The battle for the Donbas rages in Ukraine’s east with Russian forces on the verge of capturing the strategically vital city of Sievierodonetsk. And with Ukrainian cities facing a merciless onslaught of Russian artillery and missile attacks, Kyiv calls on the West to send more long-range weapons to push back the offensive. Continue reading
French President Emmanuel Macron has warned against “humiliating Russia,” Italy has floated a peace plan that would have Ukraine cede territory in exchange for peace, and talks are continuing in Turkey, without Kyiv’s participation, to ease the grain crisis that Russia created by blockading Ukraine’s ports. Continue reading
So what happened? And why? On the Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with veteran journalist Michael Weiss, news director at the New Lines magazine, contributing editor at The Daily Beast, and director of special investigations at the Free Russia Foundation, about Russia’s flailing propaganda effort and the latest developments on the ground. Continue reading
On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with former US State Department official Max Bergmann, director of the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies about European security in the wake of the war in Ukraine. Continue reading
Does declaring victory make you a victor? As both Russia and Ukraine say they’ve won the war, it’s far from the only question on people’s minds, but an important distinction, nonetheless. Listen to this week’s episode as we tackle these lines of questions. Continue reading
Listen to how Brian Whitmore and Jeff Mankoff argue that imperialism is tied to culture and that Russia may not see the changes you’d expect in a world after Putin. Continue reading
Brian Whitmore, speaks with former Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, who was in office at the time of the 2007 attacks, about Continue reading
Genocide. The word is being used by President Biden to describe the events happening in Ukraine. But can it be proven in a court of law? Continue reading
Week 8 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Is there enough evidence to call it genocide? Continue reading
Scenes of mass graves and civilians shot execution style in Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv, are imprinted into the World’s mind, and it may never be the same again. Continue reading
