viaThe US and EU governments are accusing Belarus of “state terrorism” for forcing a RyanAir flight containing Roman Protasevich, an anti-Lukashenko activist, to make an emergency landing after a bomb hoax.He participated in the Euromaidan, although other reports that he […]

By William Smith via Russia is massing tanks and troops on the Ukrainian border. Inevitably, we are about to hear many ‘Putin is Hitler’ media stories. What will go unsaid is that the seven-year crisis in the Ukraine was largely […]

President Biden can bring stability to U.S.-Russian relations if he doesn’t make the usual mistakes By Douglas Macgregor via The trouble with leading a great power is that, from time to time, the president is obliged to act like the […]

viaSome two months ago we discussed how the U.S. focus on narratives will let it collide with reality. It is certainly not only the U.S. government that creates narratives, comes to believe in them, and then fails when it is […]

by Ray McGovern viaRussian President Vladimir Putin’s stern warning earlier today not to cross what he called Russia’s “red line” needs to be taken seriously. The more so, as Russia builds up its military capability to respond to any provocations […]

viaYesterday CNN said that the US is considering sending warships to the Black Sea amid Russia-Ukraine tensions. That the U.S. is ‘considering’ this is however disinformation:“The United States has notified Turkey that it intends to deploy two warships to the […]

By Glenn Diesen viaThe military build-up in Ukraine is creating the possibility for a major war. However, conflict remains unlikely for the simple reason that it is not in the self-interest of any protagonist. Nevertheless, that may not be enough.All […]

viaThe indulgence and interference in Ukraine by the Americans and their NATO allies has been criminally reckless and is leading to a slow, agonizing scorched-earth conflict. The arsonists need to leave. Or Russia will have to act.Before entering politics to […]

The U.S. needs to accept NATO membership for Ukraine is not worth war with Russia. By Doug Bandow viaFighting has surged in eastern Ukraine, where Moscow backs ethnic-Russian separatists. Moreover, Moscow has concentrated an estimated 4,000 soldiers near the border […]

By Ron PaulRon Paul viaOn March 24th, Ukraine’s President Vladimir Zelensky signed what was essentially a declaration of war on Russia. In the document, titled Presidential Decree No. 117/2021, the US-backed Ukrainian leader declared that it is the official policy […]