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The Kremlin pretends that strong personal relationships are a mark of Russia’s president. That’s not really true.
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April 15, 2022
The Fickle, Failing Friendships of Vladimir Putin
The Kremlin pretends that strong personal relationships are a mark of Russia’s president. That’s not really true.
April 15, 2022
Russia’s Military: Failure on an Awesome Scale
In the wake of the dismal performance by Russia’s military in Georgia in 2008, the Russian Federation poured administrative and financial resources into the military. To no avail.
April 14, 2022
Putin’s People – or Are They?
Russia’s dictator takes power, money, and even human life. Will he pay the price when things go wrong?
April 14, 2022
Sweden Eyes NATO Security Blanket
Sweden’s prime minister and her Finnish counterpart are now strongly hinting that the two countries will join the alliance, and soon. So, what’s changed?
April 13, 2022
Skittish West Emboldens Putin
It is naïve in the extreme to continue the appeasement of a Kremlin dictator hell-bent on the extermination of a major European state. US policy must change.
April 11, 2022
The False God of Tsar Vladimir
The notion with “God is with us,” Gott mit uns, has been part of Vladimir Putin’s Russian nationalist revival, a boast that is sacrilegious and untrue.
April 11, 2022
Notorious Russian General Appointed to Revive Flagging War Effort
General Aleksander Dvornikov’s role heralds a chilling new chapter in Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression.
April 11, 2022
The Art of the Possible
Ukraine’s suffering stokes guilt — and, eventually, action
April 8, 2022
Tech is Crucial to Saving Ukraine – and a Free Russia
As the Kremlin clamps down on Western social media platforms, Russians are losing access to independent accounts about the cost of the Ukraine invasion. At the same time, Ukrainians are using tech to broadcast the truth.