Boston does its little part in the long, mindless slog toward Forever War in Ukraine

When I saw that the Boston Athletic Association is banning Russian athletes from the Boston Marathon as punishment for “the invasion [of Ukraine] and subsequent atrocities wrought by Russian armed forces”, my first thought was: Does this mean that all American athletes are also banned from the marathon for the hundreds of invasions, war crimes, and atrocities committed by the United States throughout its existence?

There seems to be a growing confidence that the US can join this conflict without running into unacceptable risks.

Biden’s comment – given the US record in Iraq, Libya and elsewhere – serves Putin’s claim that his Ukraine invasion was pre-emptive

Several weeks into the war in Ukraine, ABC’s George Stephanopoulos asked President Joe Biden if he agreed with those who call Russian President Vladimir Putin “a killer.”

Throughout his extraordinarily long political career, Joe Biden has had a well-deserved reputation for making verbal gaffes.

The late US diplomat saw that those yearning for regime change in Russia rarely considered what might come next

Even the most ardent advocates of NATO expansion after the implosion of the USSR realized that it had limits—and one of those limits was Ukraine.

Russian president Vladimir Putin’s late-night televised speech from the Kremlin, just hours after talks of a summit, was laced with anger, historical grievances and challenges to the West, The BBC’s Sarah Rainsford and Paul Adams in Kyiv give their verdict.

We will pour gasoline into the fires of Ukraine, and warm our hands at the flames