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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
