FEAR AND LOATHING IN DAVOS
Volodymyr Zelensky has thrown down the gauntlet – to Europe. In a fiery speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Ukrainian president assailed EU leaders for failing to … Continue reading
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RUSSIA’S WAR ON UKRAINIAN CHILDREN
One of the most appalling aspects of Russia’s war against Ukraine has been the Kremlin’s war against Ukrainian children. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion commenced in February 2022, more than 20,000 … Continue reading
ZELENSKY’S RESET
The directors of Ukraine’s two main intelligence agencies have been credited with masterminding some of the country’s most audacious and successful wartime operations behind enemy lines. And now they have … Continue reading
MYTHS, NARRATIVES, AND WAR
Russia’s war against Ukraine is many things: it’s a war of choice, it’s an illegal war of aggression, and it’s a colonial war. But it is also a war of … Continue reading
WAR, PEACE PLANS, AND OLIGARCHY
When the details of the Trump administration’s 28-point peace plan for Ukraine were released last month — a plan that seemed to give Russia nearly everything it wanted — it … Continue reading
UKRAINE’S PERILOUS MOMENT
The most damaging corruption scandal of Volodymyr Zelensky’s presidency could not have come at a worse time. Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies alleged this week that some of Zelenskyy’s closest associates were … Continue reading
THE POKROVSK ENDGAME – AND AFTERMATH
Russia continues to focus its firepower on the strategic and battered eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this week that almost a third of all combat … Continue reading
THE BATTLE OF POKROVSK
The battle for Pokrovsk is intensifying. Russia has ramped up its efforts to take the strategically located eastern Ukrainian city with hundreds of soldiers infiltrating the town in small groups. … Continue reading
WAR, DIPLOMACY, AND POLITICS
The past week has been a bit of a wild ride and we can all be forgiven for having a bad case of mental whiplash. We’ve gone from the American … Continue reading
HOW UKRAINE WINS THE WAR
The war is going to be long. It will be decided on the battlefield. And a breakthrough for either side is very unlikely, at least in the near term. In … Continue reading