine more likely. It is time the allies agreed on urgent action to deter war.
Memo to the international media: Putin has already invaded Ukraine
One of the more depressing features of the latest Russian military build-up on the Ukrainian border has been the proliferation of international headlines posing numerous variations of the same seemingly straightforward question: will Putin invade Ukraine?
Fuel for further aggression
Poland was against the construction of Nord Stream 2 from the very beginning, pointing to the strictly political significance of this project.
Let Slip the Thoughts of War
Russia’s psychological preparations for war in Ukraine have been years in the making. They just passed a new threshold. “What is happening now in Donbas, we see and know well,” explained Vladimir Putin in a…
Ukraine: Putin’s Dangerous Illusion
Putin’s world view is based on an illusion but past experience makes him hope an irresolute US will buy him off at Ukraine’s expense.
Communism for Russia and Conservatism for Export
President Vladimir Putin’s propagandists are seeking to lure Western citizens into an alliance of supposedly conservative values.
Ukraine Will Fight, and Ukraine Will Be Right
Ukrainians will resist Russian aggression. The only question is whether the West will help. Ukraine is growing stronger by the day, and that's what irritates Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.
Russia Plays the Antisemitic Card in Ukraine
An extraordinary and hateful essay has revealed the malignancy in the hearts of Kremlin policymakers. Russia’s rage at and frustration with Ukraine has become very clearly visible.
Putin Threatens a Dark, Cold European Winter
“A transition from sequential and concentrated actions to continuous and distributed ones, conducted simultaneously in all spheres of confrontation, and also in distant theaters of military operations is occurring.
A Dictator In Panic Forces Belarus To Live In Fear
An illegitimate president in panic forces the Belarusian people to live in fear. The repression is tightening, but the regime’s desperate actions bear witness to its weakness.









