On Russia-Ukraine, the misdiagnosed patient is flatlining | Responsible Statecraft
All along we've been told this was about aggressive expansionism and applied a strategy of deterrence. That was wrong.| Responsible Statecraft
A filling station of Rosneft, Russia’s biggest oil company, which has been put under sanctions by the Trump Administration (File photo) The US President Donald Trump has seemingly shifted gear in the US strategy to stop Russia on its tracks from creating new facts on the ground in Ukraine. Russian forces have the upper hand … Continue reading "Trump may not follow through on Russian oil or Tomahawk" The post Trump may not follow through on Russian oil or Tomahawk appeared first on Indian ...| Indian Punchline
By Mia Pech The Free Peoples of Russia House hosted the opening of ‘Exodus.Report – Portraits and Stories of Ukrainian Refugees,’ a photography exhibit by Slovak artist Jana Rajcová, on […]| The Georgetowner
All along we've been told this was about aggressive expansionism and applied a strategy of deterrence. That was wrong.| Responsible Statecraft
On October 13, Germany’s government had to cancel at the last minute a press conference at which it planned to announce a new bill expanding military conscription. It was the result of disagreements between the two major parties in the governing coalition, the Social Democrats (SPD) and Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU). This episode reveals the fundamental fragility of Berlin’s much-touted defense renewal. The invasion of Ukraine in 2022 laid bare Europe’s strategic vulnerabilities and the...| Responsible Statecraft
While diplomats labored to produce the Dayton Accords in 1995, then-Secretary of Defense Bill Perry advised, “No agreement is better than a bad agreement.” Given that Washington’s allies in London, Paris, Berlin and Warsaw are opposed to any outcome that might end the war in Ukraine, no agreement may be preferable. But for President Trump, there is no point in equating the illusion of peace in Ukraine with a meaningless ceasefire that settles nothing. Today, Ukraine is mired in corrupti...| Responsible Statecraft
President Donald Trump announced new sanctions on Russia’s leading oil producers in a move aimed at turning the screws on Moscow — and countries that continue to buy Russian oil, like India and Turkey. The decision surprised many Ukraine war observers, who have struggled to discern the logic behind Trump’s approach to the conflict in recent weeks. Just days before the sanctions announcement, Trump had held a seemingly cordial phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, after which...| Responsible Statecraft
Of all the countries in Europe, Poland grapples with deep inconsistencies in its approach to both Russia and to Ukraine. As a result, the pro-Europe coalition government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk is coming under increasing pressure as the duplicity becomes more evident. In its humanitarian response to Ukraine since the war began in 2022, Poland has undoubtedly been one of the most generous among European countries. Its citizens and NGOs threw open their doors to provide food and shelter t...| Responsible Statecraft
Rarely are foreign policy scholars and analysts blessed with as crystalline a case study in abject failure as the Western approach to Belarus since 2020. From promoting concrete security interests, advancing human rights to everything in between, there is no metric by which anything done toward Minsk can be said to have worked. But even more striking has been the sheer sense of aggrieved befuddlement with the Trump administration for acknowledging this reality and seeking instead to repair ti...| Responsible Statecraft
Claims that President Trump bullied President Zelensky and urged him to withdraw from the whole of the Donbas at their latest meeting in Washington will doubtless cause the usual furore in the Western media and commentariat, but they cannot be substantiated and are a distraction from the really important issue concerning U.S. and NATO strategy, which is whether the alliance should continue support to Ukraine at existing levels or seek radically to escalate. Here, President Trump made the righ...| Responsible Statecraft
TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Former US President Donald Trump spoke on the phone with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky on July 19, discussing the ongoing situation in Ukraine.| Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – Madrid has sent another batch of ten Leopard tanks to Ukraine, the Spanish Defense Ministry said in a statement.| Mehr News Agency
What is Ukraine fighting for? The answer may appear obvious: It is fighting to take back its lost territories...| Compact
Been distracted from posting. Trying to prep my long-gestating Big Book on Artificial Intelligence! (Isn't everyone writing one?) But let's zoom in on current events.| CONTRARY BRIN
Trump Reverses Course on Ukraine Former U.S. President Donald Trump has made a surprising change to his Ukraine policy, declaring that Ukraine can win back all of its original territory. He said this victory could be achieved with the support...| <FrontBackGeek/>
Authorities in Russia’s Zabaikalsky region in October unveiled the region’s largest memorial dedicated to Russian soldiers killed in the war in Ukraine: a 3.3-meter-tall stele and a statue of a soldier holding a child erected in the very heart of the region's capital Chita. The Zabaikalsky region, a swathe of Russia’s Far East with a population of just over 1 million, has one of the highest war death tolls among all regions with at least 774 residents killed fighting in Ukraine since ...| The Moscow Times
Our investigation shows how poor waste management in Transcarpathia, compounded by Russia’s war, has worsened the river’s pollution. Source| English
Ukraine’s drone strike destroys at least 13 Russian strategic aircraft in a bold attack on airbases, targeting bombers like Tu-95. More planes damaged.| Bulgarian Military Industry Review
Were it not for Putin mindlessly continuing the (self-)destructive legacy of the Bolsheviks a century ago, Russia could have been a true 21st century superpower. The post How Russia Botched an Entire Century appeared first on The Globalist.| The Globalist
Western security guarantees for Ukraine are one of the main issues delaying a political resolution to the conflict. Russia launched| Asia Times
The humanitarian situation in Ukraine remains dire, but Caritas Ukraine and Caritas Spes Ukraine are unwavering in their efforts to provide essential support to those affected by the conflict. With intensified attacks, particularly targeting energy infrastructure they are focusing on winter preparedness, distributing firewood, heaters, and crucial winter supplies.| www.caritas.eu
There was no ceasefire, but none of the new sanctions Trump threatened, either. Whether this was a 'win' or 'loss' depends on who you ask| Responsible Statecraft
Mixed indicators signal wartime growth has plateaued| Responsible Statecraft
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There seems to be confirmation that it's happening but who has most to gain or lose is still a question| Responsible Statecraft
Donald Trump is no stranger to the rise and fall of great love affairs. One could ask his former wives and girlfriends—from Ivana Trump to the infamous Stormy Daniels—who each saw his interests pass to a new flame.| Compact
Exchanging nuclear threats like this is pure theater and we should not be applauding| Responsible Statecraft
The Biden regime promised the Ukraine a lot of weapons. Trump has relaxed secondary sanctions, something from which I have personally benefited, has not authorised any weapons, but did not, at first, cancel Biden authorised supplies. Now, as part of his program of giving warriors a more significant role in the military leadership, has authorised them to hang on to their stuff — that the Biden promises do not empower the imperial war faction, the “democratic” regime change faction, to ...| Jim's blog
Russian Su-35 fighter shot down by Ukrainian forces in Kursk ambush on June 7. Details on the aircraft's capabilities and ongoing conflict losses.| Bulgarian Military Industry Review
Russia launches Kh-31P missile targeting US-made Patriot system in Kyiv, raising concerns about air defense vulnerabilities in Ukraine’s capital.| Bulgarian Military Industry Review
PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky said he is ready to meet Vladimir Putin in Turkey after Donald Trump asked Ukraine to agree to direct peace talks with Russia. Zelensky said he would wait for Putin in …| The US Sun
TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – The Ukrainian armed forces have started withdrawing their units from Dzerzhinsk (Ukrainian name - Toretsk), the security forces announced.| Mehr News Agency
Lacking in any strategic thinking, a new bellicism has swept up the elites and gone into cataclysmic overdrive in recent weeks| Responsible Statecraft
Russia deploys rare FAB-3000 bomb in Kursk, striking a bridge with elite jets Tw-22 and Su-34. Explore the weapon’s power, carriers, and role in the war.| Bulgarian Military Industry Review
Russian troops tried using gas pipes to breach Ukrainian lines in Kursk, a failed move as U.S. aid pauses and Zelensky sees land as leverage.| Bulgarian Military Industry Review
Do nationalists understand that other countries’ citizens also feel national pride?| The Dispatch
Ukraine and the sum of all fears.| The Dispatch
French Mirage 2000s soar in Ukraine, battling Russian barrages. Explore how these jets reshape Kyiv’s fight and France’s role in the conflict’s new phase.| Bulgarian Military Industry Review
Ukraine is being punished for its insistence on surviving as a nation and a people.| The Dispatch
He's had some dumb ideas too but he's running circles around the left| Responsible Statecraft
If Kyiv collapses after he withdraws American support and the country is overrun by Russia, that’s on him.| The Dispatch
TEHRAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – Russia on Sunday claimed to have captured another Ukrainian village, just a dozen kilometers from the key eastern logistics hub Pokrovsk, as its troops advance rapidly.| Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – The Ukrainian armed forces have used HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems to shell the village of Bekhtery in the Kherson Region, governor’s press secretary Vladimir Vasilenko said.| Mehr News Agency
A section of Bratstvo (“Brotherhood”) transit gas pipeline, in a forest near Mukachevo, western Ukraine (File photo) The dataset by the Brussels-based think tank Brugel aggregating the data on European natural gas import flows and storage levels puts in perspective Ukraine’s decision to halt the transit of Russian gas to Europe. The statistics reveal that … Continue reading "Kiev plays games with Russian gas transit"| Indian Punchline
The Myth of Leninist Failure, A Palestinian Anne Frank?, Real Creators and Unworthy Billionaires, BRICS Rises. USA Gets Another Dose of Trump, New Right Failures: the Biggest Shifts Since 1979, Imm…| Gwydion Madawc Williams
TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Russia’s Ministry of Defense reported on the progress of the special military operation and the key achievements of the Russian Armed Forces in the last 24 hours.| Mehr News Agency
Footage from Pokrovsk, located in the contested Donetsk region, recently showed a successful operation by the Ukrainian Army using a U.S.-supplied Abrams tank.| Bulgarian Military Industry Review
The Russians are hardening their position while Ukraine may not have a lot of maneuvering room left.| Responsible Statecraft
Putin’s aces — non-Western countries unaligned with the US — are also preventing him from upping the ante. Here’s how.| Responsible Statecraft
A Key Reason for Russia’s Colossal Electronic Warfare Failure in Ukraine Great article on electronic warfare| Underground Tradecraft
No forward thinking and a defense industry that only thinks of profits, are a bad mix| Responsible Statecraft
The establishment keeps coming up with convenient answers, but always to the wrong question.| Responsible Statecraft
Instead of deftly dividing our adversaries, we have bumbled our way toward uniting them against us| Responsible Statecraft
Note from LeftEast editors: The following manifesto was released on March 3 in anticipation of the upcoming Russian election on March 17th. It is the product of a number of Russian leftist academics, politicians, bloggers, and activists. Because true opposition candidates have been kept off the ballot, this manifesto calls on Russian voters to spoil […]| Lefteast
China will not help the West over Ukraine Ukrainian Separatists Now Seldom Mentioned Ukraine: Sadly No-one Important Fears the InternationalContinue reading| Gwydion Madawc Williams
