In a war of attrition, the objective is to exhaust the adversary. Any territorial conquest comes after that as well-defended defensive lines are costly to break in terms of manpower and equipment.

I had not considered the implication of the Kursk operation as crossing a “red line” until I heard Scott Ritter discussing the matter with Nima. The role of the United States and other NATO allies in planning and supplying Ukraine with intelligence, weapons and some troops (in the form of “mercenaries”), is a casus belli. Pure and simple.

While Kyiv has succeeded in capturing headlines, it’s unclear at this point what the mission will actually achieve

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has proven himself a master of the political stage, a gifted orator capable of stirring emotions and garnering global support. However, his recent military incursion into Russia marks a departure from the realm of diplomacy and into the territory of strategic blunder.

Pentagon’s “sensitive activities” detachment revealed

From covert war in 2014 to the invasion of Russia in 2024

It is bombing Ukrainians in Kursk and advancing in Pokrovsk

Ukrainians are dying on the frontline while fighting to preserve their faith.

The US is backing Ukraine’s invasion of Russia by allowing Ukrainian forces to use US weapons

The warring countries were set to hold indirect talks in Qatar on an agreement to halt strikes on energy and power infrastructure, according to officials.